I Was Looking For That
41 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThis podcast is about giving you a peek into my life as a Professional Organizer. You want to live a simpler life but don’t know where to start. In these storytelling episodes we will dig deeper on how to regain control. What are the challenges of “just letting go”? Why are we so attached to things? Have you lost your mind or just your keys? I will share tricks and ideas about dealing with the clutter monster. And finally, how becoming organized can have an impact on your happiness, health and home life.Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
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Guest Bedroom Redo
August 10, 2021 16:00 - 13 minutes - 9.56 MBHave you ever noticed that each home has its own unique smell? if you had guests all summer, or if a relative lived with you for a few months, there is a specific smell that was imprinted in the walls of that room. Today I am sharing with you some simple steps for a guest bedroom redo that will neutralize smells and look refreshing and inviting. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Become a Professional Organizer
August 03, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBYou love to organize and are considering making it your business. Today I am sharing my experience so it can guide you in kickstarting your new adventure as a Professional Organizer. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Becoming a Professional Organizer
August 03, 2021 16:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBYou love to organize and are considering making it your business. Today I am sharing my experience so it can guide you in kickstarting your new adventure as a Professional Organizer. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
5 Tips to get Things Done in the Summer
July 07, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBSummertime is FUNTIME! How can you possibly get things done during this season? Here are 5 tips that will make organizing your time and tasks a breeze. It will leave plenty of time to play in the sun. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Bathroom Etiquette
June 29, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBBathroom Etiquette came to my mind after working with the Miss Universe Pageant in Florida. Every year, the contestants struggle to share the guest bathroom because their cosmetic is unorganized and in total chaos. There is a bathroom etiquette in existence and knowing the basic rules will make your vacation stay with extended family or group of friends so much more pleasant. Websites mentioned in this podcast: Papayaart.com, Llbean.com Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganiz...
Chaos with School Papers
June 23, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBLast week, when I found more school papers at my Kaleidoscope client in the garage, I decided that it was a fitting time to do a podcast about how to handle school art and papers throughout the school year. The beauty of this set up will be that it will take only a small effort in the summer to wrap up the school year and be ready for fall, when the new school year begins. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: podcast@fineorga...
Sorting Photos
June 17, 2021 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBDo you have boxes of pictures somewhere in a closet? Just looking at them is overwhelming and we have no clue on how to organize our treasured moments. This is the story of Pam and how her determination to share the family legacy convinced her to dig in and sort her photos. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Moving On
June 08, 2021 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBI am a firm believer that there is energy around us. Energy that elevates us to do things that we cannot fully explain but it feels right in our gut. This episode is about an unexpected life change and how it came about. TODAY I EMBRACE THE MEMORY OF MY PAST AND FEEL GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT LIFE HAS GIVEN ME I ACKNOLWEGE THAT I DID THE BEST I COULD AT THAT TIME AND NOW I AM READY TO LET IT GO I CLEAR MY FUTURE ROAD AHEAD FOR MIRACLES AND HAPPY SURPRISES ***Author unknown*** Learn more about ...
If Clothes Could Talk
June 02, 2021 16:00 - 12 minutes - 8.29 MBIf clothes could talk, what would they say? I was wondering about that the other day when I rotated my winter clothes with my summer garments. Were they happy with me? Did I wear them all? Was I kind to them and washed them correctly? Lets find out. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Enneagram - The 9 Personality Types
May 25, 2021 16:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn today's episode, we are organizing your mind. The Enneagram describes personality patterns and how we interpret the world and manage our emotions. The Enneagram describes nine personality types. Each one is characterized by a set of dominant behaviors, motivations and fears. The goal is to better understand your type so that you'll be able to make the most of your strengths and address your weaknesses in order to achieve your full potential. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineor...
5 To Thrive
April 20, 2021 16:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBWaiting for her flight, Kiah Twisselman picked up the book “Girl, Wash your Face” by Rachel Hollis. Kiah was so captivated by the story that she could not put it down during the entire flight. Little did she know that this book would inspire her to loose over 100 lbs. Rachel Hollis created the mantra “5 to Thrive”. Even though I had no idea on how Rachel Hollis would use this statement, it immediately resonated with me to apply it to the organizing world.
Home Office in the Garage
April 13, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBThe garage is not our first choice to be working out of, mainly because most of the time it is an overfilled area and used as storage. Here I share a few simple steps and ideas you can make it a workable space so that you don’t have to be annoyed by your family members interrupting or sidetracking the next zoom meeting. And guess what; you might even get some peace and quiet when working out of the garage.
Remodeling your kitchen? Organize first!
April 06, 2021 16:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBWhen organizing a kitchen it is always the same story: Too much items cramped into the cabinets only to be forgotten that they are there. When you are considering a kitchen remodel, it is time to evaluate what you really need because it will help to define a better picture for a successful kitchen remodel. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Remodeling your Kitchen? Organize first!
April 06, 2021 16:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBWhen organizing a kitchen it is always the same story: Too much items cramped into the cabinets only to be forgotten that they are there. When you are considering a kitchen remodel, it is time to evaluate what you really need because it will help to define a better picture for a successful kitchen remodel. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Spring Cleaning - 5 Biggest Mistakes
March 31, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBSpring cleaning is in the air! Let me share with you the 5 biggest mistakes I commonly see that make Spring cleaning so hard to accomplish. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Julie Morgenstern
March 24, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBDisorganized people can transform their life from chaos to order. It’s hard to succeed if you organize from the outside in. Follow Julie Morgenstern's method of “Organizing from the inside out” and you have a good chance to be organized for life by analyzing, strategizing and then attacking your organizational problems. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Closet Madness
March 18, 2021 16:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBThe idea to this episode came from March Madness, the College Basketball Tournament in March. We are in the middle of March, so I thought that Closet Madness is a fitting episode for my podcast. This story is about Laura and how it needed her daughter and a broken closet bar to finally make her admit she needed help with her closet madness. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Overwhelmed by Notes
March 02, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBOrganizing can have the effect that you become overwhelmed. Underestimating the time and energy it takes to organize papers might result in a ripple effect of chaos and anxiety. Taking small steps has the best success rate along with staying sane. This is the story of Frances, and how post-it notes took a toll on her. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Filing Taxes
February 23, 2021 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBI have never met anyone who was overjoyed to file their taxes. It takes some work to do the task but moreover it is the assembling of all supporting documentation that often brings on a headache. Having an easy filing set-up at the beginning of the year will ease the burden at the end of the year to produce the required info for tax filing. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
How To Stay Positive
February 16, 2021 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBYour attitude determines most of what you experience each day. Yet, it is something that is easy to neglect. Be someone who others want to be with, because you lift their energy, attitude, and spirit. Be someone who you would want to be around. Choose to have a positive attitude. Today, choose to be an excellent inspiration! “Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch ...
Get Organized With Your Time
February 10, 2021 06:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBTime is an interesting subject. Time doesn’t look at your race, your status or your age. Everybody gets 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week, 52 weeks in a year. EVERYBODY. What you do with your time, that becomes a personal story. This is the tipping point for people who are productive vs people who live in chaos. If you want to get organized with your time, you have come to the right episode. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by e...
Get Organized in Your Office
February 02, 2021 17:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBYou have set your goal to become organized. Congratulations! It would be my honor to help you achieve that. I will be discussing different set-ups of work stations. Being organized can be minimizing the stress of looking for misplaced items, therefore keeping you on task at work. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Get Organized in Your Home
January 26, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBYou have decided to get organized! Congratulations - I would be honored to help you achieve that goal. In this episode I am focusing on your home. I will pick an organizing challenge from each room that I encountered many times at my client's homes. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Blessings of 2020
January 19, 2021 02:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBOrganizing is not jut for your space and time; organizing is also for your mind. In this episode I will reflect on the past year and how my mind had to step up and count my blessings. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Out With The Old
December 09, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBAs we come to the end of 2020, there might be stuff you want to leave behind and not "schlepp" into the new year. OUT WITH THE OLD! Let's embrace this time and make space for new energy to welcome the New Year. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Travel Packing Checklist
December 02, 2020 21:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MBTraveling has changed so much. Yet we all are yearning for the freedom of taking off to whatever place we have in mind. Getting ready for a trip can be daunting but should not be. Here are my packing secrets for when you will be on the road again. Rick Steves' Packing list is a good start if you want to download, but following my podcast will make your packing foolproof, efficient and a "no brainer". Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Con...
Paper in the Kitchen
November 24, 2020 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThis episode is about the hands-on organizing of Helga's paper piles. Why is paper our pitfall? Handling mail and documents should be a breeze in the supposedly paper free time period. And why, of all the places is the kitchen the dump station for all mail? Let's dig deeper and understand how paper finds its way into the kitchen and what to do with it. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Marie Kondo
November 17, 2020 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBThere are over 3,500 Professional Organizers in the United States. How is it possible that a Japanese Organizer conquered the attention in North America? What is her secret? In this episode I share my experience with the Marie Kondo Method. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Chaos with Toys
November 10, 2020 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBWith kids come toys, with toys comes a mess, and with a mess comes frustration. Today I share the story of Gwen and Gary and their adorable kids. The kids bedrooms are pure chaos and it is spilling over into the living room. Help get these toys organized! Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Holiday Frenzy
November 03, 2020 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBIn this episode I am sharing my own experience at hosting Thanksgiving dinner with all its pitfalls. What else can be done to keep you calm during the holidays? How about some clever ways on hiding your clutter? Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
ADD Mind
October 27, 2020 16:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBFrancesca is an up and coming architect. She is excited about her projects and yet it seems her husband is constantly complaining about her long hours at work. Why can't she be more productive during the day? What is she doing all day? And why is her project success not reflected in her financial success? Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Top 10 Organizing Items
October 20, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.4 MBThis Top 10 List is about organizing items in my household that simplify my life. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
4 Cycles of Organizing
October 13, 2020 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBLooking at life, I can define 4 life cycles of organizing. In each one we have specific needs of organizing. As we grow, we add material but often forget to purge. And then we are surprised on how much stuff we collected and feel trapped by these attachments. Why is it so hard for people to let go of their stuff? Here we look at the Fear and Guilt factors and how it can mess with your mind. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: ...
Live and Let Go
October 06, 2020 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBYou are so ready to get organized! You have defined your goal. You are pumped up! Your mind is aligned. You have all the organizing tools. And yet not every organizing project turns out TV-perfect. There are sometimes bumps in the road. This is the story of Elsa who was ready to live and let go. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
The Home Edit
September 30, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 9.99 MBI was excited to watch the first season of "The Home Edit", the new organizing show on Netflix. The powerhouse duo Clea and Joanna cleverly marketed their organizing flair on Instagram where it just ballooned. Then it got the attention of some Celebrities and Voilà - a marketing match made in heaven. This is my review about the show "The Home Edit". Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Kitchen Clutter
September 23, 2020 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBThe kitchen is a place to meet, a place to create and a place to combine many interests – no matter if you live alone or with a big family. In this episode I will take you along to a couple who had to adjust to a new family situation and its subsequent impact in the kitchen. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Consingment Q&A
September 15, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBA consignment store can be instrumental in keeping your closet organized. Today I am meeting with Wendy Berti from NEW WITH TAGS, a Consignment Boutique. She will share the ins and outs of her business and what she expects in clothing that we would like to consign. Visit New With Tags on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/new.with.tags/ There you can see the "What where you thinking" sleeveless top that we discussed during the interview. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorgani...
Closet Organizing
September 08, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBCloset Organizing is one of the most requested categories of organizing. Let me bring you along to Consuela’s home. Instead of travelling for business, she works from home during this Pandemic and is confronted with the challenges of her walk-in closets. She has two of them but still cannot find what she is looking for. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]
Parents Are Downsizing Part 2
August 31, 2020 21:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBThis is part 2 of “My Parents Are Downsizing”. In the previous episode we talked about setting a schedule for the move of Bruno, what to take along and how not to overwhelm him in this process. Now that Bruno is comfortable in his apartment at the retirement home, we need to deal with the clean out of his home. What are we doing with all the stuff that is still in the house? We discover an unexpected treasure and how a Pandemic can change so many things. Learn more about organizing. Visit w...
Parents Are Downsizing Part 1
August 25, 2020 04:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBWhen you have lived in the same house for 30 or 40 years, moving is a scary task. And when it means moving to a much smaller apartment it can become very overwhelming. In this episode I share the story of Bruno, an older gentlemen who was ready to move to a retirement home. Now take this downsizing, add a very stubborn Realtor and mix it with a Pandemic – let the challenges begin. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. Have any comments you would like to share? Send an e...
I Was Looking For That
August 19, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBAnnie works from home and she is overwhelmed with the challenges that a new business brings along. She is calling in the Professional Organizer. Together we find new ways on getting her time management and paper chaos under control. Learn more about organizing. Visit www.fineorganizing.com. You can stay in touch with Conny by email: [email protected]