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chaos counselor.

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When I received this question, I knew my friend an

When I received this question, I knew my friend and colleague @reveal.method would be ideal to answer it. Ren helps her clients create transformative ways to engage with and manage their homes. She developed the REVEAL METHOD because she discovered—through her previous work in business operations + change management —that the status quo to home management is backwards! Conventional wisdom has our focusing on performance- “doing.” Her REVEAL METHOD teaches you to Prepare, and Plan and ONLY then Perform home management routines + activities. As a coach, Ren draws on neuroscience, operations and learning sciences and personal experience living with ADHD to create a unique and meaningful experience for her clients. Thank you Ren for sharing your wisdom with us!
✨ We’ve all been there: There’s a move, guests are coming, or we watch a home improvement show. We clean, declutter, and decorate with gusto. Leaping into action feels easy. The tricky part is keeping up that momentum. Because… life happens. Stuff and information deluges us daily. We’re busy at work, a kid gets sick, there’s COVID… Suddenly, the house doesn’t feel good anymore. So here are 3 rituals that’ll keep your home feeling good, for good. ✨ RITUAL 1 / GO SLOW TO GO FASTER
We live at warp speed. Each moment brings a new critical want or need.
Advertisers prey on hurry with “micro-moments:” Split-second opportunities to make what *seems* urgent prevail over what’s important. As a result, much of what we we bring home is dead weight. PRACTICE
1- Adopt a “sleep-on-it rule”; it’ll help avoid impulsive decisions.
2- Create a reatreat to discern what’s essential; a closet, corner or a shelf with prayer, meditation and mindfulness aides work well. ✨ RITUAL 2 / PHASES DON’T FAZE YOU
It’s tempting to cast our lives onto a smooth “Circle of Life.” But it’s actually a jagged trajectory: Life is full of transitions.
It helps to reframe what feels like unending disruptions to our “normal” as a bonafide transition. A small tweak in perspective has enormous benefits: Containing a transition within time (“beginning, middle, end” vs. “unending”) makes us present to respond (not react!) to change.
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Friday home office and research assistant (swipe).

Friday home office and research assistant (swipe). Have a good weekend, all! ✨

Here’s a mini micro habit: the boost calendar.

Here’s a mini micro habit:
the boost calendar. Gosh I used to be a journaler but reality is that I rarely take/make the time to do it and for years I’ve felt bad that I don’t. So I started a boost calendar instead—every day I write down something that filled up my heart. It could be a FaceTime with my parents, a raucous family dinner, a nap on the couch with our dog, a heartfelt exchange with a friend, a hilarious moment with a client, a hot chocolate. You name it—whatever felt like a joy boost. I added the calendars to closet doors by our kitchen so they are super accessible. Once the winter months are over, I’ll add spring. The best thing is that it’s so easy and fast and I know I can and will do it. And right now, when it feels like we’re all in a funk and emotional rollercoaster, it’s really helpful to record those small moments of joy. So if this sounds helpful, think about doing your own boost calendar. My friend @hey.maca created a gorgeous and colorful wall calendar that would be perfect for this project. The ones above are from @bref.mtl —a Montreal boutique I adore. Online options too. Hoping you all had something today that felt like a little boost. ❤️

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Tinka Markham Piper is a Montreal-based professional organizer and chaos counselor.