The ever industrious woman of Proverbs 31 “rises while it is yet night and provides . . . portions for her maidens.” Whenever I have heard talks on this, the focus has been on the ‘rises while it is yet night’ part but my focus tends to run to the maidens. Wouldn’t that be amazing … Read more
Many years ago, my children introduced me to a quirky organizer, the hermit crab. One day they decided to get two hermit crabs. After dutifully doing the research, they set up the tank. The sand was spread with care. Twigs and rocks were placed in the tank. Extra shells of various sizes were brought in … Read more
Many people who come to this blog may be close to the breaking point, overwhelmed with their feelings of being disorganized. That’s when I step in and give just a little advice – look for your pockets of organization. Sometimes we just need a little confidence that we can be organized and looking for the … Read more
In Organizing with G.R.A.C.E. I introduced a 5-step system to organize anything. If you are having trouble applying it, that’s okay! What you need is practice. Let’s get practical! It’s time to clean out our purses, bags, briefcases, messenger bags, backpacks, and for those who use your car as your purse, your car. Here are … Read more
Here is a simple 5-step plan that works to organize anything. It follows a simple acrostic – G.R.A.C.E. – to remind us that we need to give ourselves grace as we work through the organizing process. Here goes: Gather First, gather everything together that you want to organize. Keep it to one category! Or one … Read more
So you want to be organized? Well, if you have struggled with disorganization all of your life, or even just lately, know that becoming organized is not for the faint of heart. It takes motivation and will power and … Actually it doesn’t. It takes systems and skills (and maybe a little motivation). You will … Read more
Why do you want to be organized? Let’s analyze your motivation for being organized right up front. If you can know why you want to be organized, that can take you through the hard parts of the process of becoming organized. For example, if someone told you that you were disorganized so now you feel … Read more
To a consistently disorganized person, getting and staying organized is an ongoing process. If you struggle with figuring out how to go about getting organized, it helps to have a definition, an end goal, of what you are trying to do. I define “being organized” as giving yourself access to what you need when you … Read more