Letting Go Month – May 2012 Newsletter

Every once in a while I check my list of events and issues that are celebrated or honored for the current month. May appears to be a really big one, highlighting everything from meditation to motorcycles. It’s “Get Caught Reading” (not too hard at my house) “Be Kind to Animals”, and “National Electric Safety” month. [...]

The Untold Tale….of your Refrigerator Magnets – March 2012 Newsletter

One of my favorite parts of teaching people about clutter and organizing is introducing them to parts of their homes that they no longer really see. It’s typical to be focused on the problem areas, the chaotic pantry, the overwhelming attic or garage, or the stacks of unopened mail. These are the projects that demand [...]

An Autumn Potpourri – September Newsletter 2011

September is my favorite month for a number of reasons – I love the transitional months best, particularly the changes in the angle of the light. In recent phone calls with people far away, it’s occurred to me that growing up in the northern latitudes has shaped my expectations about how days and seasons pass. [...]

Body Doubles Make it Happen – May Newsletter 2011

The Composed Domain, as most of you know, is all about your relationship to your home. My hope is that you deepen your awareness of what works and learn to create a place where “being home” is more than sorting mail and watching TV.  It is such a personal process! The front window at my [...]

Personal Organizing and Clutter Clearing – Bellevue College

2 Thursdays  August 2012, the 2nd and 9th  7:00PM – 8:30PM Find that letter, reclaim the counter tops and feel at home in your world! Come and create strategies for change and discuss concrete methods for tacking clutter and chaos. Learn clutter clearing and simple organizing principles to help you break old patterns, learn new [...]

David Allens “Blended Stacks”

I just read this on David Allen’s Newsletter and tried to “share” it, but could not find a way…. so I am passing it on to you via my blog. His systems might be the answer for you, or not, but the concepts here are right on: The Numbness of Blended Stacks You will experience [...]

Aligning Inside with Outside: Personal Organizing and Clutter Clearing

Learn to create an environment that truly supports your life! What do you live with, and why. Everything should say: Yes! This is me, I am home. Rebecca Ross blends practical organizing skills, warmth and humor to create functional spaces. As an architect and meditator she balances energy and stillness in body, mind and surroundings. [...]

“Reactionary Workflow” – Ideas for Breaking the Pattern

Where do you really draw the line on your “to do” list? Some of the things we assign ourselves really are necessary; get our teeth cleaned, answer the jury duty summons, pick up the kids. Another category might be negotiable, and yet another list usually contains all those things we actually WANT to do. And [...]

Your Brain in Order – April 2010 Newsletter

Thinking about thinking….and wanting to understand ways that people process information has been on my mind this month. Having read a couple of interesting books I thought I’d pass along some of the ideas. John Medina, the author of “Brain Rules”, actually lives and works here in Seattle and has been giving talks about how [...]

Keeping Up While Fending off Overwhelm

It’s like flossing your teeth…. a job that never really ends. So how can you figure out how to manage it without making it a big deal?

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