The principle business of life

Is the principle business of life to struggle with disorganization, losing things, wasting time and feeling bad about yourself? I say no. You are awesome! Your living space can reflect that.

When items in your home are easily accessible, life flows easily and effortlessly. Working side by side with a professional organizer, you bring order to your life… and that brings out your best work, your best play, and your best life.

Your space serves as your launching pad for being your authentic self with unlimited potential.

You are awesome! You deserve to live in a space that reflects how unique and awesome you are.

The principle business of life is… well, see below!

"The principle business of life is to enjoy it."

6 tips for purging sensitive papers

Out-with-the-old-to-make-room-for-the-new is a classic organizing principle… and it’s important to do it safely. Now that tax time is upon us, many of us are working with sensitive financial papers such as receipts, statements, confirms and legal/tax papers.

Get some tips about protecting not only your identity but protecting your office from turning into a . . . → Read More: 6 tips for purging sensitive papers

On transformation and Presidents’ Day

You’re here because you want to transform your life, right?

In the spirit of transformation, I would like to share a personal transformation story of my own. About a year ago, a client introduced me to LearningRx, a cognitive training center that helps students strengthen their underlying skills necessary for learning. They help adults, . . . → Read More: On transformation and Presidents’ Day

Going into the unknown

As human beings we like to do what is familiar. It can be scary to try new things. Could it be worth the risk to go into the unknown and do something you have never done before? I say yes!

Have you ever heard of the book The Alchemist by Brazilian author Paulo Coehlo? . . . → Read More: Going into the unknown

The little steps add up

This weekend I watched a really inspiring movie, Touching the Void. It’s a documentary about two British climbers named Joe and Simon who in 1985 climbed one of the highest peaks in the Peruvian Andes, the nearly 21,000 ft west face of Siula Grande. Previously unclimbed, they were the first to do it and made . . . → Read More: The little steps add up

Dare to do it wrong!

There are lots of ways that we as human beings can become blocked, and one way is via perfectionism. It robs us of our life, our effectiveness, and our ability to connect to others in the world. What is this thing that keeps us from getting our amazing ideas into the great conversation, putting . . . → Read More: Dare to do it wrong!

What’s the name of that lip gloss?

I was talking to my friend in NY earlier this week who had a dream about walking through the makeup section of a department store. Her face was pale and she needed some color. A really friendly-looking sales associate approached her, holding a tube of sparkling red lip gloss and said “this will be . . . → Read More: What’s the name of that lip gloss?

Are you in the race?

Just last evening, I finished another great book, one that I received from my husband as a gift: The Art of Racing in the Rain, by Garth Stein. Author Wally Lamb describes the book as “a meditation on humility and hope in the face of despair.” I would agree.

Narrated by the dog, Enzo, . . . → Read More: Are you in the race?

Between a rock and a hard place

I recently came across an interview of director Danny Boyle discussing his new movie, 127 Hours. The movie is about a Colorado rock climber who finds himself pinned by a boulder in a Utah canyon and emerges from his ordeal a changed person — physically, mentally and spiritually. What I love about Boyle, who . . . → Read More: Between a rock and a hard place

In life there are two of everything

It was a Saturday afternoon and I rested my head against the rain-streaked window of the Valley Metro train. I could see college students scurrying and trudging around under hoods and umbrellas in an uncharacteristically gray, wet day in Phoenix. A clogged manhole cover created a miniature lake outside the the Heard Museum, a . . . → Read More: In life there are two of everything