Last time, I talked about routines and how they can simplify your life. Repeated regularly they are great time savers. Here's a couple for the work day. 1. What key tasks can you turn into a routine? If it's a regular task perhaps it can become part of your natural routine, something you can … [Read more...]
Ten ideas to declutter your mind and get your brain thinking about something else: Purge or brain dump - Write a list as long as you need to get everything out of your head. Use pen and paper, or software (eg Evernote). Record it on your smart phone. Share the load with a friend or … [Read more...]
Decluttering the mind has many of the same benefits as decluttering a physical space. As the work is internal you'd think you might not see any physical signs. Let's run through some of the benefits and see how that can translate into physical changes. The benefits of an uncluttered mind: … [Read more...]
After having been away for a week and feeling some overwhelm with all the new ideas and excitement it generated, I've realised that, of course, I can't do everything until I declutter what's going in my mind. Then the priorities re-order, the focus returns and the action starts. Here are some of … [Read more...]
You'd expect that as a neat freak and declutter coach I would have some systems & routines in place to make my own life easy. Of course, I do! They work for me and I keep doing them. I also have some routines in place that don't work for me. And I keep doing them too! This month my focus is on … [Read more...]
This week I've struggled with my topic of downtime. So many judgements about what I should be doing and when. Such contrast to last week's blog where I talked about the routines that give me structure. I guess I'm not as comfortable with my downtime as I am with my routine of work! My first big … [Read more...]
One of the impacts of procrastination is the time pressures that escalate. This month I'll be sharing my slant on time management. We all have the same number of hours in each day yet some seem to achieve so much more in the same time. I keep hearing that time is not the problem. The problem … [Read more...]
Over the past few weeks my series on procrastination has covered a few points: What it is and how it might show up Some reasons/excuses/justifications and some suggestions to get you moving again The costs of procrastination. This week I wrap up and talk about life without … [Read more...]
Last week I listed some of the ways procrastination shows up in my life. This week I look at some of the reasons/excuses/justifications and at least one possible solution for each because of course there are always more solutions than we first think! It's too hard - I'm daunted by the … [Read more...]
This week I've been working with a client who has taken the opportunity to use her recovery time to sort out her husband's office. She does this every year! Part of the de-clutter process is maintenance and routine clean outs. Spring clean. There is a natural energy with this activity and spring … [Read more...]