Life Skills We Hate

There are other things that we love to avoid! One of them is really a basic life skill that few of us were really taught as kids or even young adults. Taking care of financial paper and filing in general. Sorry. You can use a body double for these tasks, but my tip for the [...]

Mind Mapping Might Help – April 2011 Newsletter

Being an April Fool has a certain appeal these days. Especially if it means I get to laugh at myself. This is a new skill, one I have cultivated by fighting decades of seriousness. As a kid, being caught unawares was one of the worst things I could imagine. Any sort of joke played on [...]

The Tyranny of Receipts

Another Reason to Break Free! Keeping receipts is probably one of the most classic and avoidable clutter problems there is!! There are only a few real reasons to carry these bits of paper around in our  wallets, pockets or purses. What is worse, once we get them home they litter the desk top, accumulate in [...]

Personal Organizing in Edmonds

Edmonds ArtsNow 2 part Organizing class at the Edmonds Community College ArtsNow Department. Call for Information (425) 640-1243 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (425) 640-1243 end_of_the_skype_highlighting Winter Session: 2 Thursday Evening Sessions  – $49 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. June 2nd and 9th, 2011 Register Here

An Experience with Identity

Many thanks to a long time client of mine who recently shared this thoughtful description of her de-cluttering experience: I’ve been doing de-cluttering and re-organizing all year, but just today I started a project I had been putting off for a long time. There is a 4-drawer file cabinet out in my garage that is [...]

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. [...]

Paper & Your Relationship with Information: February 2010 Newsletter

Everywhere I look this week I see hopeful signs, bulbs starting to come up and the harbingers of light and warmth! One less than exciting appearance however.have been the 1099′s and tax worksheets in my mailbox. Never one to focus on the negative I’d like to offer some encouragement and tools for getting your taxes [...]

Paper Management for the Filing Resistant

Learn how to design a business file system that you will actually USE. By bravely facing the sea of paper you have right now, you can create systems that reflect how you think. Learn what paper matters to you and your business, how long it matters, and ways to manage it. Start now and set [...]

Beyond Home Make Overs

More people than ever are committed to living and working in attractive and functional spaces. The popularity of makeover shows, feng shui books and lifestyle simplifying continues to draw those who want to make changes. The challenge is finding time and energy to realize these goals in an already busy life. Hiring an expert can [...]