WOULD YOU LIKE TO START SOME ORGANIZING PROJECTS WHILE YOU’RE MOSTLY HOMEBOUND?

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Mar 18, 2020 | Life Coaching, Paper Filing, preventing clutter, Productivity, Psychological, Specialized Organizing, Streamlining

VIRTUAL ORGANIZING might be the answer for you. Many of us are stuck at home during this challenging time and which is causing us stress. But there are some upsides to...

Just Do It–Now

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | May 13, 2019 | Life Coaching, preventing clutter, Productivity, Psychological, Streamlining, time management

I wish that I had coined Nike’s slogan “Just Do It”. But I would add “now” at the end. The famous slogan was coined in 1988 by the founder of Wieden+Kennedy ad agency, Dan Wieden. He was inspired by the rather morbid last words of Gary Gilmore’s before his...

Follow-Up to Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Mar 6, 2019 | Closet Organizing, Downsizing, Streamlining

I visited my doctor recently for a routine check-up and somehow we got on the subject of organizing and I asked her if she saw the Netflix show, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. She told me with great passion has she is following the MariKondo Method from Marie Kondo’s...

Organizing Your Parents’–or Relative’s or Your Own–Heirlooms and Possessions

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Nov 25, 2018 | Downsizing, End of Life, Health and Wellness, Life Coaching, Specialized Organizing, Streamlining

Quite a few years ago, on my routine visit to my great Aunt Lydia in Brooklyn, she surprised me with an unusual request. She usually regales me with all her fascinating stories of life in New York during the 40s and 50s as an amateur dancer and regular...

5 Tools that Help Make a Seasonal Wardrobe Changeover Easier and Efficient

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Oct 2, 2018 | Closet Organizing, Streamlining

I’ve been dedicating some time over the last few weeks to changing out my seasonal wardrobe now that the weather is getting chillier. I have offered a few tips and tools below to make your own wardrobe changeover a bit more successful. I have found this task...

Giving Experiences Instead of Gifts for the Holidays

by Maureen the Organizing Diva | Dec 12, 2017 | Life Coaching, preventing clutter, Streamlining

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” Hamilton Wright Mabi There has been a trend in recent years to minimize consumerism and clutter by buying less things during the holidays. It might be a nice change to...