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#21: Teach Kids How To Store Their Papers

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Recently a mom friend sent me a message out of the blue asking me about a very popular issue most parents with pre-school and school-aged children struggle with, myself included – until I had a strategy and action plan.

What I liked about how she framed it is that it wasn’t your TYPICAL Google search question. This went deeper in thought even though the results were the same: containing the clutter and giving the items a home.

I absolutely LOVED this question because it was about nipping the issue at the bud and addressing the behavior as opposed to finding organizing solutions using physical things like better furniture or using separators like bins or file folders. These are all great solutions to contain the clutter and chaos but it DOESN’T solve the ultimate problem: how we go about dealing with our things.

I get it, we’re all looking for quick fixes and solutions to deal with the chaos and disorganization in our home. With free shipping and next-day delivery, it’s so easy now to get our hands on things that will help solve our situation. But, is it REALLY solving the underlying issue?

If we don’t have strategies and plans set beforehand when new items come into our home or when we see a sale or deep discounted items, we’re SOOO tempted to take advantage of these hot deals that we buy more than we really need, or have space for. Our home, our space feels cramped and our minds become cluttered too: having to deal with organizing and managing the excess.

Well, in this case, it’s not about deals or sales but it is about items that keep coming in from the creative minds of our little ones…and they produce some REALLY beautiful, heartwarming, almost magical things… WE want to keep them all. And why not? They came from the most wonderful beings in the world – our children!

And if the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, well you better believe your kids will also want to keep every masterpiece that they’ve created.

So….how do we nip things at the bud, or address the root cause? Well, the title of this episode gives it all away: Teach Kids How To Store Their Papers

Interview, Miscellaneous

Podcast #14: Digital Organizing – Interview With Stéphanie Galipeau From HOP

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…if you own a phone, a laptop, tablet…..
Basically any kind of device, tool or app that stores your digital files and documents, pictures, or helps you perform tasks much easier or sends you reminders throughout the day…or at the VERY LEAST, you get emails…

This is the episode you want to pay close attention to because it’s ALL about getting your digital clutter organized and so much more!

! I’m SO excited to share with you my VERY FIRST interview on the Parenting Guide: Organizing Habits Made Easy podcast ,with fellow Pro Organizer, colleague, former executive committee member with me – she served as our Montreal chapter chair for the last 4 years and did such an amazing job keeping us all informed and digitally organized too…. But has recently stepped down from that role to put her full focus and energy in the tail end of getting her brand new course out called L’ABC de l’organisation numérique, which translates to: The ABC’s or basics of Digital Organizing. And if you haven’t guessed already, this course is taught in French. So if you understand, read or can follow in French and want to get your digital clutter organized and systemized, this course is for you.

But first, let’s get to know more about my guest Stephanie Galipeau, the owner of HOP here in Montreal, Quebec and her brand new course teaching her students the basics of digital organizing!

Miscellaneous

Podcast#13: The ultimate guide to hosting a birthday party!

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Now that things are starting to go back to some kind of normal and restrictions are going to be lifted, MANY of us are jumping for JOY because our social calendars are about to get filled up!

So this means plans are going to be made, which ALSO means we’re entering into the world of gatherings and celebrations…

If you haven’t done so already and are kind of nervous or apprehensive about hosting birthday parties, this episode is for you!

It’s been a very LONG 2 years, right? And like MANY kids and parents  out there, they’re going to want to hit the ground running with making up for all the virtual and drive-by birthday parties.

And there are some who might feel like they’ve forgotten HOW it all works. In fact, it might be overwhelming.  And that’s OK.

If you find yourself needing just a little reminder of how to go about throwing a kid’s birthday party, or your pre-pandemic babies and toddlers – are now big kids ready to invite all their buddies and besties to their birthday parties …

…and the thought of entertaining ALL these kids is cause for a little panic, I’ve got you covered.

In today’s episode, I’m going to take you through all the things to consider when organizing your kid’s birthday party whether it’s at a venue or at home.

Home organizing

Podcast #12: HowToIncreaseYourChancesOfSellingYourItemsOnline

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So this episode is an oldie but still a goodie. What do I mean by that?

This episode is taken from a FB Live I did on my Facebook Page, back in October 2020. 7 months after the pandemic hit. By this time, we’ve all been pretty much stuck at home and keeping to ourselves. Lots of things were shut down and there was no kind of gathering whatsoever.

And because of us all being homebound for months, people were well into reorganizing, decluttering and renovating their homes. They still are today, even with life getting back to some kind of normal, 2 years later. And, I don’t think it’ll stop anytime soon. This pandemic has taught us a lot, changed us in more ways than we ever could imagine and among many things, it also got us to look at our space a little differently.

So when I created that video back in 2020, “How To Increase Your Chances Of Selling Your Items Online ”, it was to encourage people to DO SOMETHING with their items they just decluttered and not just let it sit at the curb, or in some corner of the house waiting for the next time they can go out and drop it off at a donation center. I think at the time, I can’t even remember now, IF the donation centers WERE taking anything.

Anyway, I wanted to encourage people to get their things moving and out of their house, and make some money while doing that. With times being so uncertain, it was a way to get people excited and in control of their lives. Plus, who doesn’t like to make a little money now and again?

Add to that, the space you’re creating in your home brings so much clarity in your mind, lifts the weight off your shoulders that you literally feel lighter and it also feels like you’re breathing a little better. Kind of like a breath of fresh air now that there’s more room for air to circulate!

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Podcast #11: Top 7 Mistakes To Avoid When Starting An Organizing Project

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It’s that beautiful time of the year again, or at the time of this recording, it’s riiight around the corner and it’s typically THE prompt for thousands and thousands of people across the country, to do that ‘thing’ at this time of year: Spring Cleaning!

And unlike the word ‘cleaning’ in Spring Cleaning, this activity often goes far beyond washing, airing out and sweeping up the cobwebs. It also involves organizing and reorganizing too!

Now since the Pandemic started, we’ve all had a chance to take a step back and look within our own space and surroundings.  Some have completely revamped their homes, while others are going at it step by step.  Nevertheless in the last 2 years, the concept of ‘spring cleaning’ has gone from the beginning of spring to early summer TO an all-year event!

Tell me of someone who hasn’t cleared out or organized a space in their home, office, car, even relationships… in the last 2 years.  OK the last one is not part of the traditional sense of Spring Cleaning but this is a time of year to start fresh!

Home organizing

Podcast #10: 3 Tips To Making Bathroom Cleaning So Easy, The Kids Will Want To Do It

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The bathroom is either a place of chaos, comfort, a quiet zone or all of the above and everything else in between.  It’s a busy common area that if we equip ourselves and set the space up, we can totally achieve that ideal space that we resort to from time to time, or every night to escape into the World Wide Web, where most ideas and inspiration are not the only things being formed, but one of the only spaces where we can lock ourselves in from those once-cute, and now, grubby hands and constant questions: “What are you doing?” and “Can I have a snack?”

So in today’s episode I’m going to give you 3 tips to help make your bathroom easy to clean for you and the kids.  Grab a paper and pen my friend, a yummy coffee or take this all in as you go out and about.  These tips are some you may want to try, test out and, oh man, reap the benefits of easy cleaning that’s not only done by you!

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