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Quick Organizing Actions You Can Complete in 15 Minutes or Less
Quick Organizing Actions You Can Complete in 15 Minutes or Less
Shawndra Holmberg
4 days ago3 min read


Spring Clean your To Do List
It’s time for spring cleaning and this month’s spring cleaning focus is that To Do list you’ve been collecting this last year.
Shawndra Holmberg
Apr 12, 20213 min read


Managing Electronic Clutter
Three actions to take to manage the electronic clutter in your life:
Shawndra Holmberg
Sep 4, 20182 min read


What's Cluttering Up Your Life?
Clutter and disorganization are rarely just about the physical things that are overflowing your space. It's not about laziness. It's
Shawndra Holmberg
Sep 3, 20183 min read


Managing the Paper Clutter in Your Life
There is so much paper coming at you today and it requires a decision to move it forward.
Shawndra Holmberg
Aug 27, 20183 min read


PREVENT (Stage 6 to Getting Organized)
Don't let it in the door! You've put in a lot of work on your organizing project. You've created the space to enjoy your things
Shawndra Holmberg
Aug 25, 20182 min read


SORT (Stage 3 to Getting Organized)
The third stage of organizing is SORTING. It took months trying to decide if sorting came before letting go or after...
Shawndra Holmberg
Aug 25, 20184 min read


LET GO (Stage 2 to Getting Organized)
Letting go is not just getting rid of things, it's about creating the space and the time and the energy for what you do want.
Shawndra Holmberg
Aug 24, 20185 min read


CLARIFY (Stage 1 to Getting Organized)
The first stage of organizing is CLARIFY. You need to get clear on what you really want and need before you start so you’ll end up where you want to be at the end of your organizing project.
Shawndra Holmberg
Aug 23, 20182 min read


Create Space in Your Life
It's important when staging your home to sell that the buyer be able to imagine themselves living there. You do this by de-personalizing the space or rather, by creating space. Creating space in other areas of your life is just as important. Personal and
professional change, growth and development also require space to succeed.
Shawndra Holmberg
Aug 8, 20182 min read


But, what if I can't decide?
*** An excerpt from a future book *** Using fifteen-minute blocks of time, the goal was to sort papers, knickknacks, tools, clothes, project items, or whatever we wanted to clear into various categories: Stay Here, Somewhere Else, Give Away, Recycle, Trash, and TBR.
Shawndra Holmberg
Jul 21, 20183 min read


10 Steps to Clearing the Clutter
You may have a room or an area filled with delayed decisions (aka clutter). If you are feeling overwhelmed and don't know where to start, so start here — Step 1.
Shawndra Holmberg
Jul 17, 20187 min read


Organize (Stage 4 to Getting Organized)
The goal of organizing is to improve access to your belongings not just to store more in less space.
Shawndra Holmberg
Jul 16, 20184 min read


Keep the Memories — Leave the Stuff
Clearing out my mom's home filled with memories. Rather than bringing back things that will stay in a box or storage shed, my intention...
Shawndra Holmberg
Jul 1, 20182 min read
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