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Why Your Holiday Budget Keeps Blowing Up—And How Organization Can Help

Let’s be real: if the holidays were a person, they’d be that friend who’s always urging you to “treat yourself.” It starts innocently enough—maybe with a cute snowflake mug at the grocery store or a few extra strings of twinkly lights for the front porch. But before you know it, your credit card is maxed, and you’re wondering how you’ll survive until January without selling a kidney on eBay.

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Why Organization Breakdowns are not your fault

There’s a lot of noise out there about how to organize your home and life—color-coded planners, Marie Kondo folding techniques, picture-perfect pantries with matching bins. These things can be beautiful and inspiring, sure, but they don’t always translate to real life, especially for those of us juggling kids, careers, or, you know, just trying to keep up with the chaos of everyday life.

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How to Romanticize Your Life: Finding Peace in Simplicity

The idea of “romanticizing your life” has been trending on TikTok and across social media—and for good reason. It’s a movement that encourages us to find beauty in the ordinary, to celebrate the small, simple moments, and to live with more intention and contentment. It’s a shift that moves us away from the cycle of consumerism and toward a lifestyle of simplicity and mindfulness. But how do we actually do that in a world that’s constantly screaming for more of our attention?

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a simpler, more intentional life: Choose once.

From the moment we wake up, there are a million tiny decisions waiting for us—what to wear, which products to use, what to buy. These seemingly insignificant choices pile up and leave us feeling stressed. But here’s a simple strategy that can save your sanity: Simplify by making a single choice.

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Goals Vs. Resolutions

"This is the year I finally get organized!" As a professional organizer, I've seen it all, and I'm here to talk about Resolutions vs. Goals. Stick around until the end, I’m going to share a FREE Goal Setting Guide with you. <3

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Book Recommendations

Some of my favorite reads for Organizing, Productivity, Goal Settings, and Understanding Ourselves.

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What is Executive Dysfunction?

Maybe you’re easily distractible, or can’t seem to force yourself to focus on one thing. Maybe you’ve always been a “daydreamer,” and find yourself spacing out when you’re supposed to be focusing, such as during a school lesson, or a conversation with a friend.

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Future You

Picture this…. You wake up, and your clothes are laid out and ready for you to step into once you’ve washed your face and prepped yourself for the day. Upon dressing, you step into a clean and welcome kitchen, and someone has set up the coffee pot for you and put out your favorite mug, so all you have to do is press the button and it’s off and brewing.

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