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Why I love to reset in February - Thoughts from a Professional Organizer

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  Why I love to reset in February - Thoughts from a Professional Organizer After the whirlwind of the holidays, I dedicated January to rest and recovery—a perfect choice for the dark, cold, and snowy days. So, what did I do? I read books, binge-watched Netflix, cooked comforting meals, stretched often, cuddled with my cat, and worked on puzzles. On days when I had more energy, I tackled a deep clean of my home and kicked off a three-month no-spend challenge—fitting, since I was already in a mindset of slowing down and resetting. Now, with January behind me, I feel genuinely refreshed. February is my month to set intentions for the year ahead, reflecting on what’s working and what might need to shift. Here’s where I’m focusing my energy: ✨ Intentional spending. This year, I’m committed to acquiring less and being mindful of every dollar. That means reviewing all expenses, trimming what’s unnecessary, and finding better deals where I can. ✨ Business growth. I’m expanding my servi...
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January Is For Rest and Recovery - Thoughts from a Professional Organizer

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  January Is For Rest and Recovery I used to feel like I had to set new goals and become the best version of myself at the beginning of every new year. Results? Always a flop. At the beginning of last year, I was run down from the busyness of all the things and had been sick on and off for about two months. I was exhausted and lacked some serious motivation to set any kind of new goals and ensure I felt fresh and ready to conquer the new year. All of this really made me rethink how I would approach the new year moving forward and this led me to - January is for Rest and Recovery. Gone away with the guilt of doing and being new things right off the get go, and lean into a month of deep rest and relaxation.   Don’t mistaken this for being an easy road, because the guilt of being far less productive than usual crept up daily for me and it fought hard to win some days. This was a whole new practice for me and I was just figuring it out. I did my best to dig into self compassion a...
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I’ve Decluttered… What Do I Do With All Of The Items I No Longer Need? Thoughts From A Professional Organizer

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  With the holidays here, that might mean more stuff coming into our homes and spaces, and, with 2025 just around the corner, you might have goals of getting your home in order. Whatever the case, what do you with all the items that are leaving your home once you’ve decluttered? As a Professional Organizer, one of my biggest goals is to keep as much out of the landfill as possible. You’ve spent money on these items, and many items may hold some value, whether that be monetary or sentimental - you want to find the right homes for your exiting belongings. Looking to make some money back? Here are some of your options: Have a garage sale Sell on Facebook Market Place, Kijiji or wherever people in your area list things they want to sell Find a local secondhand clothing shop that offers money for your gently used clothing, shoes, jackets, purses and accessories Host an Online Auction Antique Dealers Jewellers - for gold, silver and precious gems Find places that buy old records, CD’s an...
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Is Your Schedule To Full??? Thoughts from a Professional Organizer

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  Is Your Schedule To Full??? Thoughts from a Professional Organizer and How To Do Less Guilty over here! Do you open your calendar and see something scheduled for every day for the rest of 2024 and beyond? How does this make you feel? Stressed, anxious, overwhelmed, exhausted? Or a nice big blend of it all? Yes, to all!   There is the part of me that likes to know all the things that are coming up so I can plan accordingly, but I still ask myself, where is the time for relaxing and doing nothing, or for spontaneity? Here is the thing, all the things that I do have scheduled are things that I love and want to do. I just know it is too full and not sustainable in the long run. So what am I going to do about it? Here is what I have been actively doing in my calendar, to make me feel like I have some control over it: 2024 is set - I have obligations that I will fulfill. I have looked carefully at the rest of the year, and those pockets of time I do have with some space - they are...
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Email Management - Thoughts from a Professional Organizer

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  Email Management - Tips from a Professional Organizer I am sure we all can relate to the struggle in the volume of emails and messages we get, am I right? My hand is raised! There are days when the ping of a new email/message notification really triggers something in me and causes me to stress and experience some anxiety. However, I am really working on NOT letting this happen and I am feeling the change from the work I am putting in. It is not perfect all the time, as each day differs, but more and more, this feeling is getting increasingly manageable.  How am I doing this? While there is no one size fits all solution, here is what I am practicing and finding to be super helpful:   Unsubscribe to anything that is not relevant to you - do this as they come in and are saying to yourself, why am I getting this email?   Create folders/files for those important and dealt with items that need to be kept - really think about what needs to be kept, as you don’t want to ...
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Tis the season - to start early!!! Thoughts from a Professional Organizer

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  Tis the season - to start early!!! What can I do now to make my life easier in one of the busiest seasons? Start early!   If you celebrate over the December holidays, then you know it is inevitable that this season will come, and it always comes so fast! One minute it is summer, then it is back to school and before you know it, Christmas carols are playing in the stores.   Do you tell yourself every year that you will not be last minute this time and that you will plan early so you can actually enjoy the season? Have you made this happen yet, or do you fall further behind every year? Maybe you are getting closer each year to achieving your goal of preparing early! Regardless, you can make this happen. Here is how:   Stop reinventing the wheel each year - if you buy gifts or send cards - have a list of the people you do this for and edit it each year by either adding or removing people to keep it up to date.   Have their addresses on the card list and if they e...
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LEVEL 41 - Thoughts from a Professional Organizer

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I saw this idea of turning a level rather than an age somewhere on the internet ( insert internet credit here! ) and I love it! So here I am, about to turn level 41 😊 Reaching this level really has made me reflect on my life, all of the experiences I have had, and how they have led me to where I am today. It is interesting to look back and to think that one different choice or path may have lead to an entirely different life… Through travel, about 30 moves, living in 2 countries outside of Canada, across much of Canada, countless different types of jobs, all the people I have met along the way, love, intense & painful ongoing grief for the loved ones I have lost, all of life’s ups and downs that are part of being a person, tough decisions and the laughter, it has been a wild ride! Would I make some different decisions? I have concluded that I only would have if I was who I am today, and know what I know now, otherwise, the decisions would likely have been the same, over and ove...
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