This quote from artist and textile designer William Morris is a pithy prescription for avoiding clutter in your home. Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. To earn its place in your house, office, closet or life, according to Morris, each thing must: Serve a useful purpose and/or Make you happy. Which means you can count as clutter anything [...]
You may know I’ve been running a 30-Day Weight Loss-athon over at 52 Weight Loss Missions. Each day we completed a 10-minute task relating to diet, exercise or mindset. As with all my programs, the focus was on taking action and being accountable. With more than 2,500 people signed up for the daily emails, a lot of action was taken over those 30 days! I’ve now packaged up the program [...]
At the moment I’m re-reading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. It’s a wonderful book on overcoming resistance and doing meaningful stuff. Early in the book Pressfield says There’s a secret that real writers know that wannabe writers don’t, and the secret is this: It’s not the writing part that’s hard. What’s hard is the sitting down to write. You could say the same about decluttering, exercising, that project [...]
Every year I run a FREE, action-based program in April. This year my program is for people who have a few extra pounds they’d like to shed, and are looking for a burst of motivation, inspiration and community support to help them take action. It’s called the 30-Day Weight Loss-athon and I’ll be running it on the blog over at 52 Weight Loss Missions. It involves 30 days of 10-minute [...]
Spring has just begun in the US. What a lovely time of year! Whether you live in the US or on the other side of the world (Australia) like I do, you may be feeling inspired to spring clean – or at least to declutter, or to do a little home organization. To help you, I’ve put together a list of some of my most popular posts from the past [...]
I’m super-excited to introduce Kylie Browne, our fabulous new community manager. Kylie will be your go-to gal in both Design Your Life and 52 Weight Loss Missions. Her friendly, helpful personality, plus her passion for being happy and organized – while being a great mother to two young boys – make her just perfect for this role. You’ll see Kylie on the Design Your Life forums – answering questions, posting [...]
After my post on The Best iPhone Apps For Getting Organized And Being More Productive a bunch of you asked for a post for Android users. So I asked the cool people on my Facebook page, Facebook profile, Twitter and Linked In to nominate their favorite Android app for personal organization and/or productivity. Here are the apps that people suggested: Taskos aCalendar iRecorder Cozi Out of Milk Evernote Remember the Milk [...]
Timeline for Facebook pages rolls out for everyone on March 30, but you can publish your business page to Timeline now. When you do, here are 5 cool things you’ll be able to do. 1. Upload a Cover Image Facebook says that: ‘Cover images must be at least 399 pixels wide and may not contain: Price or purchase information, such as “40% off” or “Download it at our website” Contact [...]
I’ve recently discovered Clear for iPhone as a super-simple task manager, and I love it. There are neither bells to ring nor whistles to blow, but for an over-complicating over-thinker like me – it’s perfect! Which got me wondering what other people are using on their phones to help them get stuff done and feel more organized. So this week I asked the cool people on my Facebook page, Facebook [...]
Tuesday is Valentine’s Day. Happy hearts! Wednesday is my wedding anniversary – 15 years. I find that hard to grasp, largely because most days I feel about 12. But also, it’s a long time, right? A long time to be in this intimate, intense situation with the same person. So I thought I’d write about some of the things I’ve learned. And because it’s been 15 years, I’ve come up [...]
What do you wear when you’re at home? Whether you’re working, doing chores, or chilling out, the clothes you wear can affect your mood, motivation and even feelings of self-respect. If you find yourself struggling with procrastination, low productivity or lack of motivation, your at-home wardrobe could be to blame. Do you pull on any old thing because you’re ‘just at home’? Do you say to yourself, ‘No one can [...]
Ready to make 2012 happy, organized and clutter-free? Here are some strategies to start the year off well. 3 Powerful Strategies For A Fabulous New Year Although the start of a new year is a fairly arbitrary thing, it offers a priceless psychological gift – motivation! Don’t waste this gift! Take advantage of the January 1 effect to get started the way you want the year to continue. If you’re [...]
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