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December Newsletter: Travels and Packing–From Yuck to Yes!

Background Traveling can be a real trick. We’ve got to figure out what to take. Often this process can be incredibly overwhelming and we may feel helpless. I like Bonnie Mincu’s separation between overwhelm and helplessness. She describes them this way. Overwhelm is the brain screaming “too much”. We know Read more…

By Susan Hunsberger, 8 years8 years ago
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Newsletter June: Downsizing

Background This past week, organizer Nia Spongberg  and I gave a talk to a Small/Tiny Homes meet up group here in Ann Arbor.  The topic was downsizing.  Here’s how we tackled it. Think Big First It’s important first to do some philosophical thinking about downsizing. As with any organizing project, you must Read more…

By Susan Hunsberger, 10 years10 years ago
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Newsletter May: How to Pack So You Don’t Miss Your Flight

Background Three weekends ago, I had the joy of attending the Better Together Festival, a celebration of women with ADHD.  (And despite the cold, rainy, windy weather, it remained a celebration!)  I got to lead a hangout session, which sparked a lively discussion around how to pack for a trip in a Read more…

By Susan Hunsberger, 10 years10 years ago
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Newsletter October 2010

Click on this link to access the Organizing Tips: The Packing / Unpacking Conundrum – October 2010 newsletter

By Susan Hunsberger, 15 years ago
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When I

first contacted Susan, I expected to receive the same sort of treatment I had received from previous “declutters” and “organizers” who tried to reign in my “situation.” These previous encounters always left me feeling deeply ashamed and traumatized by the experience, but what was the alternative?

Susan. Susan is the alternative.

Supportive, knowledgeable, kind, and PATIENT. She didn’t decide what stayed or went in my home, she didn’t reorganize my belongings where they “should” go, she didn’t chastise me for “letting things get so bad.” Instead, she encouraged me to “meet her where I was,” clutter and all, and then spent many patient weeks working with me as we mindfully moved through every room of my house, examining why I kept — or discarded — the items that had filled my home to capacity. Perhaps more importantly, we had many, many discussions about why I felt this experience was different and why this time I wouldn’t immediately return to my cluttered and disorganized ways.

The reason is actually pretty simple. This time, organizing and decluttering wasn’t something done to me, it was something done with me. Susan openly shared what she knew to enable me to maintain the changes on my own.
I’m extremely grateful that I found her because I feel like I got my life back.


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