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Decision Paralysis Due to Overwhelm

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-12-21T12:37:25-06:00December 21st, 2023|Categories: Overwhelm|Tags: create a plan, decisions, overwhelmed, prioritize, projects, stress, tasks|

We all go through this at some point in time. Having too much going on and having to make a lot of decisions. What happens? This can cause us to freeze so that we can’t make any decisions on anything. It’s called decision paralysis. You’re already overwhelmed with the number of tasks related to a project or multiple projects that you have in the works. Then when you consider the sheer number of options associated with these projects, it makes the overwhelm monumental. The most beneficial solution is to either defer or put one or more projects on hold. Unfortunately, [...]

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How to Know if You Own Your Stuff or if Your Stuff Owns You

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-10-09T14:17:46-05:00October 11th, 2021|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: cluttered, decisions, free up space, mindset|

How do you know if you own your stuff or if your stuff owns you? What a thought-provoking question. It’s really just your mindset at play here. How you think and feel about your things will determine what you do with them. Your things need to be proportionate to your living spaces. Everyone has a finite amount of space and when it gets filled up, you’re left with making decisions about all these things that are taking up valuable real estate. When you can’t let go of things, it may mean that your stuff owns you. Some things to consider [...]

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Recommendations For Good Service Providers

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-08-02T16:17:21-05:00August 3rd, 2021|Categories: Planning|Tags: anxiety, decisions, information, lists, online reviews, planning, service providers|

Have you ever been in a pinch and needed recommendations for a good service provider? Most of us have our favorites that we use on a regular basis. This issue surfaces when one of our favorite service providers can no longer accommodate our needs, either short term or on a long-term basis. Life happens. People retire, have health issues, businesses change their service areas or services, they move away or close their business for various reasons. Then it’s time to look for a new service provider to add to our list. It can be a difficult task to find a [...]

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There is a Consequence to Every Action

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-07-17T12:57:56-05:00July 21st, 2021|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: appointments, assign homes, choices, decisions, organizing, results|

Every decision we make causes an action that results in a consequence. An inaction is also a decision, a decision not to act. A consequence is a result of the decision, or choice that you make depending on the situation or circumstance you are in at the time. We all make many decisions every day in the course of our lives. Some may be mundane, or not particularly life impacting, others can be detrimental to our health and wellbeing. They all have one thing in common, they all have a consequence. Some good, others not so good. So, what does [...]

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Discarding Regrets – How to Avoid Them

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:14-06:00May 6th, 2020|Categories: Downsizing|Tags: decisions, donate, downsizing, important papers, sentimental attachments|

As a professional organizer specializing in downsizing, I have yet to come across a client that had discarding regrets. A lot of their spaces are consumed by things that can’t be donated or sold. Things like broken items, clothing with stains, or rips, or boxes they held onto instead of recycling them. These items are the no-brainers. They engage my services because they need to reduce the amount of their belongings for various reasons. The most common reason is that they are moving to a smaller home. They understand that they can’t take everything with them because it won’t all [...]

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Making Changes May Not be as Difficult as You Think

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:19-06:00August 21st, 2019|Categories: Change|Tags: decisions, mindset, plan, problem solving, routines|

Some people dread making changes, others not so much. I get it. We get into our comfort zones especially as we age. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, ‘she’s set in her ways’. There’s that comfort zone again. It’s called a comfort zone for a reason. We may not be happy in our current environment, but we know what to expect, so there’s a certain level of comfort in knowing what’s going to happen next whether we like it or not. Making changes just for the sake of change is not a good reason as far as I’m concerned. If [...]

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Shifting Things Around is Not Organizing

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:19-06:00August 14th, 2019|Categories: Decluttering|Tags: clutter, decisions, organizing|

There have been times while working with a client, that they want me to put something someplace just for now. We will be working in a room and find an item that belongs elsewhere but doesn’t have an assigned home. That’s when I’m asked to put something someplace just for now. What they would have me do is actually shifting things around. When this happens, I take the opportunity to discuss the item with the client. The act of shifting things around is not organizing, it’s postponing making decisions. It may free up space in the room or area where [...]

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Use It or Remove It

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:20-06:00July 10th, 2019|Categories: Decluttering, Downsizing|Tags: clutter, decisions, inherited items, memories, sentimental attachments|

How many things do you have that you don’t use? I’m guessing the answer to that question is, a lot. Here’s a new mantra for you – ‘use it or remove it’. Inherited items come to mind. Most of us have things we don’t use that were inherited from a family member or multiple family members. We keep them whether we want them or not just because they were Grandma’s or Uncle Ed’s. We associate these things with memories of the person they belonged to. These items fill up our storage areas and then we don’t have room for our [...]

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Next Time, Just Pause

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:22-06:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: Mindfullness, Organizing Tips|Tags: consequences, decisions, impulse|

There is so much power in the pause. We rush around from place to place doing so many things all the time. Every day, all day we are making decisions. It seems like we are on auto pilot throughout the day just to get everything done. Making knee jerk decisions can sometimes cause pain or stress due to the results of our actions or inactions. And yes, inaction is actually a decision. At those times when we need to make a decision, and it can be something small or not so small, taking a pause to make a more considered [...]

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