Organize the Whole Shebang

Now is the New Later

 

Four years ago while working with a client, Lara Blair, [now one of my very favorite chicaritas] she came across a pile of items from a photography conference she had attended. She said that she "bundled them all together so that she could look at it later".

I smiled and replied.... "Now IS that later."

Within minutes Lara had determined what was still useful + what could go.

The thought of a project is often more overwhelming than the actual time it takes to knock it out. #knowthatfeeling?

We need to step back and declare

NOW is the New Later!

What you are finally DONE putting off?

LEAVE A COMMENT letting me know what your NOW is...
Then Pin this and declare you won't let all
that 'later' nonsense bog down your now!

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Free Printables

ORGANIZING SIGNS
For all your organizing sorting + purging  
Download Organizing_signs_general_use

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THE KEEP IT TOGETHER SIGNS
For those quick sort + purge projects
Download KEEP.IT.TOGETHER.SIGNS

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MAKE A SHE LIST:
self | home | endeavor projects you need to tackle.
Download SHE.LIST

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THE FUNCTION + FABULOUS LIST
When you need to step back + take a look at your entire house 
Download FUNCTION.FABULOUS.sheLIST

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THE ENDEAVOR LIST
When you need to step back + take a look at your endeavors
Download THE ENDEAVOR LIST
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Creating a Mail Center

[My favorite product for The Mail Center]

Did you know that we receive the *same amount of mail in two days that our parents received in two weeks and our grandparents in two months or possibly even two years?  *don't know exactly where this stat came from but sounds legit to me!

First, take a deep breath, look at your mail pile and holler and I mean HOLLAH a good 

“You don’t control me. I control you!”

This project may just change your life... ok that's going a bit far, but there is a reason this is the first H... home project for those of you that have [The Smart Woman's Guide To Doing it All]. 

I believe that once you get the mail under control with a system that works for you, you can maintain the incoming paper a lot easier. 

So get to it girlfriend.  Tackle this one w/a little gusto!

approx. time for initial project: 1 hour +shopping

maintain: 5 minutes/day

You'll need to: Download THE MAIL CENTER I've laid it all out for you...

PLUS "Just Say No To Junk Mail" click here This is quick read + easy to implement post with some great resources!

*bonus* labels for your mail center Download MAIL.CENTER.LABELS

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Organize The Whole Shebang... as seen on AM Northwest

Today on AM Northwest... I entered my 6th year of being their Organized Lifestyle Expert! #scantoballoonsstreamersconfetti I love doing my live monthly segment and Dave makes it all that much more fun. We got a bit silly before getting down + dirty with the details of Organizing the Whole Shebang...

If you're itchin' to get organized and don't feel like coming up with your own plan... I've done the work for you! Above I mentioned [The Smart Woman's Pocket Guide to Doing it All]...but she's also available in a right here, right now download version click here to learn more about them.

Visit the SHE MONTHLY PROJECT page for the FREE SHE VIP docs seen today on AM Northwest!

If you're looking for the Drawer Organizer shown on the segment... here is the 3-drawer version available at Storables... and while you're there you can pick up a copy of [The Smart Woman's Pocket Guide to Doing it All]...it's at the register next to all the other cute must-have items!

Cheers!

 

sooo... just how do you keep it all together?

I remember picking up my 'messy' kids from childcare and seeing others wearing a big white t-shirt over their cute outfits until juuuust before their mother's picked them up. The care provider created a system that worked for everyone involved. #clevershewas  

 

We could only wish for everything to stay perfectly in it's place, but that isn't how life works. And really it shouldn't. Life is more fun when we get messy... 

 

I created this monthly Keep it Together List for you + I to stay sane... because life is messy.

PLAN!

1. Review your Planner 
Look over your planner and reschedule that appt + text the sitter for date night.

2. Schedule Appts
Go ahead and get those doctor appts. on the books; have that 'thing' looked at because it's "not" nothing, so stop ignoring it sistah! 

 3. Plan She Time
This one is all about you! Schedule a manicure, get a coffee date on the calendar, take a walk, go window shopping.

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PRETTY IT UP!

4. Put-Aways
Clean out your catch-all bins + put away that project you've abandoned.

5. Dash + Dump
Take 2 minutes to get broken items, trash + recycling out of the house.

6. Dash + Donate
Set it free sister... take 2 minutes to gather your "perfectly good" yet you don't even use items and place them in the car destined for the donation center.

7. Returns
Get those return items out of your house and into the car so that you'll have an excuse to go to Target.

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TAKE CARE OF IT!

8. Download Photos 
Time to move your photos off your camera and onto your computer + the cloud.

9. Self Breast Exam
Pinky promise me you'll do your monthly exam... I wish I had.

The Keep it Together List is an integral part of....

  Organize the Whole Shebang 
  [the smart woman's pocket guide to doing it all] 
   A Month-to-Month Plan
to Get it + Keep it Together...
Monthly Organizing Projects + to-do lists... 
This is the Answer to How That Girl Does it All!

 
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