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Organizing Pregnancy and Maternity Clothes

10/14/2022

 
Pregnancy and postpartum are times of so much joy and expectation!  While this is a wonderful time, it can also be filled with lots of change, many decisions to make, and plenty of extra tasks.  The last thing you want to do is open your closet in the morning and be disappointed that you don't fit into your clothes and stressed because you don't know what to wear.   Let me share the journey of one new mom that I worked with as an example.  
Wooden chest of drawers with one drawer open and showing undergarments stacked haphazardly
Before Photo: Maternity Undergarments
Wooden chest of drawers with one drawer open with neatly stacked maternity undergarments and wet wipes.
After Photo: Maternity Undergarments
The client was a new mom who was frustrated with getting dressed each day.  Her closet was overflowing, yet she couldn't fit into most of the clothes.  Not only was it difficult to locate something that fit, but it was also taking an emotional toll knowing that the clothes didn't fit.  She ended up wearing the same few items over and over as they came out of the wash.  

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How do you Organize a Whole Home? (client story)

10/7/2022

 
I often get asked some version of the following.  "Exactly what do you do when working with a client?"

That's a great question!  So glad you asked.  Today, I'm going to share with you an example of working with a client organizing her whole home.  

Every client is different, but here is the general process for going through your whole home.  This process is based on Marie Kondo's method of tidying, The KonMari Method®.
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Headshot of Laura Sinclair wearing a white shirt with flowy sleeves, a green necklace, and glasses
The client had just moved and wanted to settle into her new home.  We spent two sessions working on her clothes, "joy checking" them one-at-a-time.  We began with her tops hanging in the closet: she picked them up one by one and paid attention to how her body responded when she held the item.  How did she feel about each item?  Did it fit and was she excited to wear it?  We divided the closet into areas for different types of clothing and made sure that she could quickly find any item.  We even made a drawer for swimsuits!  


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Happy New Year!  It's a great time to get organized!

1/1/2022

 
Wishing you and your loved ones a very Happy New Year!  

This is a great time of year to get things in order:  
-your priorities and goals
-your mental space and focus
-your physical clutter

Don't get overwhelmed.  Just choose one thing to focus on.  ​Here are some tips to help you get started!  
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Mental Organizing:

What is your focus for this year?  Have you considered choosing a word instead of New Year's Resolutions?  It's a positive spin to help you stay centered on what is most important to you at this particular moment in time.  Here are some ideas:  hope, independence, play, balance, adventure, organizing, etc.  

If you are interested in trying this out, check out this link for more information and ideas:  Choosing a New Year's Word of the Year.  

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My Child Forgets Items in their Locker!

12/7/2021

 
People are forgetful.  This is part of life.  But when your child is forgetting items in their locker or at home, it is time to help them with some skills for remembering!  

You can help your child by setting up a locker support system.  Checklists are great tools and can be very helpful!  They keep important information in place and allow the brain a 'break' from remembering the full list.   

(Note: The same process is helpful to adults too!  Make a list of what you need to take to work, to the soccer game, to pack for a weekend get-away, etc.)
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Create a Checklist
Help your child to create a checklist for their locker.  This means creating a separate list of items that they will need to get at each locker visit. 

​If they go to their locker once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once to pack up to leave school at the end of the day, then they will need three separate spots.  

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