We are all so busy. We have so many things to do, and so little time. We can't get everything done. And even if we do, we don't always get the sense of fulfillment. Most time management books try to teach you how to do more in less time. I think the secret to fulfillment is doing less, not more, but doing it with passion and attention and focus. To do less, I use the "4 D's Principle":

1. First D is for 'Drop it'. Some things don't need to be done at all. E.g. what...

Three key actions that threaten time bandits and clutter are creating space, managing time, and rejuvenation. When you put the triple threat into action you begin to get organized and energized while enjoying each day. Below are tips on how to do all three daily in small simple steps. If up for a 21 day challenge pick up the complimentary Get Organized & Energized Triple Threat Challenge Chart to help stay on track. In the meantime, begin!

Create Space to Set Up a Home and...

As a professional organizer when I speak to women’s group I am often asked, “how can I get my children to pick up after themselves” or “how can I get my husband to put his tools away or pick up his socks and put them in the hamper”? I have suggestions on how to motivate children but when it comes to husbands I tell them when they find the answer to that please let me know.

So, let’s get motivated:
It is unrealistic to expect our children or...

“The woman or man on top of the mountain didn’t fall there”.
I chuckled when I first read this and then I read it again. But isn’t this the truth? To reach a goal or to change for the better it does take effort. Many of us have problems with clutter in our master closets. But there are ways to eliminate clutter to make our lives easier.  Here are some excellent tips on getting rid of clutter in the closet.

Take everything out on the floor of your...

How many times have you said to yourself I wish I could stay organized?  I am a professional organizer and I tell the women I work with it is possible to keep organized but I don’t think it is possible to stay organized. The word stay gives the impression that once a task is done it is done for good.  But if you have a life, live with someone, have children or have a home no matter how organized things are they just get undone. Here are six tips to help you keep...

Are you a great procrastinator? Do you say “I’ll just do it tomorrow?” And then tomorrow never comes and before you know it you are in the position that clutter is taking over your space? Well you are not alone! Clearing clutter can become a thing of the past by stopping clutter before it begins. Here are eight tips for clearing clutter before it begins.

1. Plan your day according to your most productive time. As a professional organizer I find working with women...

Do you ever feel life is passing you by in a whirl wind of activities and personal drama’s? Do you wish for simpler days? That probably isn’t going to happen but what can happen is that you can reduce clutter and simplify your life just by making a few simple choices and maybe a couple of changes. As a professional organizer I suggest 6 organizing tips to reduce clutter and simplify our lives.

1. If you have a project you have been resisting doing and it keeps nagging...

Time management is essentially the understanding that time is limited and its use needs to be planned and prioritized in order to use it fully and optimally. Time is important to everyone, be it a manger of a multinational corporation, a college student or a homemaker with three school going children. And so everyone can benefit from time management.

Here is your guide to time management:

Maintaining a time log for about 3-5 days with details such as time, scheduled...

Most of us complain that we have too much to do and not enough time to get it done. This feeling of being overwhelmed is one of the leading causes of stress and can also make us less likely to accomplish anything. The following tips on time management can help you climb out from under those commitments and create a plan to better organize your time, as well as your life.

The Necessary to Do List

When you have lots of things to get done, chances are that something...

Most of us have to struggle with time management. We usually let ourselves get overwhelmed with commitments and deadlines to the point where we are overwhelmed with stress. That’s not healthy for us nor is it good for the quality of our work. Using the four time management tools discussed below is one way to overcome these types of problems.

A Calendar

Calendars are one of the most essential time management tools because they remind us of what we need to...