Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Your Ordered Life, LLC: We provide professional and personalized residential and photo organizing services. ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://yourorderedlife.com/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [The ‘Right Place’](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/07/01/the-right-place/): Does your stuff have a spot where it ‘belongs’ – the ‘right place’ and, if so, do others in your household agree with that? - [Moving In](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/06/03/moving-in/): Congratulations on moving in to your new home! Right now, it probably doesn't look much like home. It probably looks more like a sea of monotonous cardboard stretching as far as the eye can see. The boxes all look the same, and they seem to multiply when you turn your back. How do you bring order to the chaos? One key is to prioritize how you unpack. - [Moving is Stressful](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/05/20/moving-is-stressful/): Commit everything to paper or record it digitally. Do not think that, after looking at 1,376 houses in a weekend (or at least that’s what it will feel like), you will remember with any degree of accuracy which family room you actually chose. - [Moving Season](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/05/06/moving-season/): In a typical year, May is the beginning of moving season. Of course, 2020 has been anything but a typical year. However, my friends and colleagues in real estate have reported being as busy as ever since stay at home orders have begun to relax in most areas. So, there’s a good chance that some of you are getting ready to relocate. My goal is to offer you advice that can make the process less stressful and disruptive. Despite the inherent chaos, an ordered life doesn't have to go out the window during a move. - [Meal Planning](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/04/22/meal-planning/): Confession – meal planning was one of the few organizational tips and tricks that I had never adopted. I have helped clients with theirs, and I definitely saw the value in it. But it just hadn’t really worked with the kind of life my family led. We had dinner together whenever practices, rehearsals, part-time jobs, travel schedules, etc. allowed. I just didn’t usually have a plan, and that worked okay for us. Honestly, it was one of the few things that I enjoyed not planning. - [Home Is…](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/04/08/home-is/): Unless you are in one of the seven states that has not issued stay at home orders, you are probably spending a LOT more time in your house than usual. For some people, that has been a nice change of pace. For others, it has been very stressful. Either way, it has meant that for many hours each day, we look at our homes. We notice things we might not have ever noticed before. The things that bothered us a little bit start to bother us more with each passing day. - [Flexibility](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/03/25/flexibility/): Adaptability. Flexibility. Resilience. - [Spring-Beyond Cleaning](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/03/11/spring-beyond-cleaning/): “Spring is the time of plans and projects.” – Leo Tolstoy - [Paper Clutter and How to Have Less of It](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/02/26/paper-clutter-and-how-to-have-less-of-it/): Of course, not everyone is on board with the paperless way of life; some people are just more comfortable with hard copies. Even if you aren’t sure how paper-free you are ready to be, let’s take a few steps to help you dramatically reduce your paper clutter. - [The Power of Etcetera](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/02/12/the-power-of-etcetera/): Etcetera – From the Latin ‘et’ meaning ‘and’ and ‘cetera’ meaning ‘the rest’ - [Resolution – How Is That Going?](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/01/29/resolution-how-is-that-going/): Well, January is almost over. Raise your hand if your New Year’s resolution to be more organized is on track. - [Lessons in Keeping It Simple](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/01/15/keep-it-simple/): When my oldest daughter was a toddler, she had what seemed like four million Disney Princess dolls (in reality, more like a dozen or so). Naturally, each one came complete with outfits, shoes, hair accessories, etc. Every play session ended with her playroom looking like a disaster scene. Dolls were flung around the room in various stages of undress, and princess paraphernalia was strewn from one end of the room to the other. - [Resolutions – It’s That Time](https://yourorderedlife.com/2020/01/01/resolutions-its-that-time/): Welcome to the inaugural edition of Ordered Thoughts. One of my New Year’s resolutions is to post to this blog every other Wednesday. So, let’s start by talking about resolutions. ## Pages - [Home](https://yourorderedlife.com/home/): We help you transform your space from chaos to calm oasis with personalized solutions and proven processes that you can maintain. - [Services](https://yourorderedlife.com/services/): Pre-Move - [Contact](https://yourorderedlife.com/contact/): If you are tired of the chaos and clutter, then it's time to take control. Contact us now to start the journey towards YOUR ordered life. - [Blog](https://yourorderedlife.com/blog/): Jul 1, 2020 | Goals, Organizing Advice - [Home](https://yourorderedlife.com/): We'll Help You Find It - [About](https://yourorderedlife.com/about-2/): Hi, I'm Karen Brown and I love everything about organizing (really!) You're here looking for organizing help so it's probably a safe bet that you do NOT love everything about organizing, or possibly anything about it. For you, it might feel like one more thing you have to do that you don't enjoy, or maybe even know how to do. So I'm glad you're here! While everyone can learn to be more organized, it's a real struggle for some.    - [Gallery](https://yourorderedlife.com/pictures/): Kitchen Cabinet – Before Kitchen Cabinet – After Gameroom Closet – Before Gameroom Closet – Before Gameroom Closet – After Gameroom Closet – After - [About-Original Archived](https://yourorderedlife.com/about/): Welcome, my name is Karen and I’m so glad you’re here.