The Two Biggest Reasons Most People Can’t Get Organized Most of us would like to be more organized and to have less clutter. So what stops us? Two of the biggest obstacles to a calmer, simpler life and a decluttered house are: Having enough time to do the organizing and decluttering Knowing where to start These obstacles are precisely why I created the Organize In 5 Diary. Because it breaks the process of decluttering and organizing your home into 365 x 5-minute chunks, even the busiest person can find the time to declutter and organize. And because each task is set out for you eac ..read more

As a busy mum with a home office, juggling work and family responsibilities can be challenging. However, with the right strategies and techniques, you can make the most of your home office and create a productive and fulfilling work environment. Here are some practical tips that can help you use your home office better. Time management and productivity tips Set clear goals for each day and prioritize tasks accordingly. Use a to-do list or task manager to keep track of your tasks and deadlines. Use the Pomodoro technique to break up your work into manageable intervals and take regular breaks ..read more

Introducing the Refreshed “7 Days to Organized Home Office” Course – Your Ultimate Guide to a Clutter-Free, Productive Workspace Hello, everyone! We are thrilled to announce that we have revamped and refreshed our popular course, “7 Days to Organized Home Office”! Our team has worked tirelessly to bring you an updated version of the course, packed with new features and valuable content to help you create and maintain an organized, efficient, and stress-free home office environment. Here’s what you can expect to get from our newly refreshed course: 1. Instructional Videos for Each Task We under ..read more

You want to get in shape, have a clean house, finish an important project at work…but things just keep getting in the way. If this sounds familiar, procrastination could be preventing you from moving forward and getting things done. In many cases, we procrastinate because we either can’t decide what to do next or are simply getting distracted from the things that need to get done. The tips below can help hone your focus and ensure you are able to avoid some common procrastination pitfalls — and boost your productivity as well.  1. Define Success What do you actually want to achieve? Somet ..read more

An ergonomically safe home office delivers many valuable benefits. A variety of statistics prove that it enhances productivity, enables people to avoid serious health problems and decreases missed days of work. By preventing fatigue, it also reduces mistakes. These tips can help you improve the ergonomics of your office: 1. Table or Desk Consider using an adjustable work surface that lets you choose between sitting and standing. People generally experience less neck, shoulder and back discomfort when they spend less time sitting. Try to alternate between standing and sitting every half-hour. J ..read more

It’s no secret that happiness and productivity are closely entwined. When employees aren’t happy, they are distracted; they can’t be their best or most efficient when they are worried or frustrated. But more to the point, what can managers and employers do to boost employee happiness? How can employees improve their mood? 1. Employees: The secret to productivity is work-life balance Employees must manage their work-life balance rather than overworking themselves. When employees overwork themselves, they frequently find they are less effective and productive; instead of doing 2 hours of work, t ..read more

It’s hard. When work is always present, it’s very easy to constantly start more work. But it’s also not healthy. When you don’t have an appropriate work life balance, you start to hate your work… and feel resentful about what you aren’t accomplishing in your daily life. There are a few things you can do to have work life balance when working from home. 1. Set regular hours for yourself and stick to them. This will help you create a routine and keep your work life separate from your personal life. Let everyone know your hours too; this tells them when they shouldn’t be bothering you with home-r ..read more

If you work at home, you face a double threat when it comes to organizing your office — your work stuff and things from other parts of the home that migrate in. Taking some time to get organized can help you find what you need, when you need it and make your office space one that you can truly enjoy working in. Here are 5 simple and nearly instant ways to reorganize your workspace. 1. Set your mind to declutter regularly. Make a decluttering routine. If it isn’t something you use regularly, need or absolutely love, it needs to go — or at least leave your office space. Tackle decluttering a dra ..read more

Sometimes it seems like there are never enough hours in the day. But with a bit of time management, you can make time for the things you need to do, like housework. Here are some tips on how to manage your time for housework. 1. Set realistic expectations. Don’t try to do too much in one day or week. Spread out your housework over a period of days or weeks so that it doesn’t seem so overwhelming. “I’m going to clean the entire house today” rarely goes well and will just make you feel defeated. 2. Make a list. Once you know what needs to be done, make a list of the tasks and prioritize them. Th ..read more

Procrastination is the boogeyman that most of us blame for our lack of productivity. It is a strange psychological phenomenon that often has roots in many other aspects of your life. Learning how to overcome procrastination is vital to your long-term success, though. How do you do that? Let’s look a little deeper at procrastination and how to overcome it.  1. Understanding Procrastination The first thing you need to do in order to overcome procrastination is to understand it. We know we procrastinate, but we often don’t know why. There is no blanket answer to this question. The causes of ..read more