Christmas Planners To Help You Get Organized I’ve just created a pack of interactive and printable planners for the holiday season. There are 21 worksheets to help you get get organized – including Christmas gift planners, Christmas to-do lists, holiday party planners, a family New Year’s resolutions planner, and lots more. Here’s what you get: Christmas Gift Ideas Christmas Gifts Given […]
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We’re getting close to the end of the year. It’s a great time to think about refreshing our mental and physical space. To decide, out with the old, in with the new. Here are 10 ideas for clearing out clutter and old energy, and ushering in a fresh perspective for the new year. Get rid […]
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Keep your thoughts positive because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior. Keep your behavior positive because your behavior becomes your habits. Keep your habits positive because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive because your values become your destiny. ~ Gandhi If we want happier […]
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Here’s some stuff you may have missed recently on Facebook. Over the past couple of weeks… Popular posts were about our sentimental attachment to clothes we hate, this photo I shared when I’d had a bad day, and wanting to lose weight by the end of 2012. There was much discussion about Dolly versus Whitney, loving stationery, how to […]
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You know how things happen that hurt, disappoint, or frustrate you? And then later you look back and see that something good came out of the bad stuff? The sooner you can find that silver lining, that positive spin, the happier you’ll be. Lately I’ve been thinking about some of the things I’ve been upset […]
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There are not many days to the end of the year. What one thing – something you’ve been meaning to do for a while – will you commit to doing before the year is over? Don’t Start The New Year Wishing You Had… Have you been planning to: Say sorry to someone? Improve your productivity […]
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“Drench yourself in words unspokenLive your life with arms wide openToday is where your book beginsThe rest is still unwritten.” ~ Natasha Bedingfield Today is always a blank page. Today, what will you write?
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I’m so excited to tell you about my BRAND NEW program – 14 Days To An Organized Closet: Clear Closet Clutter Fast. This program will help you create your perfect wardrobe – decluttered, streamlined, organized. Ahhhh… Over the 14 days I’ll help you deal with the practicalities of: Decluttering your closet of clothes and shoes you don’t wear Simplifying the way you think […]
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People always ask me the secret to being organized. They want a formula for making their homes and lives neat and tidy. Sadly, there’s no secret formula to getting organized. But if I had to choose one thing that makes a huge difference to home and personal organization, it’s this: Getting organized is much easier […]
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Here’s the latest Facebook Round-Up – cool stuff you may have missed. Over the past couple of weeks… Popular posts were about making the stumble part of the dance, present moments and cookies, and why we love books. There was much discussion about your biggest closet challenge, whether quiet people have the loudest minds, weighing yourself daily, and […]
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Are you a people pleaser? Does fear of other people’s disapproval stop you from expressing opinions? From making the choices you want? From being yourself? Not All Fear Needs Fixing Many of our fears are well founded – like fear of snakes or of chainsaw-wielding masked men. Other fears may be irrational but have little impact […]
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When you stumble, make it part of the dance. What a great antidote for perfectionism! If you’re human, you’ll make mistakes – so you might as well embrace them. Don’t waste your energy trying to hide or cover up your missteps. Just laugh – and keep moving. And don’t let your fear of being imperfect stop […]
I’m not a good decision maker. Actually I’m not a confident or fast decision maker. I hesitate. I ponder. I vacillate. When I look back, most of my big decisions have been easy, and excellent. Marrying Craig. Leaving corporate life. Eschewing reality TV. For medium-sized choices, however, I’ve often felt as though I may as […]
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Imagine this. You’ve just got back from a great vacation. You’re feeling relaxed and dreamy and blissed out. You sit down at your computer, a happy but slightly dopey expression lingering on your face, when suddenly–DUN DUN DUN!!–you see 4,679 new messages in your inbox. If you relate to this, you might like to re-consider […]
This week… Popular posts were about staying up all night to finish a book, not being afraid of what could go wrong, and Danielle’s loss of 40 pounds. Generating discussion were the iris I saw on my getaway to the Blue Mountains and sedating your inner thin person with chocolate cake. We laughed over someone yelling stop and life giving you, um, melons. Tips included choosing […]
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Here are some recent articles I’ve written for other business sites. They may be helpful for your business and career goals, so I thought I’d mention them here. 5 Social Media Activities You Should Be Doing Of all the things you can do on social networks, these are 5 of the most important: Listening Replying Speaking in your own […]
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People ask such great questions on my Facebook page. Here’s an extract from a recent one from Jennifer: I do a lot of long term planning and while the paper planner works just fine there are also advantages to using a digital planner such as outlook or calendar (for mac). Right now I get frustrated as I […]
Thank you for the lovely feedback that you like the idea of a weekly Facebook round-up. This week… Popular posts were about starting wherever you are, keeping your sparkle, and doing what makes you come alive. Generating discussion were scents that brought back memories and our love of notebooks. We had some laughs about having no idea […]
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Did you know you can now have a header image on your Twitter profile? It’s a bit like the cover photo on your Facebook profile. How To Add A Twitter Header Image Adding a Twitter header image is easy. Here’s how: From Twitter, click the settings icon Choose Edit Profile From the left-hand menu, click Design Go […]
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“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is more people who have come alive.” ~ Howard Thurman What makes you come alive? Not sure? Here’s how to find your passion in about 30 minutes. Come on now – the world is waiting!