Office organizing products don’t impress me much - putting in time to do the real work does.  That’s why it’s notable that I was wowed by a creative use of Ikea drawer sets spotted in a magazine.

I had the pleasure of meeting many of San Francisco’s professional organizers over a year ago when I spoke for the second time at the NAPO-SFBA annual conference.  Samantha Pregenzer was one of those organizers and I’ve enjoyed following her gorgeous and insightful Instagram feed ever since.

Something big is happening: I’m in the process of actually finishing a book.  In fact, I’m slowing down so I can savor it.  Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals that Brought Me Home is a beautifully written memoir by a woman who suffered and survived a brain aneurysm.  

What I’ve been organizing lately: a fashion designer’s office in NYC

Full disclosure, this wasn’t lately; about two years ago I was hired by a fashion designer in NYC.  In going through some old before and afters, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t shared this story with my readers yet! This was a classic case of me wondering how we were going to fill the time for which she had hired me.

If we’re not already making an effort to practice positive thinking, we certainly are aware of the benefits.  I’m not here to go into the depths of why this works, or to explain how feelings create actions that create results, but rather to show specifically how to apply this to living a beautiful life.

Here’s a very short review of a book I haven’t read.  A client recently shared with me her excitement for her new copy of goodbye, things by Fumio Sasaki.  It already has me thinking, though I haven’t read any part of it.  Of all she was telling me, these two pieces have really stuck: