Entries by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

How To Get Unstuck When Organizing

Organizing is action. So the best way to get unstuck is to take action. When I was working with a client who was downsizing, she got stuck when we addressed her books. I found her standing in front of her two bookcases, with a puzzled expression. When I asked her what she was thinking, she […]

Feel Less Stressed

Sometimes it’s easier to know what we don’t want, than what we do want. If that is the case then start there when organizing. By removing those items we know we don’t want, we have less to look at, deal with, and decide upon. This helps us feel in control and less stressed.

How to Tackle Clean Out Projects

Spring 2016 Newsletter Side Notes: ***    Clearing the Clutter, and Closet and Wardrobe Organizing are the two classes that I have left in my spring line up.  If you’d like to attend a class please contact the class location directly. Hope to see you in class. ***   Are you curious about the Minimalist Movement? Join […]

How To Organize

My 9 year old niece slept over a few weeks ago, and several times throughout the weekend, she asked the definition to words my husband and I used which she didn’t know the meaning. It made me think of the definition of the word ORGANIZE. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word organize as “to arrange […]

Lost & Found Box

Establish a lost and found box for small items that you come across while organizing and cleaning up.  This way you’ll have a home for found parts to a game, pieces to a toy, buttons, screws, pens, lose change, etc.  Once a month empty out the lost and found box and put items where they […]