Eco-Friendly Organizing with Julie Seibert

February 27, 2013 By Leave a Comment

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Geralin:   Julie, what residential systems have people developed to maintain their housekeeping chores in more earth-friendly ways?  

Julie:  Great question!  When working with clients after we organize and/or declutter, my next suggestion is to use green cleaners. Since 1950, at least 70,000 new chemical compounds have been invented but only fraction have been tested for human toxicity.

 

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Indoor air pollution is now as much of a concern (if not more) than outdoor air pollution.  DIY green cleaners are easy, save money, smell better and you can find many recipes on the internet. Some of my favorite cleaners you can buy: Simple Green and eco-me.com products.  Mrs. Meyers and Method are also widely available in most stores.

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Organizing & Kaizen

November 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Kaizen Approach

 

Kaizen is Japanese for change (Kai) towards good (Zen).  Kaizen is all about bypassing the fight or flight response when moving toward change.  Robert Maurer, Ph.D., in his awesome book, One Small Step Can Change Your Life (Workman Publishing 2004) says the way to do this is a simple 5 step approach:

  1. Ask small questions
  2. Think small thoughts
  3. Take small actions
  4. Solve small problems
  5. Bestow small rewards

Certainly I’d heard of ‘fight or flight’ before but had not appreciated how this mindset is a fairly normal reaction everyone feels at some point to greater or lesser extents.

 

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