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4 Things to Focus on That You Can Control

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:15-06:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Change, Overwhelm|Tags: chaos, negative, overwhelm, pandemic, planning, self-care, stress|

Because of the current state of affairs, locally and abroad, it may feel like the world is in chaos and we have no control over our lives. There is a lot of uncertainty and confusion which causes an overwhelming amount of stress for everyone. We don’t know what our future holds. The information we get bombarded with is always in question as to its validity. Things are changing all the time, daily, and hourly for that matter. Trying to maintain a sense of normalcy and calm in our ever-changing world requires the ability to adjust our plans to adapt to [...]

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Being Productive While Staying at Home

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:15-06:00March 18th, 2020|Categories: Productivity, Reduce Stress|Tags: downtime, laughter, organize, productive, stress|

During this time of uncertainty and social distancing, a lot of us are considering how best to use our time wisely while staying at home. There are many posts from my professional organizer colleagues on this subject. And who better to provide ideas for productivity than professional organizers! There are those that have employers that allow them to work from home. That’s great because they aren’t losing pay and have tasks, and maybe virtual meetings to attend to. They can easily find ways to be productive while staying at home. Others that don’t have the option of working from home, [...]

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Dependencies on Others Can Derail Your Schedule

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:18-06:00September 11th, 2019|Categories: Time Management|Tags: appointments, planning, schedule, stress|

Humans are dependent on other humans in so many ways. Your schedule is no exception to the dependencies rule. Planning and scheduling tasks and appointments is an effective way to manage your time. However, planning and scheduling your tasks almost always depends on another person or persons. When you make a doctor’s appointment, you’re dependent on the doctor and their staff to be available at the scheduled time. When you take off work to have a service performed at your home, you’re dependent on that service provider to arrive at the scheduled time. You are dependent on these service providers [...]

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Cut Off The Flow of Incoming Clutter by Making Smart Choices

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:21-06:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Mindfullness, Organizing Tips|Tags: clutter, pile up, storage, stress|

In this Ted Talk called ‘Can we eat to starve cancer?’, William Li talks about Androgenesis becoming out of balance and causing a myriad of diseases. In his talk he focuses on cancer - about cutting off the flow of blood to cancer cells through food intake as an anti-Androgenesis therapy. It’s an interesting 20-minute talk, I encourage you to check it out. It may be a stretch, but I realized that we can do the same thing with incoming clutter by making smart choices. Things will inevitably come into our homes on a regular basis, or on an even [...]

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A House is Just a Place to Put All Your Stuff…Isn’t it?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:23-06:00January 9th, 2019|Categories: Planning, Storage|Tags: clutter, moving, storage, stress|

Apparently, it is according to George Carlin. What an awesome comedian! George thinks about things we encounter in our daily lives and puts a hilarious spin on them. He talks about stuff in a very comical way but he is so on point with his message. Our stuff is our things, items, belongings, whatever term you use to describe your stuff. Looking at this bit at a higher level is how we store our things. When he describes taking off in a plane and looking down at all the piles of stuff with covers on them, he means our houses. [...]

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Space Planning

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:23-06:00December 20th, 2018|Categories: Planning, Storage|Tags: clutter, moving, storage, stress|

Space planning comes into play in various life scenarios. Some of the most common life scenarios include - moving to a new home, remodeling, a new baby, someone moving in or out, inheriting items, new furniture and holiday decorating. These scenarios dictate the need to consider the available space you currently have, or the space that will become available. This will enable you to create, or adjust your spaces to encourage peaceful surroundings. Actually, we should always be consciously aware of our homes in terms of space, or our surroundings since we spend so much time there. Too much clutter, [...]

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Give Yourself a Break

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:23-06:00December 12th, 2018|Categories: Holidays, Reduce Stress|Tags: holidays, preparations, pressure, stress, traditions|

You have my permission to give yourself a break this holiday season. Maybe if you have permission from a fellow human that has been there, and there are many of us, you will give yourself a break. That means if everything does not work out as planned, nothing will happen. The sky will not fall, the world will not end. Ok, there are some prophets that may disagree, but that is a philosophical discussion for another time and place. The holiday season is upon us and there is so much to do. It’s time for the hustle and bustle [...]

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Gifting Experiences

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:23-06:00November 28th, 2018|Categories: Holidays, Organizing Tips|Tags: clutter, gifts, memories, stress|

Gifting experiences instead of giving material gifts makes sense for so many reasons. The most important reason is that experiences = memories. In the words of Maya Angelou, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Experiences create memories, and the feelings from those memories, like the memory itself, will last a lifetime. The holiday season is upon us which signals the start of ads for holiday gift buying. Black Friday kicks off the sales with Cyber Monday close behind. Everyone is looking [...]

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Making Decisions

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-12-18T13:15:48-06:00August 9th, 2018|Categories: Mindfullness, Problem Solving|Tags: anxiety, choices, options, recommendations, solutions, stress|

Sometimes making decisions is easy, other times not so much. We all make decisions all the time, every day throughout the day. We don’t think twice about many of them since they are part of our daily routines. We usually make these types of decisions quickly because they are not complex and may be repetitious. The brains working memory only holds about 7 items. More than that is processed into long-term memory which requires conscious effort. There are always choices or options to consider in order to make decisions. A decision ‘is the act or process of deciding’ according to [...]

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Too Many Choices

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:30-06:00May 24th, 2017|Categories: Decluttering, Home Organization, Problem Solving, Reduce Stress|Tags: indecision, proactive, stress, tips|

Too many choices can cause indecision, which leads to frustration, and consequently, stress. Think about it. Have you ever been to a restaurant that has a menu with so many pages it looks like a novel? The wait staff wants to take your order but you can’t decide, so you ask for a few more minutes. Those few more minutes go by and you still can’t decide. Maybe your dining partners have the same issue. You end up stressed out and order something that you may not be happy with because you had too many choices. How about your overstuffed [...]

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