As a writer or creative, you need breaks to think, relax, play, putter, read, and even work. As winter recedes, your outside areas become fair game for these activities.

4 quick changes that you can support reasonable portion sizes:

It's the small, everyday things in my life that are making me smile this month. Here are the 3 everyday organizing tools that are making my life easier.

Many times our goals and resolutions are established without taking into account the rest of our lives, responsibilities and needs. What do you want to KEEP?  What are you ready to LET GO of this next year? What would you like to BEGIN?

Maintenance is less of a struggle when you use these 3 strategies. The "routine" aspect of maintenance seems boring.

An inventory of your home and belongings does not have to be the time-consuming task. Find out what you need and how to start.

Before you jump into that project, let’s make sure you have set yourself up for success and completion. The 6 Stages of Getting Organized

Five small steps to take during changes.

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

The reason that many organizing attempts don't work is that the maintenance required for upkeep is beyond what we are willing to do.

The third stage of organizing is SORTING. It took months trying to decide if sorting came before letting go or after...

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.

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.

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.

Organize your home to sell and create space for the buyers with these 6 steps.

We all get side-tracked at one time or another. But keeping your FOCUS is key to accomplishing your plans, projects and goals.

*** 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.

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.

The goal of organizing is to improve access to your belongings not just to store more in less space.

It's easier to know when you've arrived, if you know where you want to go. So before you file that paper, store that item, create that great filing system or organize your stuff, begin with the end in mind.