Organize 365 Podcast

I am focused on explaining, in detail, the set up of the Sunday Basket®. Just wait till you complete this step - all the paper organized and no more trying to remember everything by cognitive power alone. The Course When you purchase the Sunday Basket®, you get access to the in app community and the online course. Once you make your purchase you start getting a string of emails to read then go complete. Now if you've had your Sunday Basket® for a minute, you may or may not remember getting those emails. Not sure you understand the "assignment"? You also get corresponding videos to show what to do. There's good news, last year I revamped all the videos and emails. New to or familiar with the Sunday Basket®, you can go into the course and click on Lisa's emails if you need a refresher and then watch the videos. And just so you know, this podcast series is going faster than the course. You can of course always do the course slower too. The Paper Piles Remember there were piles that got recycled, shredded, and archived. Now you are sorting your actionable papers and all those index cards. This is why I say one item per index card, that interrupts you whatever you were doing when that idea came to you, so you can touch it, manipulate it, and move it. Dump all those papers on the floor and begin to sort around yourself. I find that I run out of room if I try to use the kitchen counter. It is important that you sort based on activity like phone calls you need to make, or plans you have for traveling, or items you need to add to your calendar, and piles for individual people. The Slash Pockets Each of those piles will go into it's own slash pocket. You will see the slash pockets have two sides. If you need to use both sides temporarily, that fine till you can order more. I will be sharing the reason why I do one idea per slash pocket later. And if you run out feel free to use a paper clip. It's because of the slash pocket we can play the delayed decision making game. Get in the practice for 4-6 solid weeks of writing everything down on index cards and pop them in your Sunday Basket®. Each Sunday you will review, take action, or place in a slash pocket for safe keeping until it demands to be taken care of or you have time. Back in the day there was more paper which was easier to keep track of all the things. Digital subscriptions, bill pay, and newsletter were physical. I encourage you to print those things out and review during your Sunday Basket® time. Right now sorting and placing in the Slash Pockets is the name of the game. EPISODE RESOURCES: The Sunday Basket® Preorder your hard copy of Escaping Quicksand The Productive Home Solution Sign Up for the Organize 365® Newsletter Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Share this episode with a friend and be sure to tag Organize 365® when you share on social media

A step-by-step walkthrough of the Big Sort to tackle every loose paper in your home. Practical tips for gathering hidden piles and deciding what to keep, read, or recycle. Guidance on labeling Recycle, Shred, Archive, and Active bins and creating the pile that becomes your Sunday Basket. Simple rituals for capturing tasks onto index cards and triaging urgent actions before next week.

They celebrate the birthday of a simple tool that reduces household overwhelm and explain how it becomes the engine for household systems. A Rockefeller oil-tanker analogy shows how small efficiency changes scale into big gains. Practical prompts encourage asking why you do chores and how to do less. Tips cover adding more baskets to build resilient, seasonal systems.

A candid personal story about struggling with depression and how it seeped into every corner of life. Practical tips for starting small, picking one area to finish, and pacing progress. Honest talk about medication, recovery, and the tradeoffs that come with treatment. Emphasis on getting support from friends or professionals and giving yourself grace during low seasons.

A memoir-style first chapter about sinking into overwhelm after family illness, financial strain, and mounting responsibilities. She recounts caregiving chaos, a rat-infested minivan, and the slow slide into a pit of despair. Turning 40 sparks a decision to prioritize herself and re-learn organization and meaningful self-care.

I've been talking about a book I've been writing and I'm here to tell you all the juicy details and that you can preorder it now! In the end, I realized the world didn't need a book on how to organize your home because you have no resources to complete the tasks. Escaping Quicksand will arm you with the tools to get your home organized and move to productivity! Thought Process and Creation This is my sixth book. I don't tell you that to brag. I tell you that to share that I have published each book in different ways. Not sure if you have written a book but I always like to share my journey and thought process in case it's something you have been thinking about doing too. I really struggled with feeling "set" on the book theme. I wrote two other versions of "the book" I thought I was going to publish. But one morning about 5am, it came to me. The first chapter was written in about an hour and it felt right. I finally nailed down what people needed. I wrote a book on shifting your mindset to accomplish your home organization goals! I shared the first paragraph with my team and they unanimously agreed, yes this is the book people need. I wrote it in two weeks. It was effortless and I felt passionate about what I was sharing. And when do people need it? In June of course. I insisted on having it released on June 23rd. Why? Because that's when our year is "wrapping up." The end of June is when I have our team week. It's when school is wrapping up, we're resetting, and dreaming. And July is a great month to read a new book. This is a thinking book. Secret: When you preorder, chapters will be released early! What's It About You will start reading the first three pre chapters. I started by sharing my quicksand story. I realized when you have hit "rock bottom", it turns out that you just keep going, like no end to the pit. You just keep sinking until the quicksand swallows you! I want to help you before you get too deep in the quicksand. Inevitably, it seems as though we hit 40 and reevaluate life; that come to Jesus conversation we have with ourselves. We've had enough and know there has to be a solution out there somewhere. And what about us? When do we put ourselves on the to do list? So, the next chapter is about self care. How do we care for our whole person? Our education, spiritual care, health, and all the other aspects of a whole person. The third prechapter is the fact that our household is an economic powerhouse. And then we get into the meat of the book explaining Swiss cheese organizing, being a woman of excellence, morning and afternoon routines, letting go of housework expectations, taking "center stage" when doing housework, weekly planning, and from to do lists to productivity! Get the Book and Join the Book Club Who loves a book club? There are already over 1,000 people who have preordered the book and have the opportunity to join the book club. You can preorder the book through the Organize 365® website or through your favorite book retailer. Then just upload your receipt and you too can join the book club. I am planning on releasing the chapters early each week for 13 weeks. I will release videos and will be posing questions out there for all of us to discuss about the chapters and how it applies to you as a household manager. This will allow you to change your mindset in real time. It's too easy to just keep reading and not take action. This slow release will give you a week to ruminate about what you read and what the community has said. EPISODE RESOURCES: The Sunday Basket® Preorder your hard copy of Escaping Quicksand Sign Up for the Organize 365® Newsletter Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a rating and review in your favorite podcast app. Share this episode with a friend and be sure to tag Organize 365® when you share on social media

They discuss planning as the highest executive function and why it requires uninterrupted time. Time management versus contingency planning is compared, showing the power of anticipating interruptions. Practical routines like the Sunday Basket, daily scripting, and Planning Day are highlighted as tools to free cognitive bandwidth and keep household systems running.

A science-backed strategy for making goals feel effortless by changing your environment. Techniques include writing thoughts on paper to unload your brain and using a Sunday Basket to defer or decide tasks. Learn when to let go of outdated projects and how shifting family roles means updating systems. Practical tips show how simple environment tweaks create automatic habits.

They compare Ozempic’s ability to quiet food thoughts to using index cards to silence the mental clutter of household management. They explain one-thought-per-card cognitive offloading and a Sunday Basket habit to preserve focus. They discuss handwriting vs typing and how working memory and prospective memory get hijacked by interruptions.

Discipline is the key to productivity and achieving goals, serving as a mindset shift that transforms time management. The host reframes discipline as positive control and order, essential for home management. Strategies like the Sunday Basket and removing temptations help cultivate effortless self-control. Lists and systems streamline household tasks, while ingredient cooking simplifies meal prep. The discussion emphasizes that becoming disciplined is about consistent action and learning, ultimately leading to a sense of freedom and accomplishment.