A couple of days ago I got rid of one of my biggest u f o's, an armchair half refurbished. What gave me the courage was your fabulous comments about being realistic about what I want to do with my time. Yesterday I donated the fabric I had bought for the project. I feel relieved and I don't have to dust it anymore 😀 Thanks for sharing your great wisdom!
I have Kanban boards for projects, I bite size all the chunks of the project and then have columns for each stage. First stage is usually called backlog, you put all the ideas in there. You don’t commit to them until you start working on them (I still abandon them sometimes).I have a different board for each hobby or decluttering project. I have a giant paper to-do list for daily life stuff. My chores are spread out over the week to save my energy (and sanity). I just know those off by heart. I made my own planner, I have a section for journalling how many spoons I have (energy levels). Then I pick tasks of my list for that day based on my energy levels. Sometimes it’s just wash and feed myself, other days I might get an errand done or a small part of a project done. Takes the guilt away. When the car runs out of petrol (gas) you don’t beat it up for not running further, you just fill it up. I have learnt to add recharging tasks to my todo list too. What is the point of getting stuff done and then feeling exhausted because you can’t even enjoy it!
I get overwhelmed easily and things like taxes or even registering for healthcare can seem procrastination worthy. I love a timer and set it for ten to fifteen minutes and as you said Gail, "focus on the next actions."
I listen to the podcast on my weekly walks. And I ALSO watch on RUclips. I ENJOY the stories you discuss with actual clients. We can learn from others.Thank you for the insight and inspiration over the years. Love from California.
Thanks for watching and listening both! Actual client stories are helpful aren't they? It's so much more relatable when it's an actual event/situation example.
I love DAVID Allen! His book changed my life when I was 20 years old and I have been using it for the past 16 years. Especially when scaling up my business the last five years I cannot imagine getting to where I am not using his method. It is so simple, yet effective. Plus I love listening to his voice, so calming. I am now teaching and advocating it to my all my students and anyone who may need help.
I have a monthly 'Urgent' list = time sensitive.. Everyday i choose "1" item to do = most urgent. Usually i end up doing more than one item & my list gets completed in less than 10 days. My to do list is longer ,but simple as well & is done within the wk. Usually never a rush job even during holidays, bc i map out holiday 'to dos' over Nov & Dec. And i keep it Simple. If at any time i feel rushed or anxious, & not enjoying the process -> then i scale back, & do only when if i don't feel rushed to do.
Bullet Journaling plus Clutter Fairy Podcasts in the background have saved my life and transformed me into a much higher functioning person and happier too!
Yes! This video is golden! Especially the part about not even knowing where to start, thus freezing/staying stuck in overwhelm. I've gotten away from my customized planner that was really working for me, and have just been using a little notebook to-do list- it's def been controlling me, I haven't been controlling it 🤦🏻♀️😂 I needed this!
My spouse is retiring from HVAC & Plumbing. He opened the business decades ago. He always did his own home & vehicle repairs. I eventually explained he could (didn’t say should) pay the neighbor change the oil in our vehicles, as the neighbor always hired my spouse to take care of the plumbing and HVAC in his home and business. I think you are giving great advice there. It can be so difficult for new business owners to pay someone to do something they know they can do themselves. It was a fine line for my spouse but he did let the neighbor change the oil. My spouse’s business was expanding and I’m so grateful he paid the neighbor, then other hire out jobs followed. I’ve never visited your site but you two are spot on.
I have watch it live yesterday. I learned a lot from you two and from the others who were live too. And thank you for the answer on my question. About not having money for hire help. Instead ask someone to do something where I am not good at and vice versa, do for the other where I am good at and she or he not. As a sort of trading systeem without money. So there is room for fun things to do too.
Around 40:00, you are talking about "patting yourself on the shoulder for steps achieved on the long road towards the goal" ...... my partner and I suck terribly at that and got the "awareness and enlightening" for that "shortfall" through a youtube gardening expert who makes "reflect on and celebrate your successes" one of the 10 steps in planning and mantaining a garden .... your tipp reminded me of that.
I am very much interested in understanding better this - not able to finish - thing. For me it happens with small and even with life projects. Focus is one factor and there must be more to it. Thank U two. Your work gives quality back to some burdened folks. 🧡
About not finishing projects, for me it's part of my ADD. When the brain stops being stimulated, i.e., the mundane part of a project comes up, it's very difficult to finish. This reminds me of back in the mists of time when we hand wrote letters on actual paper; I finished writing dozens of letters that I just never mailed. (I think I eventually learned to address and stamp the envelope first before writing the letter, but that concept wouldn't work for some projects.) Thank you for the idea of separating the end of a project as a different task -- I'll give that a try.
I find ADD causes me to do the things I really enjoy poorly. I couldn't choose the career I most wanted because of mistakes. I have little awareness of the inattention but the finished thing reflects it...
Hi, Gayle and Ed! Thank you, as always, for your wisdom and good advice. I keep meaning to make a general to-do list, but never seem to get around to it. Hahaha. Instead, when I decide to tackle a project, the to-do list becomes the breakdown of smaller steps to be taken in accomplishing the larger goal.
Really nice and "fruitfall" session that feeds right into my current efforts ..... I will contemplate about the advice around "starting with the first steps even if you can't oversee the whole chain of steps towards the end goal yet" ..... I am GERMAN at heart ;-)), very good in structuring and lining out all the steps, BUT I have the mental block of starting action BEFORE everything is lined out .... so, your advice comes as a blessing.
You should be able to have a business helping people declutter for as long as you want to work at it, since this is one of the major problems people have!
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A couple of days ago I got rid of one of my biggest u f o's, an armchair half refurbished. What gave me the courage was your fabulous comments about being realistic about what I want to do with my time. Yesterday I donated the fabric I had bought for the project. I feel relieved and I don't have to dust it anymore 😀 Thanks for sharing your great wisdom!
Congrats on releasing yourself!
@@TheClutterFairy thank you!
I have Kanban boards for projects, I bite size all the chunks of the project and then have columns for each stage. First stage is usually called backlog, you put all the ideas in there. You don’t commit to them until you start working on them (I still abandon them sometimes).I have a different board for each hobby or decluttering project. I have a giant paper to-do list for daily life stuff. My chores are spread out over the week to save my energy (and sanity). I just know those off by heart. I made my own planner, I have a section for journalling how many spoons I have (energy levels). Then I pick tasks of my list for that day based on my energy levels. Sometimes it’s just wash and feed myself, other days I might get an errand done or a small part of a project done. Takes the guilt away. When the car runs out of petrol (gas) you don’t beat it up for not running further, you just fill it up. I have learnt to add recharging tasks to my todo list too. What is the point of getting stuff done and then feeling exhausted because you can’t even enjoy it!
I get overwhelmed easily and things like taxes or even registering for healthcare can seem procrastination worthy. I love a timer and set it for ten to fifteen minutes and as you said Gail, "focus on the next actions."
I listen to the podcast on my weekly walks. And I ALSO watch on RUclips. I ENJOY the stories you discuss with actual clients. We can learn from others.Thank you for the insight and inspiration over the years. Love from California.
Thanks for watching and listening both! Actual client stories are helpful aren't they? It's so much more relatable when it's an actual event/situation example.
I look forward to your weekly videos!
Thank you for your great and wonderful work enjoy
I love DAVID Allen! His book changed my life when I was 20 years old and I have been using it for the past 16 years. Especially when scaling up my business the last five years I cannot imagine getting to where I am not using his method. It is so simple, yet effective. Plus I love listening to his voice, so calming. I am now teaching and advocating it to my all my students and anyone who may need help.
Wow, you must be an expert now! Excellent!
@@TheClutterFairy Haha, far from it :-) There is always a room for improvement.
I have a monthly 'Urgent' list = time sensitive.. Everyday i choose "1" item to do = most urgent. Usually i end up doing more than one item & my list gets completed in less than 10 days. My to do list is longer ,but simple as well & is done within the wk. Usually never a rush job even during holidays, bc i map out holiday 'to dos' over Nov & Dec. And i keep it Simple. If at any time i feel rushed or anxious, & not enjoying the process -> then i scale back, & do only when if i don't feel rushed to do.
I agree w/ commenter on quiet time / exercise 1st part of day. Only, part of my quiet time = mapping out my day so that it is fresh in my head.
Bullet Journaling plus Clutter Fairy Podcasts in the background have saved my life and transformed me into a much higher functioning person and happier too!
Yes! This video is golden! Especially the part about not even knowing where to start, thus freezing/staying stuck in overwhelm. I've gotten away from my customized planner that was really working for me, and have just been using a little notebook to-do list- it's def been controlling me, I haven't been controlling it 🤦🏻♀️😂 I needed this!
My spouse is retiring from HVAC & Plumbing. He opened the business decades ago. He always did his own home & vehicle repairs. I eventually explained he could (didn’t say should) pay the neighbor change the oil in our vehicles, as the neighbor always hired my spouse to take care of the plumbing and HVAC in his home and business. I think you are giving great advice there. It can be so difficult for new business owners to pay someone to do something they know they can do themselves. It was a fine line for my spouse but he did let the neighbor change the oil. My spouse’s business was expanding and I’m so grateful he paid the neighbor, then other hire out jobs followed. I’ve never visited your site but you two are spot on.
I have watch it live yesterday. I learned a lot from you two and from the others who were live too. And thank you for the answer on my question. About not having money for hire help. Instead ask someone to do something where I am not good at and vice versa, do for the other where I am good at and she or he not. As a sort of trading systeem without money. So there is room for fun things to do too.
The inspiration you give me is awesome.
Around 40:00, you are talking about "patting yourself on the shoulder for steps achieved on the long road towards the goal" ...... my partner and I suck terribly at that and got the "awareness and enlightening" for that "shortfall" through a youtube gardening expert who makes "reflect on and celebrate your successes" one of the 10 steps in planning and mantaining a garden .... your tipp reminded me of that.
Refreshing and inspiring! Thank you
I am very much interested in understanding better this - not able to finish - thing.
For me it happens with small and even with life projects.
Focus is one factor and there must be more to it.
Thank U two.
Your work gives quality back to some burdened folks. 🧡
About not finishing projects, for me it's part of my ADD. When the brain stops being stimulated, i.e., the mundane part of a project comes up, it's very difficult to finish. This reminds me of back in the mists of time when we hand wrote letters on actual paper; I finished writing dozens of letters that I just never mailed. (I think I eventually learned to address and stamp the envelope first before writing the letter, but that concept wouldn't work for some projects.) Thank you for the idea of separating the end of a project as a different task -- I'll give that a try.
I find ADD causes me to do the things I really enjoy poorly. I couldn't choose the career I most wanted because of mistakes. I have little awareness of the inattention but the finished thing reflects it...
Hi, Gayle and Ed! Thank you, as always, for your wisdom and good advice. I keep meaning to make a general to-do list, but never seem to get around to it. Hahaha. Instead, when I decide to tackle a project, the to-do list becomes the breakdown of smaller steps to be taken in accomplishing the larger goal.
Gayle, thank you for being my voice of REASON!!!
The electric bill spreadsheet story is pure wisdom. I wish I heard this a decade ago.
Really nice and "fruitfall" session that feeds right into my current efforts ..... I will contemplate about the advice around "starting with the first steps even if you can't oversee the whole chain of steps towards the end goal yet" ..... I am GERMAN at heart ;-)), very good in structuring and lining out all the steps, BUT I have the mental block of starting action BEFORE everything is lined out .... so, your advice comes as a blessing.
Such great practical suggestions!
My aunt traded home made bread for pipe organ lessons ... every week for 10 years!!!
Love it!
4:24 Do you beat yourself up for never managing to actually create and maintain a to do list in the first place? 🙋♀️
You should be able to have a business helping people declutter for as long as you want to work at it, since this is one of the major problems people have!
I want to hear the clutter fairy, if I wanted to listen to anybody else then I would do that. *Browses other clutter fairy videos*
Easy read? I found it really complex.
Maybe try reading it a 2nd time?
That helps me…