Too many competing thoughts and an overload of distractions can lead to mind-numbing confusion and stress-induced ailments. These situations happen when we're not the best equipped to handle the input deluge. For those with adult ADHD traits, the situations become more complex. What are some methods to compete with competing thoughts? Here are some typical circumstances and ideas for moving forward from my own experiences.
Read moreRiding The Twisty Turns
If all destinations were straight shots, what opportunities would you have missed? Unforeseen up down twists and turns along my lifetime roadmap have led to my latest and proudest professional achievement. A milestone to benefit you or someone in your circles needing a supportive boost. How? Read on.
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If all destinations were straight shots, what opportunities would you have missed? Unforeseen up down twists and turns along my lifetime roadmap have led to my latest and proudest professional achievement. A milestone to benefit you or someone in your circles needing a supportive boost. How? Read on.
Image by Tayyab Bashir from Pixabay
Read moreViral Attention-Getters
When we live in the noise, physical noise, mental and emotional noise, the hurdles are enormously distracting and potentially debilitating. The higher the volume, the more problematic. How do you get back on track?How do you change the dials to modulate the volume settings for a less painful experience? This month’s blog provides a start, the very beginning of a series sorting through chronic impediments to progress.
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Read moreRooting Out Organizing Kinks
If organizing woes happen over and over, and they’re getting you down, find the source. The reasons for strewn items, excess laundry piles, too much clutter may be obvious and easily dealt with. Then again, maybe not. It may take sleuthing to uncover the actual causes so that you can take remedial actions. Let’s begin that journey here and now.
Read moreChronic Disorganization, Mousetrap, & The Rube Goldberg Effect
Working your way out of chronic disorganization could look like Hasbro’s game of Mousetrap. Your efforts plagued by the Rube Goldberg Effect. What do you do? How do you satisfactorily conquer each of the steps along the way to achieve success? Read on.
Read moreIf the Gimmick Works...GO For It
I’m not one to advocate for gimmicks, that is, unless they work for me or for you. I was conspicuously AWOL during GO Month. What’s GO Month and why’s there some resistance to plug it? Read on to learn more and see what options might work even better for you.
Read moreTemper The Perils of Visual Overload
Our vision is one of our most influential senses. It enables us to experience beauty and pleasure. There’s also a darker side to what we see and how that impacts our emotional state. Many times that unpleasantness happens within or just outside of our own homes. What measures can we take to avoid visual overwhelm or take it down a few notches in the midst of hyper-stimulation? Here are some ideas.
Read moreSystems: Friend or Foe?--Is your organizing being hijacked?
Systems are the most amazing things aren’t they? They are there to help you get organized and stay organized. Except when they don’t. If your organizing efforts are being sabotaged by systems, find out what’s going on and how you can make them work better for you. Read on.
Read moreThe Inside Scoop on Multi-tasking: Does it Hurt or Help You?
Too many things going on at once? Not sure if you’re coming, going or losing your mind? Is multi-tasking really working for you? What's the harm in doing multiple activities simultaneously? Learn what the experts have to say and ways to manage multi-tasking to work more effectively for you.
Read more5 Reasons You Can’t Organize like TV Celebrities
Bummed that no matter how hard you try, you just can’t seem to tackle messes like the organizing TV shows? There’s a reason you can’t. In fact, there are at least 5 reasons. What are they? What do you need to know to avoid getting down on yourself? I’ve got the inside scoop with a practical reality check.
Read moreGet it Done
Are you’re a get it done kind of person? No struggling, no procrastinating, no resistance, completion satisfaction? Kudos if you said yes. If not, read on to accomplish more with less stress. Get your list done.
Read moreI Was So Wrong About Laziness…Mostly
Are you dealing with someone who is lazy? What's going on? Why can't they just do what they're supposed to do when they're supposed to do it? Maybe that someone is you. What I chalked up to laziness for years, wasn't laziness at all. I totally missed the mark. See if you're missing the mark too.
Read moreThere’s A Hole in My Strudel
Watch out for holes. The ones that are hard to see until it’s too late. The ones that deepen and devastate. The ones, when addressed, make your life more simple, much richer. Learn how to spot and manage life’s holes so you don’t crater out.
Read more3 Little Words
Words have incredible power. In a split second, the can uplift or devastate. They can also be a catalyst for change. What 3 little words caused a dramatic shift in perspective and action? It’s all in here.
Read moreWhere Should She Disco?
Have you ever gotten an indecipherable message on your phone? Has that message ever been a reminder to yourself? How do you act on something you don’t understand? A cryptic text to myself was how this month’s blog got started. Where should she disco? Does that have anything to do with organizing? Surprisingly yes. How? Read on.
Read moreSuccess Is In Your Hands
Our definitions of success are likely not the same. This is your life. You get to decide what success looks and feels like. Then go for it and don’t look back.
Read moreConfessions from a Recovering Perfectionist
Change is never easy. The more gray hairs we’ve earned, the harder it is to alter deeply ingrained behavior patterns. Changing perfectionista tendencies is definitely not easy. Awareness and desire are the first steps to new evolution. How is this perfectionista tuning in to evolving? Find out in this month’s blog.
Read moreAdults Don’t Need Permission…Do They?
Adults mainly have freewill, it’s one of the perks of being an adult. Then why do we need permission to take action when it comes to our own stuff? Good question. Let’s take a look.
Read moreHitchlessly Hitching: Keep passions burning without a bonfire of emotions
Weddings are dreamily romantic. Keep the passion burning after the reception ends. Merge 2 households without a bonfire of emotions and belongings. Here are a few strategies to hitchlessly hitch.
Read moreTeach a Village to Organize
Sometimes it’s just not about the money. When you “get it”, you’ve got it. And there’s lots more to share. And I'm doing it. Shhhhh.
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