How To Organize Your Routine For Good Sleep Hygiene

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As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. How’s your sleep hygiene? No, I’m not referring to cleanliness, although clean sheets are definitely a priority! The Oxford dictionary defines sleep hygiene as, “habits and practices that are conducive to sleeping well on a regular basis.”    When I start working with a new client, one […]

Virtual Organizing: Nonjudgmental Help From a Distance

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Do you finally have time to get organized but don’t know where to start? Need guidance but are practicing social distancing? Well, get ready to Zen Your Den® or Zen Your Biz because Virtual Organizing is here! One afternoon while helping a client organize her closet, I blacked out once and fell off a shelf […]

Cocooning: Self-Quarantining Reframed

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Social distancing… self-quarantine… I much prefer the term, cocooning: “to envelop or surround in a protective or comforting way.” Faith Popcorn, a trend forecaster and marketing consultant coined this term in 1981, when there was no email or internet. So many of us are running around trying to stock up, sanitize and avoid contact that […]

Five Questions to Ask Yourself to Tame Your Monkey Mind

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Monkey Mind is a Buddhist term to describe a restless, unsettled or confused mind. Sometimes I head to bed at night wide-eyed alert, but tired. My mind is still going even though I desperately need sleep. I play a hypnosis app that usually works well to talk me down and into sleep, but there are nights […]

Supercharge Productivity with Smartphone Reminders

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Supercharge Productivity with Smartphone Reminders Did you set some New Year’s resolutions that you have yet to take action on? Well, dust off those goals and start making real progress with smartphone reminders! Your smartphone comes with a default reminders app that can help you build habits and routines. If you ask your phone’s personal […]