Janet M. Taylor

🌿 Taylor's Tip Time — and this week we are focusing on the home office!

Grab your timer and set it for just 15 minutes. ⏱️

Here are three ways to use those 15 minutes in your home office today:
📦 Tackle your supplies — check that everything in your supply container or closet is something you actually use. Old accessories and ink cartridges from upgraded equipment? Gone.
📌 Clear the bulletin board — if it's covered in outdated papers and old reminders it's time for a refresh
🗂️ Scan and shred — pick up where Wednesday's episode left off and start chipping away at that paper pile

Small focused effort. Big results. 15 minutes is all it takes to start feeling the difference! ✨

What part of your home office are YOU tackling this week? Drop it below! 👇

If you caught Monday's episode, you know we talked about where to START in your home office. But this? This is the part that really makes it all work.

Your filing cabinet is not a paper graveyard. 📁

It should only hold your current year and the previous year — everything else belongs in the archive. Ask yourself: Is this current? Do I legally need this? Does it need to be archived?

Those three questions will change how you manage paper forever.

Haven't listened yet? The full episode is waiting — https://vist.ly/56ez9

What does your filing situation look like right now — organized or overwhelmed? Tell me below! 👇

It's and today we are heading to the bookshelf! 📚

Take a look at your collection and ask yourself honestly — are there books sitting there that you have already read and will never open again? Or ones you bought with great intentions but know deep down you will never get to?
It is time to pass them along! 💛

Here are a few ways to give your books a second life:
📖 Little Free Library — check your neighborhood for one of those charming little book boxes and leave a few titles for someone to discover

🏫 Local schools or libraries — many welcome gently used book donations

👋 Pass it to a friend — sometimes the best gift is the book that changed your life

Someone in your community is waiting for exactly the book you are ready to let go of. ✨

Drop a 📚 in the comments if you're doing a bookshelf audit today — and tell me which book you're passing along!

If you walked into your home office right now and it's just… stuff everywhere — this one's for you.

In this week's episode of Got Clutter? Get Organized!, I'm sharing exactly where to start when your office feels completely overwhelming.

Hint: it's NOT your desk. 🙌

🎧 New episode is live — https://vist.ly/565px

Tell me — what's the one area of your home office that you keep avoiding? Drop it in the comments! 👇

🌿 Taylor's Tip Time — and I'm going to say it again because it bears repeating:

Just do ONE thing.

Don't look at every pile in every corner. Pick one:

✅ Clean out a junk drawer
✅ Clear off a countertop
✅ Fold the clean clothes and put them away

Here's why it works: small actions create momentum, and momentum reduces overwhelm. Every single time. ✨

So tell me — what are you tackling this week? Drop it in the comments, I'd love to cheer you on! 👇

🎙️ This week's podcast guest put something into words that I think so many of us feel but struggle to describe.

Karen Taylor Bass says mental clutter is like noise — and when there's too much noise between your ears, you simply cannot be your best self. You can't move. You're not inspired. You lose access to YOU.
And that hit me. Because organizing isn't just about our physical spaces — it's about creating the quiet we need to hear ourselves think. 💛

What does mental clutter feel like for YOU? Share in the comments — let's talk about it! 👇

🎧 Click the link to listen! https://vist.ly/55kma

It's and today we're tackling those samples! 💄

You know the ones — the little perfume bottles, makeup samples, and travel lotions that have been collecting in your drawer, your bathroom cabinet, or that one bag you never unpacked. 😄
Here's your challenge today:

✅ If you use it — find it a proper home
💝 If you don't — pass it along to someone who will!

Samples make wonderful little gifts for a friend, a college student heading back to school, or a local shelter that accepts personal care items. Don't let them just sit there taking up space!

Drop a 💄 in the comments if you're tackling this one today!

🌿 Taylor's Tip Time — and this week we are talking about photos!

If you are feeling overwhelmed by that box of photos in the closet, here is my approach: Pause. Plan. Proceed.

Here's how to break it down:
📅 Choose your timeframe — don't try to tackle everything at once. Pick an era. I personally started with 1923 through 1960, then worked my way forward decade by decade.

⏰ Be realistic about your time — I blocked out an entire summer, July through September, and focused solely on preserving, organizing, and eliminating duplicates. Know yourself and plan accordingly.

💛 Honor the emotion — photo projects can be emotionally overwhelming. Give yourself grace and the space to feel it.

Small focused sessions beat an all-or-nothing approach every single time. ✨

What timeframe would YOU start with? Drop it in the comments! 👇