Podcast Episode 118: What it Really Takes to have an Organized Family Life

At this time of year we’re thinking about resolutions and what we want the year ahead to look like. For many of us, getting organized is at the top—or close to the top—of the list. That’s why I’m so pleased to have my friend Clare Kumar on the show for a chat. Clare is a Toronto-based professional organizer and productivity consultant, as well as a mom of two. Too often we put a lot of pressure on us around organization, holding ourselves to some crazy high standard involving perfectly organized closets. That’s why I love Clare’s big picture, pragmatic approach to organization. Clare is here to chat about some realistic, sustainable ways to have a more organized, low-stress family life in 2017.

Here are some great resources related to my discussion with Clare.

Clare’s website, StreamLife

Clare’s blog

Clare Four-Step Organizing Plan

Clare blog post “Lessons in Letting Go: Learning from my Daughter

Clare’s blog post featuring the story of the green pants, “Learning to Let Go and a Bowie Superfan”

Our e-Book 11 Ways to Keep Your Family Weeknights from Spinning Out of Control
Related Episode: New Year’s Resolutions for Families

Clare’s Favourite Parenting Advice
“This is a really personal one. I have two children and when I had my daughter, who was second, somebody finally told me I could breastfeed my child lying down, and my jaw dropped. I had no idea that was possible and for me it was life changing. Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know. That was a great one. It was so good I decided to put a Mother Knows Best compilation of all these pieces of advice and I put it in written form. Because, you’re right—we don’t always want to hear it, but you can just skim a piece of paper and just ditch it if you don’t like it.”

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