Welcome to the final episode in our 12 Days of Chaos series, a playful twist on the 12 Days of Christmas, aimed at helping you stay organized during the holiday season. In today's episode, we tackle the theme of "12 items donated." We'll guide you on a quick and stress-free decluttering mission, turning those unused or old items into a donation box, ensuring your home remains manageable and ready for the influx of holiday gifts. As we wrap up the series, we also address the common anxiety of las...
Dec 18, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Day 11 of our 12 Days of Chaos special series, where we dive into home organization amid the Christmas frenzy. Join us for a whirlwind 30-minute routine: re-fluff laundry, tidy spaces, and revel in that sense of accomplishment without interrupting your holiday cheer. Discover how quick bursts of cleaning can maintain a serene home atmosphere, letting you focus on what truly matters – joyful living over spotless perfection. Don't miss this episode's practical tips to transform your hou...
Dec 17, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Day 10 of the 12 Days of Chaos series on the Joy Loving Home podcast. Join Joy as she guides you through a five-minute decluttering task designed to tackle the invisible clutter we often overlook. In this episode, you'll learn a simple yet effective method to make your space more organized and photo-ready. Discover how snapping a quick photo can help you see your home from a new perspective, motivating you to clear away those items that have overstayed their welcome outside their desi...
Dec 16, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, we explore the unique approach of tackling holiday chaos with the help of our fun rendition of the "12 Days of Christmas" song. As we reach day nine, the focus shifts to tidying toys in a quick, five-minute task designed to keep the Christmas clutter under control without demanding perfection. We delve into the concept of 'loopholes,' particularly beneficial for the ADHD mind, emphasizing that perfect consistency is not the goal. Instead, crafting goals with flexibility in mind ...
Dec 13, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to day eight of our 12 Days of Chaos series, a playful twist on the classic holiday song aimed at keeping our homes manageable during the bustling holiday season. If you missed prior episodes, consider starting at the beginning to fully enjoy this journey. Let’s embrace these chores joyfully, preventing holiday clutter from overshadowing our festive spirit. Continue choosing joy as we navigate through this season! Don't forget to join our free podcast community, where you can get the dow...
Dec 12, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the seventh installment of our '12 Days of Chaos' series, a playful twist on the '12 Days of Christmas' aimed at helping you maintain order in your home during this busy season. In today's episode, we tackle 'Seven Dusted Surfaces.' With only a five-minute timer, the focus is on quick and efficient cleaning without striving for perfection. Whether you dust seven or twenty surfaces, it's all about having fun and making cleaning approachable. Join our free podcast community, where you c...
Dec 11, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Day 6 of our 12 Days of Chaos special series. Join Joy as she guides you through simple, five-minute cleaning tasks inspired by the 12 Days of Christmas song. Today, we're focusing on sweeping floors, a task that's all about quick and easy tidying instead of perfection. Embrace the chaos and find joy in these short, manageable activities designed for anyone looking to streamline their home organization during the festive season. Forget the stress of perfect cleaning and enjoy small, e...
Dec 10, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to day five of our '12 Days of Chaos' series on the Joy Loving Home podcast. This special holiday preparation series complements our ADHD Christmas Guide, a task brainstormer to help you manage your Christmas activities. In this episode, we introduce the concept of the 'five-minute tidy.' We explore how short, focused bursts of organizing can help maintain order in your home amid the festive frenzy. Join us in discovering how continuity, not consistency, can lead to a stress-free ho...
Dec 09, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to day four of our special podcast series, "12 Days of Chaos Christmas," where we offer short, actionable tips for maintaining a joyful home during the bustling holiday season. Inspired by the "12 Days of Christmas" song, we introduce repetitive tasks to help manage household chaos. In today's episode, we focus on "four empty surfaces," emphasizing the importance of clearing clutter to create calm. We share practical advice on how quickly tidying and wiping down surfaces can reduce stres...
Dec 06, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Day Three of our 12 Days of Chaos series on the Joy Loving Home podcast. If you've just discovered us, consider listening from Day One for a full understanding. This episode focuses on a simple yet effective five-minute bathroom cleanup as part of our holiday theme inspired by the "12 Days of Christmas." Discover how to tackle three key spots in your bathroom and maintain a sense of order amidst the seasonal chaos. Learn how to join our free podcast community for additional resources,...
Dec 05, 2024•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Day 2 of the "12 Days of Chaos"! In today's episode, we delve into the unpredictability of life and how embracing imperfect action can lead to meaningful progress. Despite the spiraling chaos of the day, join us in making simple actions count—starting with something as small as making your bed or reviewing your daily schedule. Discover how these tiny gestures can bring a semblance of order in a chaotic environment, and join our community for "Work With Me Wednesdays" to find companion...
Dec 04, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to a special edition of the Joy Loving Home Podcast, where I dive into a whirlwind adventure of holiday preparedness with a twist. Join me as I share a unique approach to managing tasks and expectations during the hectic holiday season, tailored especially for ADHD moms. But don't worry, you don't need to be a mom or have ADHD to find value in this episodic journey. This year, we are revisiting and refreshing the traditional "12 Days of Christmas" with a novel idea - introducing a new ta...
Dec 03, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast As the holiday season approaches, the pressure of hosting can often lead to stress. In this episode, Joy shares three practical decluttering strategies that not only help you prepare your home for guests but also align with how your brain naturally organizes. Join Joy, a professional organizer and mom of four, as she guides you through the "Dig and Dump," "Sort and Stash," and "Slow Roll" methods. These strategies cater to different timelines and personal approaches, ensuring that your home is w...
Nov 25, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Joy, a professional organizer and mom of four, challenges the traditional concept of playrooms and offers insightful alternatives for managing toy clutter. She dives deep into the history and misconceptions about playrooms, explaining why they may not be the solution to toy chaos that many believe them to be. Joy highlights the importance of children being part of the family environment and how the concept of a "toy library" can be a more practical and beneficial approach. She d...
Oct 31, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast You have probably heard the saying that cleaning your house with young children is like trying to brush your teeth while eating Oreos. This episode explores whether short, five-minute tidying sessions can really make a difference in a chaotic home. Join Joy, a professional organizer and mom of four, as she shares insights and results from the Joy Loving Home membership community's month-long five-minute tidying challenge. In this episode, Joy discusses the surprising impact of these brief cleani...
Sep 26, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to another inspiring episode of A Little Jolt of Joy on the Joy Loving Home podcast. In this episode, we delve into a fresh perspective on productivity and planning that emphasizes prioritizing life’s meaningful moments over rigid schedules and tasks. Discover why traditional productivity methods may not work for everyone and learn how to embrace interruptions as valuable parts of life. Whether it's spending time with your kids, supporting a friend, or nurturing your relationships, these...
Sep 20, 2024•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Joy, a professional organizer and mom of four, shares an unconventional yet effective hack to help those struggling with getting started on home organization. If you find it hard to take the first step, this episode is for you. Joy reveals her method of "rearrange and stage first" and how it can transform your space and mindset. Joy discusses the importance of creating a visually appealing and functional space first to motivate further decluttering. She also highlights the benef...
Sep 18, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Joy, a professional organizer and mom of four, as she reflects on a summer filled with four unique moves. Whether you're planning to move or just looking for some life lessons, this episode is packed with insights that apply to everyday living. From helping her grown son, a minimalist monkey brain, to downsizing her in-laws' home, Joy shares the challenges and lessons learned. She also dives into the chaos of moving a fish brain college student and the unexpected hurdles of roommate transit...
Aug 21, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome or welcome back to the Joy Loving Home podcast! In today's episode, we explore the challenges of getting back into a routine after life throws you off course. Joy, a professional organizer and mom of four, shares her personal journey of re-establishing a routine that worked for her health and well-being. Joy discusses why it can be so difficult to jump back on the horse and offers practical steps to regain your rhythm. From evaluating your footing to finding new and exciting ways to stay...
Aug 13, 2024•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to episode 210 of the Joy Loving Home podcast! In this special "Break This Rule" series, we explore how certain rules can hinder those of us with ADHD and offer better alternatives. This episode dives into the often-praised rule of consistency. While consistency is beneficial, it can also become a stumbling block that freezes productivity. Join me as I share my recent struggle with this issue and discuss how to recognize and overcome similar obstacles in your life. Whether you're new or ...
Jul 15, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Have you ever experienced an ultra-productive day only to find yourself back at square one shortly after? In this episode, professional organizer Joy, delves into the hyperfocus-crash cycle, explaining why it happens and how to work with your brain's unique wiring. Joy shares insightful analogies and practical tips for managing your home in a way that aligns with your natural tendencies. Discover how to set realistic deadlines, create accountability, and embrace your ad hoc cleaning style withou...
Jun 19, 2024•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast You remember that old saying, "This is harder on me than it is on you"? As a parent, Joy shares her heartfelt experiences of navigating the tough decisions and emotional challenges of raising her children. She vividly recalls the struggle of pushing her son to stick with wrestling despite the difficulties and the life lessons it imparted. Joy draws a powerful parallel between parenting and organizing, emphasizing how she sees the same struggle in her clients as they declutter their homes. She un...
Jun 13, 2024•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Joy, a professional organizer and mom of four, shares her personal experience with a messy kitchen and provides a practical tip to overcome priority paralysis. She recounts the chaos she faced before a flight and offers insights into how to tackle overwhelming spaces without getting bogged down by inefficiency or perfectionism. Joy emphasizes the importance of starting anywhere and prioritizing motion over perfection. She encourages listeners to embrace their unique thought proc...
Jun 04, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Joy Loving Home podcast, where Joy, a professional organizer and mom of four, guides you through the ups and downs of finding routines that fit your unique brain. In this episode, Joy discusses the common struggle of sticking to routines, especially for those with ADHD. She challenges the notion that we are bad at routines and encourages listeners to recognize the rhythm in their lives, even if it isn't linear or conventional. Joy shares personal anecdotes about the chaos of daily...
May 31, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Embrace the Chaos: Your Summer Organizing Hack Welcome or welcome back to the Joy Loving Home podcast. The summer rhythm is coming, and with it, a whole lot of chaos, spontaneity, and coming and going. With your kids out of school and extra activities aplenty, this season can feel overwhelming. However, in this episode, we explore how you can embrace the chaos with an unusual organizing hack. The idea is simple: treat your home like a construction site. Like a road construction project that seem...
May 22, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode of the podcast, we're inspired by a YouTube short titled "Three-Year-Old Boy Who Leaves Professional Engineers Shocked". In the video, a three-year-old child uses a unique approach to fix an unbalanced Lego bridge, showing us how a fresh perspective can redefine problem-solving. Join Joy, a professional organizer, mom of four and fellow fish brain, as we delve into this story and its parallels with organizing our homes. Together, we will learn how to subtract rather than add, and...
May 16, 2024•13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Let's discuss the downside of choosing to declutter without organizing. Decluttering alone without a game plan for organizing can lead to discouragement and a sense of failure, as it often doesn't reveal any immediate 'win' or visible change. For neurodiverse brains it is important to see decluttering and organizing in tandem, not as separate activities. Let's challenge typical home organizing philosophies to find a method that suits your unique needs and thinking patterns. Remember to have a 'R...
Apr 30, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this potentially controversial episode, I challenge one of the widely accepted approaches to organizing: decluttering first. Listen for a recent example of organizing a closet for a client who wanted to give her husband the gift of organization without making any decluttering decisions on his behalf. Going through this non-standard approach, I reveal interesting insights on how not decluttering can remove stress and decision fatigue. I share insights on how to make organizing a simpler proces...
Apr 26, 2024•18 min•Transcript available on Metacast Discover practical and tangible steps to help reset your home environment, especially for those with ADHD, in the latest episode of Joy Loving Home podcast. Rather than offering a quick fix or hack, which might work temporarily, this episode delves into the real reasons we often struggle to reset our lives after a period of chaos. Often, people with ADHD experience difficulty with resetting because of the inherent chaos of their minds and surroundings. Using a fish-monkey analogy, it is explaine...
Apr 16, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the monumental 200th episode of the Joy Loving Home podcast, join a deeply personal exploration centered on the intricacies and emotional hurdles of assisting loved ones through the process of downsizing. As many of us are bound to experience this phase ourselves, this episode offers tangible insights from seasoned professional organizer, Joy. Joy shares lessons drawn from her experiences assisting her in-laws' transition to a retirement community. Beneath these stories, glean important tips ...
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