The holiday season is almost upon us. Having a home that is welcoming, clutter-free, and comfortable can be quite a challenge when you have young children because of all the toys, dolls and playthings scattered around the house. So today I wanted to focus o...
Mumnesia – Tips for overcoming New Parent Anxiety
As a parent, you may have experienced the panicky feeling before; suddenly, you start forgetting simple things like names, tasks, phone numbers, addresses, or find yourself thinking, “why did I come into this room?” And occasionally, a panicked ...
Moving, packing and moving again!!! Purging
Organizing a double move!
I sold my home and my new home awaited me. I was so happy and so looking forward to moving to my new home. Just about everything about it was making me do a happy dance every morning in anticipation. Then I got the newsR...
Organizing your children for the summer
I wrote an article recently for Help We’ve Got Kids e-magazine (a great resource for working parents). With summer just around the corner this article is about organizing your children for the summer holiday. Here’s the link to the article: ht...
STEVE JOBS – DREAM WEAVER – HIS LEGACY IN MY LIFE
In 1980 or there abouts when I was a teenager in Dublin, Ireland, my eldest sister, Jennifer, wanted to go to the University of London in England to do a Masters degree in ergonomics. There was nowhere in Ireland to study this and our only choice was Lond...
GRIEF – COMING THROUGH THE FOG AND KEEPING YOUR BUSINESS ON TRACK
It’s been quite a while since I wrote a post on my blog. I tried all kinds of tactics to get me to put “pen to paper”… even giving myself a whole day to write…. well let’s just say the house is really clean and all the bl...
“SEEING” THE SOLUTION… de-cluttering – not so easy – or is it?
De-cluttering a space is difficult because it’s not just about purging what you don’t need it is how to make what you do need “look” clutter free. With all the best of intentions, even buying the latest “organizing” gadge...
Change… one step at a time
Here’s a quote I read recently and want to share with you now:-
“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I be...
Perspective
Really it’s all about perspective; how we see or experience something is not necessarily the only way or even, at times (like for me yesterday), vaguely realistic. It can be very frustrating not to mention alarmingly confusing when we find ourselves n...
Fear and expectations and asking for help
I passed my driving test! First attempt too. When I reversed the car into the parking space at the end of my test I was almost sick with dread and shame. I dreaded being told “You seem like a nice person but you and driving? Yea not a good mix. You fa...