Morganize with Me

Myquillyn Smith joins me today and we talk all about her new book, House Rules. This was my favorite interview I've ever done. If you know who Myquillyn is, you know what I mean. She is authentic and down to earth, and teaches you how to love your home. We discuss her tips and tricks for decorating your home and what her new book, House Rules offers.

House Rules - This inviting collection from a self-proclaimed imperfections contains 100 memorable, universal decorating truths that apply to every house, style, and budget. By guiding you to do what you know, use what you have, and finish what you started, Myquillyn Smith will help you find:

• understanding of why you love (or don't love) your spaces
• confidence to make rewarding decisions to feel risky
• satisfaction with small wins that combine to create big changes
• inspiration and motivation resulting in finished personalized rooms

Learn how to make better decorating decisions with ease. Her beautiful new book released April 23, 2024!

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Do you know The Nester? Aka - Myquillyn Smith - the home decor girl that keeps it real! You do not want to miss my interview with her which is the next episode (#120). This episode is a short intro and I'll share one of Myquillyn's rules with you from her new book, House Rules - she has 100 of them. 

Myquillyn is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Welcome Home and Cozy Minimalist Home. For the past fifteen years, she has been encouraging women to embrace their space - imperfections and all - and make it their own. You can join her community Academy at Home and keep up with her TheNester.com.

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In this episode (a re-release) I chat with fellow Professional Organizer Dalys Macon who serves her clients in the Washington DC area. Dalys specializes in closet organization (and all other spaces in the home) and she has great tips for how to be more purposeful – specifically with your clothing and styling. Her tips and tricks will help you really examine your closet in a new way!

Dalys Macon is the owner of D’Vine Order in the Washington, DC Metro area. Born and raised in the Republic of Panama 🇵🇦, she has lived in the U.S. all her adult life. Dalys is the Queen of the castle to her husband of 25 years and 2 young adult sons. Air Force Veteran, Breast Cancer Survivor, IT Project Manager and Creator @blackgirlswhoorganize are all part of her resume.

Blessed with creative parents who encouraged artistic freedom at home, planted a gift that developed in a way that Dalys now knows is not natural to many. It was the beginning of her love for stylish clothing and beautiful spaces. After 25+ years organizing for friends and family, she finally leaped and launched D’Vine Order in 2018.

Dalys is passionate about order and simplification. She helps busy professionals, especially women, live with only those things that matters most. When not organizing, Dalys enjoys volunteering at her church, travel, music and home decor. It is her desire to inspire all to develop a lifestyle that is organized, simplified and styled. 

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Monica Leed and I chat in this episode (a re-release because it was SO good).

Monica has a design background in the fast-paced film industry. She spent over ten years cultivating curiosity in the art of efficient space design, time management, and the power of organizational systems. Then in 2011, life threw her an unexpected curveball that reminded her that a demanding career without a balanced home life will leave you feeling stuck and uninspired.

I loved hearing more of her story, how she discovered how to bring her life into a better balance, and why she wrote her book Simply Spaced. Monica is the CEO and Owner of her brand and company Simply Spaced. 

Thank you for listening and subscribing, I hope you were inspired by Monica’s story today. For all the show notes + links click below on the "episode webpage." 

Drum roll! Are you ready to hear my announcement? I have some fun updates to share with you! Tune in and hear all the latest and greatest. Have you subscribed to the podcast? I would love it if you would. Thanks for listening!

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The only way to get organized and stay organized is to commit to the reset! What's a reset? It's when you take the extra minute(s) to put things back and keep things in place. It is critical to practice resetting. When you get home from shopping allow time to reset. When you move from room to room, put things away where they go. A system will only stay maintained if it its maintained (see what I did there?). For all the show notes + links click below on the "episode webpage." 

Sarah Bragg (Podcaster, Author, Communicator) hops on the podcast today to chat all about her new book, Is Everyone Happier Than Me? Sarah is an amazing communicator! She encourages you to sit where you are and ask yourself the tough questions. I SO appreciate her authenticity and curiosity.

If you pre-order or order her book (releasing March 19th, 2024) you’ll also get access to a series of podcast episodes where she talks about perfectionism. (Head over HERE to claim your free gift if you order her new book.) You’ll love learning from Sarah and I encourage you to also tune in to her podcasts Surviving Sarah and also be sure to check out her great free organizing resources.

In an age where everyone else’s successes are flaunted in front of you on social media, it can be a struggle to feel true happiness and contentment exactly where you are. Throw in difficult circumstances—loss, heartbreak, change, midlife—and it’s easy to understand why you feel lonely, lost, unsure of yourself, stuck, and, if you’re honest with yourself, flat-out unhappy. Is Everyone Happier Than Me? provides practical and relatable answers to the questions you’ve probably already been asking about your life, and poses a few more, to help you figure out what’s standing in the way of your happiness, peace, and connection.

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month which seems like the perfect time to share with you our cancer journey. My husband, David was diagnosed in July of 2021 and thankfully just passed his two year mark of his “wait and watch” program. We shared more about his story on these episodes – Episode #11, Episode #12.

If you have any history of cancer in your family PLEASE talk to your primary care physician and discuss which cancer screenings you should schedule. Early detection is key!

As I shared in this episode the NEW screening age for colon cancer (a colonoscopy) is 45. Please send any questions my way and/or if you have your own cancer journey story, I’d love to hear. Cheers to good health!

Resources: Lead From Behind and Colorectal Cancer Alliance.

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David my best friend since 1993 joins me for part two of our discussion on how to organize as a couple. We share our five tips: communication, individual spaces, boundaries, blending styles, and strategies. We encourage you and your partner to take on the attitude of being a "good roommate." Organizing together and setting up your home works better when you use a teamwork approach.

We'd love to hear your feedback and also how you're navigating organizational systems in your home with your partner. It's an ongoing process and we encourage you to follow our five tips. If you want to hear more from David (he asked me to remind you that he's been on the podcast before: Episode #11, Episode #12, and Episode #111. (Yep - he's a regular!) 

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David (my partner in crime) joins me today on the podcast. This is a two part chat where we share how we have worked to blend our two organizing styles and honor each other in the process. In this first part we talk about how we were raised and how we prefer to set up our spaces. David has joined me before on the podcast Episode #11 and Episode #12.

This is often a challenging piece to navigate when you share your home and spaces with others. We hope this helps you to communicate and set up systems that work for you and your loved ones. If you don't subscribe to the MWM newsletter I encourage you to do so. This way you'll never miss an episode and I also share other tips and tools via the email news. For all the show notes + links click below on the "episode webpage."