[New video] 4 things I’ve learned about organizing while quarantined

Thank you to everyone who attended any of the Ask-Me/Us-Anything live chats! It’s been fun (and scary) to experiment with a brand new format. I wasn’t sure how you would take to a totally different offering (and onslaught of emails) but the chats were full and it was a hit! You can watch all replays here.

I’m going to refocus with more organizing-related live and recorded offerings, so I’m pausing the co-hosted chats. I didn’t even get to all of the organizing questions, so that tells me there’s much more to explore with good old fashioned organizing content.  It’s amazing how these days I wake up every morning with new ideas for creating something out of my experience, so even I am curious to see what comes next! Stay tuned.

Naturally, people are home and nesting. My hope is that our homes will emerge lighter when all of this is over. Though you might be more motivated than ever to organize, you may have encountered the same roadblocks from before. I created a video this week to help you know where and when to move forward with organizing right now, even if you don’t have anywhere to send your donations! 

Typically, I write a year-end post on X things I learned about organizing in X year. (See 7 things I learned about organizing in 2019.) I’ve had 4 solid a-ha moments about organizing since Covid-19 hit, and didn’t want to wait until the end of 2020 to share them with you! Watch 4 Things I’ve Learned About Organizing While Quarantined. 

I recommend you watch the whole thing, but if you must, skip to 11:13 for the recap. Since being quarantined, have you made any never-before realizations about being organized? Please share in the blog or video comments.

I recommend you watch the whole thing, but if you must, skip to 11:13 for the recap. Since being quarantined, have you made any never-before realizations about being organized? Please share in the blog or video comments.

Oh, and if the last thing you need is feeling guilt-tripped into organizing the house right now, that’s 100% ok. This excerpt from The New York Times’ Stop Trying to Be Productive gives you permission to just veg out:

"This urge to overachieve, even in times of global crisis, is reflective of America’s always-on work culture...'It’s tough enough to be productive in the best of times let alone when we’re in a global crisis,' said Chris Bailey, a productivity consultant and the author of “Hyperfocus: How to Manage Your Attention in a World of Distraction.' 'The idea that we have so much time available during the day now is fantastic, but these days it’s the opposite of a luxury. We’re home because we have to be home, and we have much less attention because we’re living through so much.’ "