Decluttering, Organizing & Living Chaos-FREE with Martha Carol Stewart

The Mompreneur Nation’s Podcast

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Martha Carol Stewart, owner of Chaos Organizing, shares her journey of becoming a professional organizer and offers valuable insights into creating order and decluttering. She emphasizes the importance of functionality and simplicity in organizing, especially for busy moms.

Martha also discusses the significance of experiences over material possessions and provides practical tips for organizing children's toys. She introduces the Chaos Method, a five-step process for organizing any space.

Overall, Martha encourages embracing imperfection and finding peace in a functional and organized home. In this conversation, Martha Carol Stewart discusses the emotional attachment to possessions and the process of letting go of sentimental items. She shares her approach to storing sentimental items and the importance of prioritizing what's truly important. Martha also talks about the process of writing her book and organizing by season. She emphasizes the value of creating memories with travel ornaments and offers tips for organizing children's school papers. Additionally, Martha provides insights on starting a business from scratch and the importance of networking and building relationships. She concludes by discussing the use of sentimental china and crystal.

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Takeaways

• Embrace imperfection and focus on functionality in organizing.
• Prioritize experiences over material possessions.
• Involve children in the organizing process and teach them to problem solve.
• Use the Chaos Method (Categorize, Helpful or Hurtful, Action, Organize, Simplify) for effective organizing.
• Labeling is key to maintaining an organized space. It's important to evaluate the emotional attachment to possessions and determine if they are truly helpful or hurtful.
• Letting go of sentimental items can be challenging, but storing them in a meaningful way or passing them on to others can help preserve the memories.
• Prioritizing what's truly important and letting go of unnecessary clutter can create a more organized and enjoyable living space.
• Starting a business requires research, financial planning, and putting yourself out there to build relationships and promote your products or services.