Seeking Participants for New Hoarding and Chronic Disorganization Documentary Series on the Discover
I spoke with Cecile, the producer  of this new documentary series on Hoarding and Chronic Disorganization today.  She is sending me the Pilot episode to review.  But in the meantime, I wanted to start getting the word out in case you might like to participate on the show and get free therapy, organizing and clean up services.  Here are some additional facts about the show:1. They start filming in December and January - so act quickly if you are interes

What is "Prioritizing" anyway? Why is it SO HARD? And What can You do About it?
When I read books on time management and prioritizing, I find that most of them focus on Prioritizing defined as reviewing your TO DO list and deciding what isA - most important and urgentB - somewhat important but not urgentC - least important and least urgentBut for many of us, distinguishing what is important from the many things we care about, is made incredibly difficult by the way our brains and emotions w

Do you get extra stressed during the holidays? Relief is Here!
 If you tend to get stressed by the holiday season, you are not alone.  Those of us with ADD and/ or creative personality types are triply challenged by all the possibilities and decisions of the season.  We face temptation at every turn.  We want ALL the cute decorations, we want to give gifts to EVERYON

Clutter-free Gift Ideas!
It's that time of year again!  Time to decide who you are going to give what to.  As always, I'm on the lookout for clutter free Christmas & Holiday gifts...so here are some of my favorite clutter-free gift ideas... Popcorn & movie rentals (who would ever let popcorn become clutter??? : ) A digital photo slide presentation on the web or use Powerpoint of a special event / memories you shared with the person. A free night or weekend of babysitting is always popular with moms. A gift basket with fruit, nuts and other fresh edibles.  If the recipient can't eat it all, they can share it wi

Hoarders: the TV Show is Casting For Season 2
I got this message from someone at A&E...thought I'd pass it along in case you or someone you know may be interested in taking advantage of the help they provide for free. FYI -  I'm not "recommending" this, I just wanted to let you know about it because I get asked often how to get on a show like this.  All the best,Ariane____________________________________________Hoarders on A&E is casting its second season of the groundbreaking documentary television series that sheds much needed light on this complicated and underreported condition. Each hour long episode will follow two individuals who suffer from this mental illness thru a crisis s