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My favorite blog posts of 2009

29 December 2009

I wrote just over 150 blog posts in 2009. Last week, I revisited them and picked out some of my favorites to share with you in this post. The first go-around, I selected 24. But I figure that’s more than you care to see in one post. So I’ve cut that number in half.

I’ve loosely organized them into four sections: insights on organizing, my work with other POs, decluttering a little at a time, and personal posts. Here we go.

Insights on organizing

These posts explored some of my thoughts about clutter.

Question your beliefs. In this post, I explored the beliefs we sometimes hold that keep us from letting go of items.

Standards of clutter. What you might consider cluttered might look just fine to me. Clutter is in the eye of the beholder.

My work with other POs

I had occasion to work with two different professional organizers in 2009. It was fantastic. Not only did it put me in the shoes of my clients, it made me appreciate even more the value that POs bring.

My adventure with a professional organizer. Last summer, I worked with PO Karel Worley to declutter my basement. She turned a daunting process into a breeze.

I’m officially hooked on working with POs. Later that summer, Aby Garvey came to my home and helped me create order out of my cluttered pantry.

Organizing food-storage containers. In a second post about my work with Aby in my pantry, I describe how she rocked my world by revamping how I store my food-storage containers.

Decluttering a little at a time

In 2009, prompted in part by the Declutter Happy Hour telecourse and e-course I created with life coach Shannon Wilkinson, I went on a spree of 15- and 30-minute decluttering sessions. These posts show some before-and-after pictures, proving you really can get a lot done in a short period of time.

The power of 15 minutes. I tackled the area of my living room where I knit. Why do I let it get so messy when it’s so easy to clean up?

It’s amazing what you can do in a half hour. I can’t believe I published a before picture of the area of my office near my shredder. It had just gotten out of control!

Another 30-minute miracle. Miracle is overstating it. But these photos show you can go from disordered to orderly mighty quickly with a little focused effort.

Personal posts

In my blog, I don’t hesitate to expose my personal foibles. These are four of my favorite blogs posts I wrote about myself this year.

On being early. I’m punctuality challenged. Being in a hurry caused me to make what could have been a very costly (even deadly) mistake. I vow to give myself the gift of being early.

We all have fear. A simple ski-lift ride (on a gentle slope) makes me tremble in my boots and reflect on the power that fear has over our behavior.

Why training and credentials matter. I received a big credential in 2009 and in this blog post I talk about what it took and why I think it’s a good idea to use a PO who has invested in training and credentials.

The novel writing proceeds. In November, I wrote a novel in 27 days, just for the challenge of it. In this post, I reflect on how I was able to do that and how it can relate to tackling any kind of challenge (including decluttering).

I hope you enjoy these posts. The archives have lots of hidden treasures in them. I hope you’ll take some time to click around and find some. The tags in the left-hand column can be a great way to do that.

Tagged with: blogging, declutter happy hour, decluttering, emotions, fear, hiring a po, nanowrimo

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