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**Organize 365 Podcast**

Lisa Woodruff is a home organization expert, productivity specialist, and author of multiple books including The Paper Solution.

Lisa’s research-based teaching shines a light on the invisible work being done at home and in the workplace. Lisa’s sensible and doable organizing tasks appeal to multiple generations. Her candor and relatable style make you feel she is right there beside you, helping you get organized as you laugh and cry together.

Lisa believes organization is not a skill you are born with. It is a skill that is developed over time and changes with each season of life. Lisa has helped thousands of women reclaim their homes and finally get organized with her practical tips, encouragement, and humor through her blog and podcast at Organize365.com.

Latest Episodes:

159 - Declutter the Basement & Declutter Storage Rooms Mar 17, 2017

Show notes

No one wants to go down here. I know.

If you haven't listened to the "How to Sort a Box" podcast. It is podcast #150 and goes along with today's podcast #159

Ok. The basement.

In this space you need a leader who will direct the family. - Usually mom.

The leader goes down and starts sorting boxes and items into family members' piles. And then each family member (one at a time) will come down, make decisions and carry the donations up.

-HINT-

Preparation is KEY here! The more the leader prepares, the quicker the decisions go and the more gets donated.

There is no denying that basements, attics and storage rooms ZAP energy and are the HARDEST areas to organize!

Everything is down there because you don't know what to do with it. ;)

So pace yourself. Each bag and box donated is a HUGE win!

Keep going. You can do this!

Don't forget to download the family and individual brackets to play along. View the get started post for "rules". :)

This is the LAST day to register for the Sunday Basket workshops.

Start tackling that storage room… one box at a time.

For the full show notes go to organize365.com/159

157 - Decluttering The Family Room & Organizing the Family Room Mar 10, 2017

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The first step in organizing the family room is to stop and think about what you really do in this space. Do you still watch DVDs or do you stream your entertainment? If your youngest child is in 2nd grade it is OK to move all the toys out of the family room. If your youngest child is in middle school all their toys can be in their room. For the full show notes go to organize365.com/157

156 - Organizing Bedrooms - kid's bedrooms & Parents bedrooms Mar 03, 2017

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Here are the 7 steps to decluttering your bedroom at any age. 1. Pick up all trash 2. Collect all food, dishes and dirty laundry. 3. Scan the room and fill a bag of any easily donateable items. 4. Go through ALL your clothes. Try on all your pants and tops. 5. Look at the items on your floor (including furniture) and make decisions about what can go. 6. Go through the books in your bedroom. 7. Stand and look at each wall of your room. For the full show notes go to organize365.com/156

153 - 4 Steps to Getting Photos Organized Feb 17, 2017

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Step 1 - Get ALL your photos in ONE place.

Step 2 - Decide what you want.

Step 3 - SORT by person and Project.

Here are my favorite albums to make. Click here for my photo services and see videos of the most popular albums I make.

Step 4 - Print your photos. :)

TimeShel is the Apple App I am using to print 30 photos each month from my phone.

Look at these beautiful pictures!

TimeShel is super easy to use. Remember to use the code: ORG365 to get a free month 10 prints or 40% off your 30 monthly print subscription.

Era is the Apple app I mentioned for having larger prints printed from your phone. Again, use the code ORG365 and get free shipping on your first order. :)

Click here for all the links and show notes.

Click here to join the 100 Day Home Organization Challenge.

152 - Book Review: Procrastinate on Purpose, Rory Vaden Feb 15, 2017

Show notes

The Procrastinate on Purpose By Rory Vaden is the book that explains how I am so ridiculously productive and it has NOTHING to do with time management.

I had so much fun sharing about the significance calculation, the rule of 30 and how all this relates to getting your home organized!

Rory's Focus Funnel:

Can it be eliminated?
Can it be automated?
Can it be delegated?

No?

Then do it now or procrastinate it on purpose.

Links mentioned in the podcast:

My Weekly, Monthly and Yearly checklists.

Rory's book on Kindle

The audio book version of The Mindset of Organization is finally here!! I hope you enjoy the sample chapters in podcast 140. You can get a free audible copy of The Mindset of Organization and start a free 30 day trial of audible at Organize365.com/audible

151 - Help Saving Your Precious Heirlooms Feb 10, 2017

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I talk a LOT about saving your memories. And while I tell you to save your memories in blankets and photo albums, I have not given you a resource to do so. Until today.

I am SO excited to introduce you to Once Upon A Time Creation. Jen Anderson has created a beautiful line of keepsakes that can be created from your storage room treasures.

Check out my favorites in this week's blog post.

What treasures will you create? Check out Once Upon a Time Creation here.

Click here to join the 100 Day Home Organization Challenge.

150 - How to Organize a Box in Your Storage Room Feb 03, 2017

Show notes

How will you get your storage area organized? Lots of boxes eh? I'm teaching you how to go through those boxes, how to get them organized and how to set up the storage space. I'm going to review 4 spaces within the storage area; seasonal, baby, photos, and random. The First step is always to take one box upstairs into your kitchen and empty the box completely.

Disperse

Now that you are comfortable in your climate controlled house you can better make decisions. All of the items you took out of the box need to be identified as yours or someone else's. If they are someone else's you need to start a box for them. You will need all of their things and pictures in the box when you give it all back to them! I mentioned in this episode about keeping items for a child. You may need to store it for them or it may be relocated into their room. If you are keeping some baby clothing you may see it needs washing. Go ahead, wash it, and store it away nicely for when you want to use the clothing again.

Donate

All of the things you have decided you no longer want or use, you donate. Don't worry about the time of year. All you need to know is you do not want the item anymore and let the donation centers worry about it from there.

Decide

Once you have decided to keep an item you also need to know why or what purpose it will serve you in the future. I just love snowmen. There was a snowman Greg had given me that I wanted to donate but after further consideration I decided to keep it. I decorated my bath space with it and that inspired me to decorate that space seasonally. Some people may keep baby clothing or shirts of a person to make a quilt. Or maybe in summer it's nice to have a second blender, but have a purpose for keeping the items. As far as pictures go, keep them all in a clear box and label photos. While watching tv or something you could sift through them and toss blurry/bad pics or scenery if it's not something you'd document in a scrapbook or album.

Package and Relabel

The last step is always to nicely repackage and then label each box. The boxes that you will definitely keep should be put into clear bins with color coded lids. I have red lids for seasonal boxes and each person can have a different color. You get the idea. Once you have done this, purchase shelving to accommodate. I love the shelving from Home Depot because you can reconfigure it for any home you move into, it's easy to move, and it's good in all temperatures. Then, categorize your storage room starting with the 4 categories plus additional ones you may need. This is just your first pass though. Keep in mind each time you will see roughly a 20% improvement. The boxes you are undecided about stay in brown boxes with color coded duct tape on them. You may be able to make a kitchen box later on down the road when you go through them again. But now your clear bins are stored and you can easily find that second blender then next time fun calls for it!

Your storage room is like a prepaid store. Pro Tip: Get a bookshelf and put all of your home decor on it in the storage room. When you get ready to redecorate, you can now "shop" in your prepaid store for new items with which to decorate.

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146 - Book Review: The ONE Thing Jan 18, 2017

Show notes

The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan is the book that has helped me the most in achieving increased productivity.

Using the focus question, "What is the ONE thing I can do, such that by doing it, everything else will become easier and unnecessary?" I prioritize my day on a continual basis.

In this podcast you will hear:

Why I prioritized a nay over recording this podcast.
How extraordinary success is sequential.
About the domino effect.
How to apply the ONE thing to organizing your home.

140 - The Mindset of Organization Audiobook Dec 23, 2016

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The audio book version of The Mindset of Organization is finally here!! I hope you enjoy these sample chapters today. You can get a free audible copy of The Mindset of Organization and start a free 30 day trial at Organize365.com/audible

139 - How I lost 80 hours in 2 weeks and what I did to survive Dec 21, 2016

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Listen to how being organized, and living an organized life allows you to be more productive, and be able to handle those unexpected emergencies and events that come into every person's life. Change is inevitable. Unexpected events are going to happen. They are a guaranteed but they're unexpected.

A few weeks ago, I had a series of events happen in a matter of just two to three days that cost me 80 hours out of the next two weeks of my life. Some of these were good changes. Some of these were bad changes. And all of them were unexpected.

I'm going to walk you through that 16 days, how these events unfolded over that time, what ended up getting sacrificed out of my schedule, and how I got back on track.

So what did I do?

#1 - I managed my expectations.

#2 – My systems are rock solid.

#3 - I used my phone for almost everything!

#4 - I remained calm so that the kids and Greg remained calm too.

So this getting organized thing, it's a big deal. It's a really big deal. It has a huge impact, not only on your space and how your space looks, but your ability to drop everything and take care of your kids or the people that you work with so that they can go and grieve or do what they need to do, and you can pick up the pieces and not be a hot mess or all stressed out about it. It's important for your marriage if you're married. The more organized you are, the more time you have for those people that you love and for yourself.

The quickest way to get to a productive life is to get your home organized. Join me in the 100 Day home organization challenge and let's do this!

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