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On to level 3, the household manager!  We are building in guardrails to pause, reflect, and think, without interruptions, about all the invisible work and get it all planned. For years I have stressed the importance of the Sunday Basket® and often say it’s the first thing you should do in your organization journey. EXCEPT […]

Level two is the second and final level of visible work that you do as The Productive Home CEO Theoretical Framework. At this level, you learn the skill of functional home organization.  It is the organizing of your physical spaces to support the phase of life you are in.   Functional Organization The world has taught

I asked what is the basic essential housework that is necessary for life? Level one is the foundation of The Productive Home CEO Theoretical Framework that starts with essential house work. I did my own study and I am sharing my findings. You might be as surprised as I was.  What is Essential Housework? How

I’m very excited to start rolling out The Productive Home CEO Theoretical framework. Ewww does that feel weird to call yourself a CEO? Well you are! Our homes contribute to 68% of the GDP! You are running a little business right inside your home that greatly impacts the economy.  So as the CEO, I want

I want to take a moment to provide the backstory to how I got to where I am today. And where we are with studying the American Home. You’ll see why now is the time to start new research that will apply to all compositions of families, for the extent of their lives, to help

I did it! We did it! Did you hear in the intro when I introduced myself as DOCTOR Lisa Woodruff? I have completed the dissertation for my PhD in Applied Psychology and feel compelled to share it with all of you. I cannot say Thank You enough for all the emails, suggestions, and encouragement. The

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! I declare a table for all people to have conversations about what housework is, what needs to be done, who needs to do it, and consider all life factors into those definitions and roles. I have just found myself a little frustrated that men get a bad wrap when it comes to helping

Pedicures and massages aren’t cutting the mustard anymore. Society is crying out for self care. How can we fill our cups to continue supporting our families? In May Planning Day, I thought about what I wanted to do for my own self care. Sometimes it’s the smallest things but we don’t realize doing that thing

Have you ever heard “planned neglect” anywhere else but Organize 365? Probably not because it’s a term I coined to describe what I do to more effectively manage my responsibilities and time. One can’t do everything so you must determine what is the highest value you provide to your work, community, or family and implement

Hope you are mentally hungry, because I’m unloading a lot of food for thought. Greg and I were in the car discussing the perception of a vacation vs. a trip. And that of course led to the time you take off for said vacation/trip. And that got me thinking overall about how transformational this summer