Organizing with Ease Podcast

Ever wonder why we watch the Big Ball drop in Times Square every New Year's Eve? Or why we bang pots and pans with wooden spoons at the stroke of midnight?

This week, we take look at fun year-end traditions from around the world, not only for our entertainment, but also to look at how people all over the world leave old habits behind that no longer serve them, and welcome fresh, new possibilities for the coming year.<...

Happy Thanksgiving, friends!

We're so grateful to be able to share our podcast with you all! We hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving with your loved ones, and we're sharing what else we're grateful for this year in this episode.

We love to hear from you, so please drop us a line to let us know your thoughts about Organizing with Ease!

Join Diana for a free workshop on Thursday, December 14 - Ready, Set, ...

Buying gifts this holiday season can be all the sweeter when you follow the tips we share in this episode!

• creating a curated list
• integrating giving back to your organized shopping
• organize your online holiday shopping

This is how you'll prevent buyer's regret, and clutter, in your home and your loved ones' homes!

Join Diana for a free workshop on Thursday, December 14 - Ready, Set, 2024: 5 Steps to Kickstart Yo...

Hey, we've all been there. It's Tuesday, you've been slammed with work, or family events, or an illness, and you just haven't had the time or energy to plan for Thanksgiving, but you absolutely want a memorable and gorgeous Thanksgiving.

In this quick episode, we tell you exactly what to do to pull off a beautiful Thanksgiving without exhaustion or frustration! (Hint: no turkey required.)

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If you have been wanting to host a dinner party, but you're worried about all the work it will take to prepare a meal for a group, we're sharing our top tips to keeping it semi-simple in this episode! Listen for great tips for easier:

• Cocktails
• Main dishes
• Side dishes
• Dessert
• Decor

Join Diana for a free workshop on Thursday, December 14 - Ready, Set, 2024: 5 Steps to Kickstart Your Year. Click here to sign up...

We're going to the experts for advice on how to handle the stresses of the holiday season! We all have great plans to have a wonderfully enjoyable holiday season, but then we're sideswiped by stress, the inability to shut off "work mode", family tensions, or kids who turn into monsters just in time for that family gathering! So join us on this episode for some real-world tips for how to handle all of that, so yo...

Do you love having family or friends staying with you, but worried at the thought of all the preparation it takes to have guests feel at home while visiting you? In this week's episode, we share with you our tried-and-true methods to simplify all the preparation beforehand, and tips to handle the clean-ups and entertaining so that you're enjoying yourself, instead of stressing about all there is to do!

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Kids will always tell us what they want as gifts, but adults? Not so much! So what do you get for the adult who pretty much has everything? Or to that hostess who invited you and your husband to a dinner party? Or for all the adults in your life to whom you want to show some appreciation during the holidays? In this episode, we'll share with you a bunch of ideas raging from:

• The 4 categories
• Sustainable gifts
• Gifts of experie...

The first decision to make when remodeling, building or expanding your home is to find an architect and an interior designer to guide the work. But you may be fearful of making the wrong hiring decision. In today's episode, we introduce you to Marilan Martinez and Bea Leupold, experienced professionals who share with us how to make a good decision here, and also the pitfalls to avoid during your project - all in the name of re...

Who loves paper organizing???

Haha! No-one, right?

It feels like a chore (or a torture?), and we push it off until the piles of paper are just too overwhelming!

In today's episode, we'll help you gear up your paper organizing. You'll learn how to create a filing system that you'll actually stick with!

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Diana's Papers To Go download...

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We're sharing some fun ways to Gear Up your Closet for Fall in this week's episode!

 We cover:

• This year's Fall fashion trends
• How to incorporate these easily into your current wardrobe
• Some fashion technology you might consider using to get really efficient with your ...

Allow us to help you Gear Top your Kitchen for Fall!

We've got a bunch of fun, creative ideas to make your kitchen feel like right now (we are Fall's biggest fans!). Things like:

• Fall snack ideas
• Fall-specific beverage station

And then, we also give you a breakdown of some meal planning apps that you should look at if you're ready to embrace some tech to get your week's meals planned and prepped w...

This month is all about Gearing Up for Fall on the podcast! And today, we're focusing on the dreaded garage...

Whether you store all your odds and ends in the garage, or you insist on keeping your car in there, there are ways to approach garage organization to make your garage function better for you this Fall.

This week, we chat about how we have our garages set up right now, and what our dream garages look ...

In this episode, we explore the various ways to keep your family organized and on track using a family calendar. We talk about:

• Family chats
• The family command center
• How to set up digital calendars for the entire family
• 2 family organizing apps we like

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Cozi
Any.do
Pottery Barn Modular Daily System
Clear Acrylic Family Calendar
Target Magnet Wall Organizers
Cust...

What's your plan for meals next week? Don't have one yet? Then tune in to this week's episode which is chock full of ideas! Hear all about:

• The 3 methods of meal planning
• Our own quick meals that are on repeat in our homes
• Ideas from our mom friends that are simple, but save SO much time!

Join Diana for a free workshop on Thursday, December 14 - Ready, Set, 2024: 5 Steps to Kickstart Your Year. Click here t...

When was the last time you took the day off from...home? 

On the podcast this week, we're talking all about the ways we approach self care.

Find out:

• If you view "self care" as a routine must-do, and barely think about it
• If what you're doing as self care are actually beneficial to you
• and how to find those self care activities that will have the real benefits of reduced stress and increased f...

For all of us, working moms, the transition to Fall can be tricky: getting the kids ready to head out the door, planning the meals, our health, and trying not to get get derailed by all the unplanned things that pop up!

In this episode, we share with you 6 strategies that we and our friends have put implemented over the years to help us successfully transition into fall. These are the ways that have worked for us to contin...

Here's a thought: let the kids take a bigger role in back-to-school prep this year, so that they feel less shock on the first day of school, and the whole family is a little less stressed about back-to-school!

In today's episode, we break down specific tasks and responsibilities your child can take on at various ages and stages: Preschool through Kindergarten, the primary grades, the middle school years, and thro...

Are roadtrips your favorite summer family vacation, or are you planning your very first family road trip? Whichever the case, we've got a fun episode for you this week, where we discuss best practices for road trips. Enjoy!

Resources mentioned in this episode:
US Department of Transportation Summer Driving Tips

Travel Neck Pillow

Kids’ Travel Neck Pillow

Headrest Car Fan

Kids’ Car Tray

Cordless Handheld Vacuum Cleaner 

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