Entries by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Let Go Every Day

Let something go every day. A good way to practice letting go is to do it daily. Here are some ideas to encourage you. Take out containers, utensils, condiment packets, straws, and napkins Junk mail, outdated catalogues, and other papers like this Expired food, old leftovers, stale crackers or chips Pens, markers, highlighters that don’t […]

Experiment with New Habits

Set up a new habit as an experiment. This allows you to view the process as fun rather than a chore. New habits with a focus on maintaining order are always helpful. Here are two examples of experiments you can try. Experiment with collecting the mail daily and seeing how much you can immediately recycle […]

20 Projects You Can Do in 20 Minutes

Have any summer projects?

My husband is a teacher and always takes on summer projects. Well, if you ask him, I’m sure he’d say I provide him with a list of summer ‘honey do’ projects. If I’m being honest, I’ll admit, he’s right. I think summer is a great time to work on projects especially if you have more free-time on your hands.

20 Projects You Can Do in 20 Minutes

Set the timer for 20 minutes and get busy!

Devoting 20 minutes to any one of the projects on this list will help you create more order in your life.

Someday

Someday is not a day of the week! When you find yourself using that word, stop and replace it with a definite date or time. If you can’t pinpoint a definite date or time, let it go. I use an exit strategy to help me get rid of things.