A funny episode of How I Met Your Mother saw one of the characters, Barney, refusing to allow any of his belongings to be thrown out when his new girlfriend, Quinn, moves in with him. Yet Quinn throws away most of her things so that they didn’t have doubles of everything. Barney was challenged […]
Author Archives: Kylie Browne
Wikipedia quotes that Learning style is an individual’s natural or habitual pattern of acquiring and processing information in learning situations. One of the most common categorizations of learning styles is Neil Fleming’s VARK/VAK model, which includes: Visual learners Auditory learners Reading-writing preference learners Kinesthetic or tactile learners. We cover a lot of different styles of […]
You know what I’m talking about, right! That third drawer down in your kitchen. The one treasure chest that holds an array of items that are mismatched, clunky, chunky or just simply a homeless, miscellaneous floater. My third drawer down currently houses: Local take-away menus Tea towels Elastic bands (off the local paper delivery) Balloons […]
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Mar
Mar
We talk a lot about ways to simplify your life, stay organized, keep overwhelm at bay and in general, make your life as enjoyable as possible with minimal stress. A recent Facebook post however got me thinking about all the little things we do to avoid housework. Or make it look like we’re doing something, […]
After a couple of early starts last week decided to wise up and get organized. I started to plan out my fast, no-fuss breakfast menu, to help keep time on my side. You see, I love to snooze. I know I may be running against the clock later, but my subconscious encourages me to enjoy […]
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Feb
Feb
Come and join me! If you have a few extra pounds you’d like to shed, and are looking for a burst of motivation, inspiration and community support to help you take action, then look no further! Starts Monday! I’m running a 30-Day Weight Loss-athon and it starts this Monday, 3 March, US time. A whole […]
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Feb
Feb
When my little one fell over this week and took some skin off, I headed straight to the medicine cupboard. Naturally. Not that long ago, I sent some time sorting and organizing this cupboard, so feeling rather confident, I told my son, ‘don’t worry, Mommy has just the thing for that!’. But I didn’t. Oh my, […]
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Feb
Feb
You know what I’m talking about! The screeching halt that overcomes you once you find something ‘loved and lost’ while trying to declutter. For me, it’s photographs. I can’t help myself. I get swept away in memories and then, before I know it, waaaay too much time has passed and my declutter task remains unfinished. […]
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Feb
Feb
Recently, a Get Organized Wizard subscriber requested our help. She was coping well with new challenges and tasks she was facing in her everyday life. But she had a deep, dark secret. A room full of clutter backlog she couldn’t face. Dunt, dunt, duuunt! Does that sounds familiar? Sometimes it’s a drawer that hides receipts, […]
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Feb
Feb
Watching my friends Mom jump on board the Candy Crush craze initially had me shaking my head in wonder. Why was this intelligent lady choosing to play an online game instead of being outdoors, reading a book or cooking up a storm? It was most unlike her. But as she successfully made her way up […]
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Jan
Jan
It’s summer here in Australia, which means that for most us, January is prime-time to take a break. Some families go camping. Others take a flight to a spectacular destination. My little family does an annual road trip. We travel over 1,000kms (or 621 miles), each way. The trip usually involves a beach holiday vacation, […]
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Nov
Nov
The recent bushfires in New South Wales (Australia) saw hundreds of houses destroyed and a man losing his life protecting his home. Sobering images were swept across our TV screens and we watched day-after-day as the fires were slowly contained, leaving devastation in its wake. An old school friend of mine, living in the Blue […]
Have you seen the quirky new headquarters at Google (UK)? There are rooms called the Velourmptious snug, Granny’s Flat and the Lala Library. Google are well known for their innovative & fun workspace. I think I would be super-organized in a place like that. I feel motivated to get organized when things around me have […]
For those of us who are domestically challenged, becoming a domestic goddess may seem out of reach. Surely it can’t be that hard, right? Let’s take a look at some simple, yet effective ways to improve our domesticity & start claiming the goddess title. Experiment with cleaning products Not all cleaning products are made equal. […]
Being organized can extend your life. That’s a fact, according to Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin, authors of The Longevity Project.* If you haven’t heard of The Longevity Project, it is a landmark study spanning over 80 years involving 1,500 people. Started by Dr Lewis Terman in 1921, the study concludes that they key factor to […]
A mantra is a word, sound or statement repeated frequently in order to aid concentration. It originates from Hinduism and Buddhism where it is used frequently in meditation. If you could adopt one mantra to help you get and stay organized, what would it be? A simple mantra to live by that would improve your […]
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Sep
Sep
Inspired by the clever use of a bull-dog clip (see our Facebook post), it got me thinking about all of the other little things we can do in our day to help stay focused and organized. Together, let’s compile a list of easy and simple ways to improve our organization. Here’s a start: Keep your […]
Having a clean & organized home is a dream of mine, but one that I will never fully achieve. My excuses for this are varied. On any given day it ranges from: but I’m a working mum, I don’t have time hubby is sleeping after working the night shift so I couldn’t possibly vacuum now […]
Following a lovely email from a follower who had just completed the 10-Day Declutter program, it got us thinking about what it is that people throw away when they are doing a clutter bust. Why is it easy for some people to throw away items with sentimental value while others hold on to them, storing […]
We had some fun this week on the Facebook page after I posted an image of a very cool looking storage system for high heels. If you missed the post you can catch up here. Some suggested keeping your shoes in a pile on the floor. Lol. Others suggested clear plastic boxes that stack neatly. […]