[VIDEO] How to Organize Your Morning Routine
I filmed this video from a client’s home office. I helped her get a wrangle on the first 20 minutes of her morning, to set the tone for the rest of her day. This is how we did it, using…Read more →
View ArticleTested: The KonMari Folding Method
I gave my copy of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up a smirky sideways glare when author Marie Kondo outlined a precise method of folding and rolling clothes. Nope, I was never going to take...
View ArticleVideo Interview: How to Use Original Art in the Office with Michele Theberge
Does your office inspire you? Is it beautiful to look at? Or does it have aging washed out Matisse prints on the wall? If so… take a little bit of time (16 minutes) to watch or listen to this interview...
View ArticleAn Extreme Magazine File Makeover
Reader Cheryl Togashi in Washington state so kindly shared with me a paper system she created. I sometimes use magazine files to sort paper, but haven’t quite done it like this. Here are a few things...
View ArticleHow To Not Lose Your Phone Charger
How many times have you heard “Is this my charger or yours?” Confidently answer next time by putting your name on yours. Because my sister, friends, boyfriend, and mom all have identical iPhone...
View ArticleHow Women Undermine Themselves with Words
Never before have I read an article that covers the topic of how women undermine themselves with words. This eye-opening Goop interview with coach and author Tara Mohr breaks down exactly how women do...
View ArticleThe German Way of Sending Emails
Recently at a talk I delivered a the World Bank here in DC, someone shared with the group an article he read on the difference between the American and German work styles. A German in the room could...
View ArticleHow To Do One-Bag Consigning Online
As you may know from my YouTube series on minimalism, I am constantly donating items that I no longer use. I take things to thrift stores, charities, and consignment stores. I just consigned online for...
View ArticleWho says you have to keep your book jackets?
In helping a client with a major book purge, we gave some thought as to how to better display the books she was keeping. It was her brilliant idea to see what the books look like without their jackets....
View ArticleHow to maximize space in an Ikea shelf cube
Rockville, MD portrait photographer Tamzin Smith (who also did my head shots) needed some ideas for organizing her studio space. It was already pretty organized, but needed some fine-tuning behind the...
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