Category: Productivity
Taming Stress in the Body: How Clutter Keeps Us on Alert
Melinda Rathkopf, MD, MBA, and Ashley Sewall, PhD May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to consider how mental well-being is shaped not only by our thoughts, but also by our environm... Read More
Your Clutter Has a Carbon Footprint
Katie Neary Earth Day and organizing are more connected than people realize. At first glance, Earth Day might bring to mind recycling bins, reusable tote bags, and planting trees. Organizing, on the o... Read More
When Motivation Is Not Enough…How To “Jumpstart” Your Organization Project
Michelle Zorbas, CPO®, CWC We can have plenty of good reasons and motivation to get something done, and yet starting still feels impossible. Maybe you know you need to go through boxe... Read More
Organizing with Compassion
A Soft Reset for Seniors and People with Physical and Emotional Challenges Pat Rose Organizing is often portrayed as a purely practical task—sorting, labeling, and tidying up physical spaces. But fo... Read More
When “I Have ADHD” Becomes a Starting Point, Not a Diagnosis
Jenny Albertini, MPH, CPO From TikTok to the Organizing Session “I have ADHD. Well, according to TikTok, I do.” Many professional organizers have heard some version o... Read More
Productivity: Protecting Our Focus
Michelle Zorbas, CPO®, CWC While time is one of our most valuable assets, our focus is another one that is often overlooked. Distractions will happen no matter what, but control... Read More
Cheers to Robyn Reynolds’ New Book, What Is Your Clutter Costing You?—A Must-Read for Anyone Ready to Get Unstuck
Interview by Kim Mazewski, CPO®, Consciously Cleared and Contained When Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®) Robyn Reynolds walks into a cluttered space, she&... Read More
The Pre-Holiday Purge: How to Help Kids Declutter before December (Without the Tears)
By Zeenat Siman The Calm before the Santa Storm Every November, something shifts. The calendar fills, the closets fill, and suddenly every flat surface starts collecting things that weren’t there a ... Read More