self-care Archives | Professional Organizer Pasadena, CA https://www.getorganizedalready.com/category/self-care/ Get Organized Already! We help nice people get organized. Fri, 19 Jan 2024 04:36:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 /wordpress/wp-content/uploads/favicon.png self-care Archives | Professional Organizer Pasadena, CA https://www.getorganizedalready.com/category/self-care/ 32 32 75050459 Having Trouble Remembering Things? It’s Time to Declutter https://www.getorganizedalready.com/trouble-remembering-time-to-declutter/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/trouble-remembering-time-to-declutter/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:37:39 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/wordpress/saving-money-at-dinner-time/ When was the last time you forgot something important? And not just your wallet, I’m talking about forgetting your responsibilities or forgetting an idea. All of those brilliant ideas you have exploding in your brain. You think, “Oh, that is good. I’m going to do that as soon as…” as soon as you get home, […]

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]]> https://www.getorganizedalready.com/black-pandemic-sweatpants/feed/ 0 8044 Thou art sad; get thee a wife, get thee a wife! https://www.getorganizedalready.com/get-thee-a-wife/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/get-thee-a-wife/#respond Mon, 22 Jul 2019 22:40:00 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/?p=8128 (Much Ado About Nothing 5.4.126) My husband is out of town. And while I do miss him, what I really want is a wife. Do you need a wife? Maybe you have a wife, but you could still use some advanced domestic help for a few hours. Someone to pick things up, return things, organize […]

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]]> https://www.getorganizedalready.com/get-thee-a-wife/feed/ 0 8128 Want a better sex life? Declutter these 5 things from your bedroom (maybe 6 things) https://www.getorganizedalready.com/want-a-better-sex-life-declutter-your-bedroom/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/want-a-better-sex-life-declutter-your-bedroom/#respond Mon, 04 Feb 2019 23:45:38 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/?p=8147 Newsweek magazine* estimates that 15 to 20 percent of couples are in a sexless relationship. Say WHAT? Researching statistics for this article was pretty depressing. Americans today are having less [sex] than Americans a decade ago. (Archives of sexual behavior) Why would this be?  My first guess was Donald Trump. Haha! But a Time magazine […]

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]]> https://www.getorganizedalready.com/want-a-better-sex-life-declutter-your-bedroom/feed/ 0 8147 I broke up with my favorite, whiny friend https://www.getorganizedalready.com/i-broke-up-with-my-favorite-whiny-friend/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/i-broke-up-with-my-favorite-whiny-friend/#respond Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:40:48 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/?p=8531 Everyone knows my husband is a great guy. My parents know it. Our friends know it. The teachers at school know it. I wrote a love story about him in the paper for goodness sakes! But! There is a drawback to having a universally well-liked partner… When I get annoyed with him there is no one to vent […]

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]]> https://www.getorganizedalready.com/i-broke-up-with-my-favorite-whiny-friend/feed/ 0 8531 Only lazy people need to hire an organizer https://www.getorganizedalready.com/only-lazy-people-need-to-hire-an-organizer/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/only-lazy-people-need-to-hire-an-organizer/#respond Mon, 06 Aug 2018 20:05:19 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/wordpress/only-lazy-people-need-to-hire-an-organizer/ I’ve been a professional organizer for many years. Often people who are naturally organized ask me incredulously, “What do you do for people? Why can’t they throw away their own trash?” When you are born with the desire and ability to keep things in order, it’s easy to see other people’s disorder as a character […]

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]]> https://www.getorganizedalready.com/only-lazy-people-need-to-hire-an-organizer/feed/ 0 1562 How lipstick is like a tidy house https://www.getorganizedalready.com/how-lipstick-is-like-a-tidy-house/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/how-lipstick-is-like-a-tidy-house/#respond Mon, 11 Jun 2018 19:20:26 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/wordpress/how-to-organize-medical-paperwork/ Drop your belief that other people care if your house is clean. They don’t care.   Tonight I’m going to a broadway show so I’m getting fancy. The tickets are free because my husband, Jeff, is a musician in the pit. This is why I married him– for free tickets to musicals because I LOVE […]

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]]> https://www.getorganizedalready.com/how-lipstick-is-like-a-tidy-house/feed/ 0 1541 Open Letter to the Queen Volunteer https://www.getorganizedalready.com/open-letter-to-the-queen-volunteer/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/open-letter-to-the-queen-volunteer/#respond Sun, 13 May 2018 17:57:01 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/wordpress/open-letter-to-the-queen-volunteer/ This week I found this letter which I wrote to myself when my children were 4 and 5 years old (they are 15 months apart). Those were hard times, friend. And here’s my proof. Dear Incredibly Nice, Selfless-Mother-of-2, You are such a giver–volunteer of the year for sure! You are on the ball and we […]

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]]> https://www.getorganizedalready.com/open-letter-to-the-queen-volunteer/feed/ 0 1549 Host a clothing swap party this spring! https://www.getorganizedalready.com/host-clothing-swap/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/host-clothing-swap/#respond Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:29:04 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/?p=8544 A clothing swap is an awesome way to avoid fast fashion, clean your closet, party with friends, and get free clothes! Before we both moved away from Pasadena, my friend Monette and I used to host a swap every year. Now you should know that Monette is a much MUCH better dresser than I. She […]

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]]> https://www.getorganizedalready.com/host-clothing-swap/feed/ 0 8544 Clutter and anxiety https://www.getorganizedalready.com/clutter-and-anxiety-2/ https://www.getorganizedalready.com/clutter-and-anxiety-2/#respond Mon, 02 Oct 2017 20:45:44 +0000 https://www.getorganizedalready.com/wordpress/clutter-and-anxiety-2/ Like any other topic, there are two sides to the story of decluttering. Some people can’t get enough while some people can’t be bothered. These are quotes from an online discussion (reddit) on clutter and anxiety: When I have a bad day, vacuuming, tidying up and throwing out significantly improves my mood. Physical activity helps […]

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