Organize 365 Podcast
1,027 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsLisa Woodruff is a home organization expert, productivity specialist, and author of multiple books including The Paper Solution.
Lisa’s research-based teaching shines a light on the invisible work being done at home and in the workplace. Lisa’s sensible and doable organizing tasks appeal to multiple generations. Her candor and relatable style make you feel she is right there beside you, helping you get organized as you laugh and cry together.
Lisa believes organization is not a skill you are born with. It is a skill that is developed over time and changes with each season of life. Lisa has helped thousands of women reclaim their homes and finally get organized with her practical tips, encouragement, and humor through her blog and podcast at Organize365.com.
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136 - Sell It!
December 09, 2016 13:00 - 28 minutes - 27.4 MBThe process of selling your items is labor intensive. I often suggest just donating your unwanted items to save time and get you to living a less cluttered life faster. However, there often is value in the items you no longer need, and being paid to declutter has a nice ring to it. In each case, a bunch of time and space is necessary to store, price, list, and deliver items. In the past few years, numerous companies have come into the marketplace that will store, price, list, and deliver...
135 - Adult Trinket Management
December 07, 2016 13:00 - 58 minutes - 57.6 MBFor many of us, it is relatively easy to let go of inexpensive items of clutter that we no longer love and need. As you progress through your home decluttering/organization journey, you will naturally start to question why you are keeping items of greater value. For many of us, the act of collecting is fun. As children, we collected Beanie Babies, Happy Meal toys, and rocks. As we age, the desire to have complete collections can consume us beyond our actual desire for the items being colle...
134 - My 3 New Years
December 02, 2016 13:00 - 20 minutes - 32.5 MBI always thought that I divided my calendar into three separate years because I was a schoolteacher or because I had children. But the more I talk to women without children who work 9-to-5 jobs, the more I find that this way of looking at the calendar actually rings true for most women. In this week’s post, I will walk you through how I organize my calendar three times a year, and how each time block starts out structured and organized and ends up chaotic and unstructured. My 3 calendar ...
133 - December 2016 Organizing Focus
November 30, 2016 13:00 - 13 minutes - 22.4 MBOrganizing Holiday Decorations Organizing Your Kids! Check out the full post for relevant links to get you started organizing in these areas. Etsy Store Updates The 100 Day Home Organization Challenge registration opens on December 16th. NEW: The 21 Day Garage & Storage Room Organization Sprint is available.More sprint information Order signed copies of The Mindset of Organization in my Etsy Store. Visit my Etsy store
132 - Love Languages & Clutter Free Gifts
November 25, 2016 13:00 - 13 minutes - 23.3 MBMatch your holiday gift to the recipients "love language" and give clutter free gifts this holiday season. Have you heard of the 5 love languages? Understanding how we give and receive love helps us make more meaningful purchases and give gifts that will be used and appreciated. The five love languages are: Quality time Acts of service Touch Gifts Words of affirmation In this week's blog post, I have ideas for clutter free gifts for each of the 5 love languages. Read it here: h...
131 - How to Organize Husbands (children, significant others, parents, etc.)
November 23, 2016 13:00 - 33 minutes - 54 MBIt is so easy for us to start organizing ourselves and start making progress. Then we look at our spouses and notice that they have not made the same progress we have made. We want them to be doing what we are doing. However, they need to see a few more things from us before they're ready to jump on board. Here are the steps: Husbands are looking for you to be consistent. Your husband is looking for results that last. Change is yucky. He has to want it for himself. Stop focusing...
130 - The Three Stages of Parenting
November 18, 2016 13:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBJust as there are 4 phases of life that I identified in the Mindset Of Organization Book, these 3 phases of parenting all need different organization as well. The more you understand where you are in life, the more successful you will be at finding and implementing the organization you need to make your life function better. Parenting Stage 1: 0-6 years old – You Do It All The first stage of parenting is sheer survival! Under the age of 6 almost all daily duties with your children fall o...
129 - How to Organize Sporting Equipment
November 16, 2016 13:00 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBAlmost all sports involve special clothing, equipment and leaving the house. Even walking my dog! Here are 8 steps to get your sporting equipment organized and have everything you need – when you need it! Get a bag for EACH sport and each person. Create a custom checklist for each bag. Buy MORE of anything you can! Keep the sports bags and uniforms in the car, garage or laundry room. Stocked “Mom Bag”. Stocked “Spectator Bag”. Buy Garage Organizers. Clean Out the Car! For m...
128 - Productivity # 9 How to Hire Household Help
November 11, 2016 13:00 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBYou only have 24 hours a day. The only way to get more time is to eliminate tasks or get help doing them. I know this is a hard concept for some to embrace. The idea of paying someone to do something you CAN do is a big mental mindset shift. By PAYING for a task to be done by someone else you are saying. I can't do it ALL. This is important enough to me at this time to make sure it is done and done regularly. I am going to use that time that is freed up to do..... What is it that y...
127 - Boys' Collections
November 09, 2016 13:00 - 34 minutes - 48.4 MBBoys have fewer categories of “toys” but more pieces and parts than girls. The key to having an organized boy’s room is to buy organizers specifically designed for each of their precious collections. Understanding how boys go from toys to collections will also shed some light on the husbands and fathers in your life. The blog post is full of Amazon links of the exact products I use when organizing boys Legos, video games, and card collections.https://organize365.com/organizing-boys/ Next...
126 - Passion Projects
November 04, 2016 12:00 - 22 minutes - 31.8 MBOur natural inclination is to want to organize someone else or dive deep into organizing our "passions." The easiest way to actually GET ORGANIZED is to go through your home in a logical progression starting with one room and slowly working your way through the whole house. But we get stopped by wanting to organize family members or jumping into the deep end with Passion Projects. Everyone has 1-3 current Passion Projects. Passion Projects are hobbies, memory items or pursuits that we i...
125 - November 2016 Organize 365 Monthly Update
November 02, 2016 12:00 - 23 minutes - 37.4 MBWelcome to the NEW monthly Organize 365 Update post/ podcast. As I have transitioned to sharing more timely content in the Organize 365 Facebook group and my weekly newsletter, I realized some of you who just listen to the podcasts or read blog posts were missing out. The Organize 365 monthly update will be published on the blog and as a podcast the first Wednesday of each month. This will allow me to share with you what is new in the ETSY shop, any new program offerings I have, updates ...
124 - Productivity #8 Time Management & Goal Setting
October 28, 2016 12:00 - 18 minutes - 30.8 MBToday’s podcast came from a reader's submission, “Now that I no longer have kids' schedules dictating my time, I have no clue how to start planning MY time.” I find this is SO true. When I have very little time, I manage my time and tasks well. When I feel like I have “all the time in the world,” I waste almost all of it. In this podcast, I am diving deep into how we look at the time we have and how to make our own goals and deadlines to live the life we want. I’d love to walk you thro...
123 - More Basement & Storage Room Organization Tips
October 21, 2016 12:00 - 23 minutes - 37.6 MBBasements and storage areas are the easiest places to hide treasures we aren’t sure if we still want and items we don’t know how to properly get rid of. Today, I am revisiting this space with more ideas to help you tackle your storage monster. And with the winter holidays just around the corner, I have a challenge for you and some tips on scaling back and organizing your holiday decorations. You can find more storage organizing posts and podcasts here: https://organize365.com/home-stor...
122 - Productivity #7 What Does Lisa Do All Day?
October 14, 2016 12:00 - 39 minutes - 63.2 MBThis productivity series has me searching in the far recesses of my mind to piece together how I have become so productive over the years. If I had to boil it down to just two things, I would say productivity is the refinement of planning and habits. What I mean is this… small incremental tweaks in my daily habits and continually looking ahead to what I need and want to accomplish in the next day, week, and month have made me a VERY productive person. Today, I am sharing how I spend my...
121 - 10 Weeks To An Organized Move
October 07, 2016 16:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBThis summer, I took the 10 Weeks To An Organized Move blog series and organized it into a free eBook resource. If you, or someone you know is moving, you can download the eBook here: https://organize365.com/moving
120 - Productivity #6 - 10 Ways to Find More Time
September 30, 2016 12:00 - 34 minutes - 55.1 MBOnce you have your tasks divided out by type, then it’s time to find new pockets of time to accomplish your to-do list! Here are 10 ways I have been able to find more time in the last 10 years: Watch less TV. Limit my time on social media. Turn off my phone notifications. Shorten the amount of time I spend straightening up in the morning. Smoosh household tasks together. Skip household tasks all together on one day each week. Get up early or stay up late. Hire help and use t...
119 - Twenty 5-Minute Tasks
September 23, 2016 12:00 - 20 minutes - 33.8 MBOnce you have streamlined and moved most of your household tasks to large chunks of time in your calendar, you can now start to use 5 minute snippets of time to knock off some of the repetitive routine tasks on your list. This opens up more valuable chunks of time to get done bigger - and more valuable - projects. I know it sounds kind of counterintuitive, but if you are always doing little tasks here and there, you never feel done. If you have a 4-hour time block set aside to do thos...
118 - Productivity #5 - Dividing Your Tasks Into Different Kinds of Work
September 16, 2016 12:00 - 29 minutes - 41.3 MBAll work is NOT created equal. Before you listen to the podcast this week, make a giant list of all the tasks you want and need to get done. Then listen in to discover how to re-organize your to-do list to get the most done. There are 4 kinds of tasks that end up on my to-do list. Here is a brief synopsis of each one: 1. Ideas - Oh boy, do I have a BUNCH of ideas! Instead of putting my ideas on my to-do list, I jot the idea on a scrap of paper and toss it into my Sunday Basket. Then eve...
117 - How to Write a Book
September 09, 2016 12:00 - 40 minutes - 67.6 MBSince I have published books with traditional publishing houses, as online eBooks, and now self published, I am regularly asked how I did it and how others can do it, too. On the podcast, I dive deep into my story chronicling through how each book came to be, how many copies have sold, and how/why each book was published the way it was. 12 days after publishing The Mindset of Organization - Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time, it has been downloaded 6,500 times for free and sold ove...
116 - Productivity #4 : Monthly & Yearly Checklists
September 02, 2016 12:00 - 16 minutes - 37.5 MBChecklists save time and sanity! In this podcast I am going over the checklists I use for monthly tasks and remembering one time yearly to do's. All the posts in this series will be linked at www.organize365.com/productivity See my specific checklists here: http://organize365.com/checklists/
115 - The Mindset of Organization: Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time
August 26, 2016 12:00 - 36 minutes - 59.2 MBThe Mindset of Organization: Take Back Your House One Phase at a Time has launched on Amazon. Click here to buy your copy: www.organize365.com/mindset Do you have ideas for my book launch tours or media connections to share? Email me at [email protected]!
114 - Productivity #3
August 19, 2016 12:00 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBStep 2 in becoming more productive is to take your Sunday Basket to the next level. This is part two of Sunday Basket 2.0 It's time to add some planning time to the Sunday Basket. Once you have all your actionable to do's chosen for the coming week, group the tasks that make sense to do together. Like all the errands. Then using the Sunday Basket planning printables decide which days you will do each of your tasks. Stack your tasks to get the most done in a short amoun...
113 - Get Started with Organize 365
August 12, 2016 12:00 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBWhat is the best way to use the Organize 365 resources to organize my home? I have recorded quite a few podcasts about how to start organizng in general, but what about those of you who are ALL IN on the Organize 365 porgrams and my teaching style? Is there an optimal way to use the Organize 365 resources to get organized? Yes! :) 1. Start with a Sunday Basket. 2. Pick a Home Organization Challenge - 40 Weeks or 100 Days 3. Organize All Your Paper. In this podcast...
112 - Productivity #2
August 05, 2016 12:00 - 19 minutes - 33.2 MBWhy do you want to be more productive? It is easier to find time when you know what you will do with it. Step 2 in becoming more productive is to take your Sunday Basket to the next level. This is part one of Sunday Basket 2.0 Start to write down EVERY thing you want to do or remember and put those in the Sunday Basket. And start to track your time. What tasks or activities could you eliminate in order to make more time in your schedule to reach your productivity goal? ...
111 - Travel
July 29, 2016 12:00 - 11 minutes - 15.2 MB5 things I do to make vacation packing easier. 1. Keep a prepacked bathroom bag for each family member. 2. Keep a written packing list from year to year. 3. Keep all prepurchased vacation items in one location. 4. Pack condo staples to save time and money. 5. Get your pet supplies and instructions ready. All that's left to pack are your clothes and electronics! Happy Vacationing! View all the videos that go with this podcast at www.organize365.com/vacation
110 - Productivity #1
July 22, 2016 12:00 - 44 minutes - 74.7 MBEvery other week I will be recording podcasts on productivity to share with you what I do to get so much done. Becoming a more productive person is a process that happens overtime. The spacing of these podcasts will give you time to absorb and implement changes into your routine so you will become more productive too! All the posts in this series will be linked at www.organize365,com/productivity In this podcast I mentioned the books: 168 Hours You Have More Time T...
109 - Organizational Quicksand: What to Do When You Are Stuck
July 15, 2016 12:00 - 46 minutes - 74.8 MBIt never fails. You are ready to get organized, but the people and circumstances around you have you stuck. In this podcast I will break down the various situations that get us stuck in each phase of our organizational journey. Join the 100 Day Home Organization Challenge here.
108 - Turning Clutter Into Cash
July 08, 2016 12:00 - 20 minutes - 34.7 MBFor all the links mentioned in today's show visit: http://organize365.com/clutter-into-cash/
107 - Kid Bedroom Organization - Step 5 - The transition from childhood bedroom to living on your own
July 01, 2016 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBOrganize 365 107 - Kid Bedroom Organization - Step 5 - The transition from childhood bedroom to living on your own
106 - Kid Bedroom Organization - Step 4 - Toys, Passions & Hobbies - OH MY!
June 24, 2016 12:00 - 26 minutes - 37.3 MBThis week is all about your toys, hobbies & passions. Oh boy! This is a BIG week. OK lets talk about ALL your toys, hobbies and passions. First I want you to list your top 3. If you were going away for a month and could only take 3 things to play with or do, what would they be? After you find spaces for those 3, maybe 4 categories of things we have to tackle the rest... do you want then at all? Do you want them only a few times a year? Are they memories you want t...
105 - Kid Bedroom Organization - Step 3 - Creating a Work Space
June 17, 2016 12:00 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBYour school work is similar to your parents work - work. You need to have a space just for your backpack and purse. And you should only have ONE back pack and purse to use each week. Wait until the weekend to change to a new bag. :) It's time for you to get your own school and office supplies. I will share with you the basics you need including your own stapler, tape dispenser and scissors. To view all the posts in this series go to http://organize365.com/kids
104 - Kid Bedroom Organization - Step 2 - Clothing
June 10, 2016 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBThere are 5 types of clothing covered in this podcast: 1. Clothing that is too BIG (hand -me-downs) 2. Clothing that is too SMALL. 3. Clothes you don't like and would never wear 4. Dressy clothes & uniforms 5. FAVORITES! :) By categorizing your clothing in these types, you can more easily make decisions on what to keep and where to store your clothes. To view all the posts in this series go to http://organize365.com/kids
103 - Kid Bedroom Organization - Step 1 - The Basics
June 03, 2016 12:00 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBIn this episode Lisa shares the basics of kid bedroom organization. Get tips to teach your child how to organize and clean a bedroom. Learning the skills of organizing your bedroom is so much more important than just making your mom happy. I want you to think of organizing your bedroom like it is your apartment. It is your very own space inside your parent's home. You don't need to worry about paying rent or utilities, but it is yours to take care of, clean, and organize. ...
102 - 100 Day Challenge FAQ
May 27, 2016 12:00 - 18 minutes - 31.3 MBCan we try a FREE week of the 100 Day Challenge? - Yes. Do you have any discounts or payment plans. Yes and No. :) Will there be a Facebook Group? - Yes. I work full-time with kids. Can I really do this in 15 minutes a day? - Maybe. What about kids? Will there be a program for kids? Yes. Listen to hear more details about all these answers and sign up today to start the first 100 Day Home Organization Challenge Sprint that will have your home organized by Labor...
102 - 100 Day Challenge FAQ
May 27, 2016 12:00 - 25 minutes - 37.6 MBCan we try a FREE week of the 100 Day Challenge? - Yes. Do you have any discounts or payment plans. Yes and No. :) Will there be a Facebook Group? - Yes. I work full-time with kids. Can I really do this in 15 minutes a day? - Maybe. What about kids? Will there be a program for kids? Yes. Listen to hear more details about all these answers and sign up today to start the first 100 Day Home Organization Challenge Sprint that will have your home organized by Labor...
101 - Organization 101 – The Sunday Basket
May 20, 2016 12:00 - 41 minutes - 56.8 MBWhere do I START organizing? That's the number one question I get asked as a professional organizer. And while that is a loaded question with multiple "right" answers, I have decided to start all of my clients with a simple system I call The Sunday Basket. It's not magic, and you don't have to use a basket... any bag or box will do. You see, organization is a way of living and "being organized" is a way of thinking. The Sunday Basket is a system for processing mail, kitchen counter "...
100 Bonus - The 100 Day Challenge: Behind the Scenes
May 13, 2016 12:01 - 23 minutes - 22.4 MBOrganize 365 100 Bonus - The 100 Day Challenge: Behind the Scenes Come hear the behind the scenes story of how I decided what would and wouldn't be in the 100 day challenge. Read more and register at www.organize365.com/100-days
100 - The 100 Day Challenge
May 13, 2016 12:00 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MBIf you woke up tomorrow and your WHOLE HOUSE was ORGANIZED, what would that look like? Close your eyes and imagine. How would you spend your time if you were no longer spending the 55 minutes day the average person spends LOOKING for things? How much LESS STRESS would you have if everything had a place – and things were put away? What passions would you have time to pursue if you were “organized?” Join me for the next 100 days and I will guide you through getting your WHOLE house org...
99 - MOM Binders
May 06, 2016 12:00 - 14 minutes - 13.9 MBHow can you enjoy all those cute drawings and handmade cards from your kids? Make a MOM Binder! To see the whole posts click here: http://organize365.com/mom-binders/
98 - 5 Tips for Organizing an ADHD Home
April 29, 2016 12:00 - 34 minutes - 37.8 MBIn the last 4 podcasts I shared how the executive functioning part of the brain affects home organization. Today I want to share 5 general tips for achieving home organization success if you have ADHD. Simplify EVERY area of your home EXCEPT for your passions. Box up past projects and put them in storage. {Keep them, but not in your work space.} Clean up your craft/ project area every 1-3 weeks. Maintain and straighten you home every 2-3 days. Reflect on what IS and is NOT working ...
97 - How ADHD Affects Getting Organized Part 4
April 22, 2016 12:00 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBHow ADHD affects the executive functioning skills of planning, prioritization and organization of materials. What is planning & prioritization? Planning is the ability to manage current and future- oriented task demands. It is understanding how long it will take you to do different tasks and what order to do them in. What is organization of materials? Organization of materials is the ability to impose order on work, play, and storage spaces. This is what you think of when people say t...
96 - How ADHD Affects GETTING STARTED in Home Organization
April 15, 2016 12:00 - 42 minutes - 58.8 MBIn this post, I will be sharing how ADHD affects the executive functioning skills of self monitoring and task initiation. In other words, I am definitively answering the question... How do I get started?! OK, this is a biggie. There are quite a few reasons why you have trouble with task initiation. If this is a struggle for you, the podcast goes into a bunch of examples I couldn't possibly type out here. First, task initiation is the combination of knowing how to start and sustai...
95 - How ADHD Affects Getting Organized – Part 2
April 08, 2016 12:00 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBIn this post, I will be sharing how ADHD affects the executive functioning skills of flexible thinking and working memory. What is flexible thinking? Flexible thinking is the ability to move freely from one situation to another and to think flexibly in order to respond appropriately to the situation. In other words... go with the flow. Flexible thinking is impacted by the diagnosis of ADHD and anxiety. In both cases, it is my experience that the rigid "my way or the highway" resp...
94 - How ADHD Affects Getting Organized
April 01, 2016 16:00 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBIn my roles as a teacher, mother, and professional organizer, I have created solutions and strategies for people who have been diagnosed with ADHD to live a more organized life. With 20 years of hands-on experience and relentless research, I am ready to share with you what I have learned and what may help you and your loved ones achieve more organization in your daily life, too. Today is the start of a 4 week series. Each post in this series will also have an accompanying podcast where I w...
93 - Why I Donate To Goodwill & Other Updates
March 25, 2016 12:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBI have been hedging my affinity for Goodwill due to the backlash in public sentiment. My goal is to help you declutter your house, not debate current news events. However, when I received an email from the Butler County Board of Developmental Disabilities agency asking to help spread the word about the goodwill that Goodwill was doing in our community, I was excited to jump in. In today's podcast, I go more in depth about my affinity for Goodwill over the last 20 years and how I have exp...
92 - Spring Cleaning 365
March 18, 2016 12:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBI am talking with my friend Christine Satterfield from I Dream of Clean all about Spring Cleaning 365. For more details and to get the generous discount Christine is offering go to: http://organize365.com/spring-cleaning-365/ And to learn more about the Organize 365 Mastermind Community please go to: http://organize365.com/mastermind
91 - 12 Semi-Annual Tasks to Complete When You Change the Clocks This Weekend
March 11, 2016 13:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBThis week, you will turn your clocks forward and lose an hour. Oh, how I hate to lose time! However, the changing of the clocks reminds me to do a few other semi-annual maintenance tasks! Here are 12 things to do When you change the clocks this weekend.
90 - How to SORT Paper
March 04, 2016 13:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBI LOVE to sort paper! But I know even the strongest man will break out in a cold sweat at the thought of sorting a mountain of paperwork. This week in the podcast, I am walking you through how I think about paper and where it all goes. I don’t even think it is the sorting as much as the KEEP pile that will drive you bananas. I keep paper in 3 places: The Sunday Basket Binders Files/Or scanned You can see pictures of the process and download a printable over on the blog post, b...
89 - 10 Working Mom Hacks For a More Productive Week
February 26, 2016 13:00 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBThe days I can get both kids to school ALL day and actually be ABLE to work are a mini miracle. After spending years and years wishing .... there were no snow days.... children didn't get sick.... my home didn't need maintenance... unexpected tasks wouldn't pop up... I gave in and realized that the only thing I can control is ME. So I set out to streamline, systematize, and proactively take care of anything I needed to do for the week... in advance. Did you know that for every hour ...