Clearing Mental Clutter

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Today we welcome Hazel Thornton as guest blogger in this space. Hazel is a Professional Organizer colleague living and working in New Mexico, USA. She is the originator of the popular Clutter Flow Charts. This post recently appeared on her blog at http://org4life.com. Glad to have you with us, … [Read more...]

De-clutter your mind

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Does this title bring images of clothes and other stuff strewn about your cranium? What about snippets of thoughts playing tag around your grey matter? This may be a tad visual, but it does indicate how we can let junk accumulate where it need not be. How to get rid of this, or even prevent it? … [Read more...]

Clutter as a Life Lesson

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Have you ever noticed how clutter in your space brings you down? Have you made the connection? If not, you’re not alone. Many people don’t see a connection. But there really is. Think about times when your space has been perfectly organized with everything in its place. Try to remember how … [Read more...]

Digital clutter—downsize it now

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I recently heard someone on the radio talking about the enormous amount of email in his in-box—something like 700 pieces. Then he admitted not having read most of them. This got me thinking. Now that we don’t print every photo we take, our photo albums live on our hard drive, possibly never … [Read more...]

Can we be too organized?

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Is it possible to be too organized? What an odd question, you may ask. I believe the answer is a resounding YES. Why? Because then we’d be living in a magazine picture. And that wouldn’t feel like a real home. I believe a home is to be lived in, and as such we have things around us that … [Read more...]

Is the Holiday Season Sending Your Mind into a Tailspin?

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We are hosting Patricia Weber and Monique MacKinnon as guest bloggers: Christmas and New Year’s Eve are emotionally-charged times of the year — wouldn’t you agree! Getting and staying in the spirit of it all requires soul alignment. You’ll know whether or not you’re in this … [Read more...]