Background Three weekends ago, I had the joy of attending the Better Together Festival, a celebration of women with ADHD. (And despite the cold, rainy, windy weather, it remained a celebration!) I got to lead a hangout session, which sparked a lively discussion around how to pack for a trip in a Read more…
Background Ah, spring! The longer days, the bright flashes of leaf buds and flowers, the scents of warm soil and rain, the long-awaited sunshine. It’s a good time of year, is it not? It’s also a great opportunity to admire some spring images in the context of organizing. 🙂 Organizing Read more…
Background There are many tasks in a household. For example, there are maintenance tasks (tasks that happen regularly), such as… taking out the trash loading and emptying the dishwasher vacuuming cleaning the bathroom There are also project tasks (tasks with a beginning, middle and end), such as… making travel plans fixing a loose board Read more…
Background Over the last month I haven’t been as busy with clients as I often am. As a business owner, this can give me pause. But I remind myself of what every experienced business person says, and that is to take advantage of your slower times and work on things Read more…
Background My clients often get frustrated because a strategy that used to help them stay focused, get started, and/or remember tasks suddenly stops working. Some people use timers, others like post-it notes and still others find that music puts them in the right frame of mind. For an ADD brain, however, strategy boredom Read more…
Background This is the time of year where we think about the past and look toward the future. I am excited to engage with inspiring colleagues on projects and ideas and to meet new people in the industry. I am looking forward to further deepening connections in the Ann Arbor community. Read more…
Background For some, this time of year equals more stress. The stress can be because there are more obligations, expectations, and “shoulds”. The messages we receive from our culture about this time of year are ever present. Even me sending this newsletter and bringing up this subject adds another voice Read more…
Background We often think about how to better ourselves. We tend to compare ourselves to others and envy their strengths. It is more effective, however, to live and work from our own strengths, particularly our character strengths. Why? Because when we are trying day to day to get up on time, leave on time, find Read more…
Background In the organizing world, we often talk about turning tasks into games, making the task more interesting and (not coincidentally) more motivating. Recently, I worked alongside a *3rd grader who, with no prompting, did just that! Our job was to organize her bedroom. In every session “Jane” discovered ways to turn our tasks Read more…
Background When we set off to organize, we may run into obstacles such as boredom, apathy or overwhelm. These roadblocks can arise when we struggle to balance our big organizing ideas with the rough and tumble logistics of getting them done. In any organizing project, however, both the visionary and the Read more…