Resources
Institute for Challenging Disorganization Does It Again
The Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD), a phenomenal professional society for people who wish to specialize in helping clients with complex needs, for example people with brain injuries or severe ADD, has just launched INTERNATIONAL PAGES. WOW!!!!! ICD offers you a great selection of ICD’s current resources, translated in five different languages: Dutch, French, Italian,…
Read MoreAmericans with Disabilities Act- Misunderstandings Hurt You
I’m a member of Eastside CHADD, the Seattle branch of CHADD, a support, advocacy and education group for ADD-abled people. I attended a powerful, even heartening, lecture on Wednesday about the Americans with Disabilities Act presented by Linda Clemon-Karp, MFA, ADAC, Continuing Education Coordinator at the Northwest ADA Center. The Center, “providing information, training, and…
Read MoreTrying Something New – Casual Uncluttering LinkedIn Page
I’m experimenting with a Casual Uncluttering Company Page on LinkedIn. I’m going to offer unique business-oriented content in its posts: I will give you just this one sample, an article from Libby Sander in the March 25, 2019 Harvard Business Review “The Case for Finally Cleaning Your Desk,” to tempt you into following me.
Read More3D Printers and the Maker Spirit
I am particularly pleased to share a link to the June 2020 edition of Vancouver Family Magazine, pages 12 – 17, detailing the profoundly impactful volunteer efforts of several community groups, including Repair Clark County, to teach, feed and protect vulnerable members of their city. I’ve often highlighted Repair Clark County’s Repair Cafes. I’m in…
Read MoreVirtual Organizer on the Road Shows
Friday June 5, 2020 3:00PM – 4:30PM Pacific Standard Time Tickets on sale through Eventbrite I have a portable demonstration of an organizing session, to let anyone get familiar and comfortable with the process. It’s a bin of items my clients and I often encounter in our sessions. Coco in the photo is a sample…
Read MoreTilting the Universe for a Mirror
I’ve read Karen Kingston’s Clear Your Clutter with Feng Shui. Ms. Kingston was once a Professional Organizer, and early to bring this Eastern art to Western attention. NAPO Seattle Area, my chapter of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals, hosted Deni Luna to introduce us to its concepts. NAPO has a designated subspecialty…
Read MoreVirtual Cinema Very Verite
I’m prouder than a peacock that Casual Uncluttering LLC’s first-ever virtual Organizer on the Road Show was a success. GenPride, a community center dedicated to serving LGBTQ Puget Sound Region residents, graciously hosted me. I was fortunate – we had a small number of guests, so I didn’t feel nearly the same stage fright as…
Read MoreComedy – ADD/ADHD – Brilliant
The Holderness Family – Comedy – ADD/ADHD – Brilliant. This loving, extroverted, outrageously creative family is giving a gift to the world, finding astonishingly inventive ways to cope during life in shelter-in-place. Penn Holderness, the Mr. of the household, is very open about his ADD-ableness and a splendid example of a person who uses it…
Read MoreTake a look at your closets
Take a look at your closets – are you using them effectively? Do you truly need some more? The timing of this piece is fortunate, when people may have some more time to organize: “11 Best Closets When You Need More Space” by Terri Williams for Heavy.com. I was delighted to see how many of…
Read MoreOrganizing Pep Rally Movie-Star-Style – virtual
Casual Uncluttering’s “Organizing Pep Rally” is a great virtual get-together with family or friends, your favorite social club, the monthly Home Owners Association gathering, your small-business networking night, or any other combination of colleagues, chums and blood-relations you might desire. THIS IS ME So, what is an Organizing Pep Rally? I come to your space using…
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