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M I L K For The M I N D Podcasts
Lisa Woodruff is a home organization expert, productivity specialist, and author of multiple books including The Paper Solution. Lisa's research-based teaching shines a light on the invisible work being done at home and in the workplace. Lisa's sensible and doable organizing tasks appeal to multiple generations. Her candor and relatable style make you feel she is right there beside you, helping you get organized as you laugh and cry together. Lisa believes organization is not a skill you are ...
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Blog Order (Podcast 1 in Blog 40) 40. J. Miller, K. Vine, and D. Larkin, ‘The Relationship of Product and Process Performance of the Two-Handed Sidearm Strike’, Physical Education and Sports Pedagogy, 2007, 12, 61–75. 41. K. L. Oliver and R. Lalik, ‘The Body as Curriculum: Learning with Adolescent Girls’, Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2001, 33, 303–33. 42. C. C. Pope and M. O’Sullivan, ‘Darwinism in the Gym’, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, 2003, 22, 311–27. 43. J. Quay, ‘Experie ...
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683 - PTO Time Just for ME! Modern Self Care
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19:48This may have been a first, once we decided to not go to Italy, I decided to take my full planned vacation and Greg decided to go back to work. We had our 4 day staycation but the rest of the planned time off was all mine. How did I spend it? Golden Window I am definitely in a unique-to-me Golden Window. The PhD is winding down, we are making massi…
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682 - Italy Was Cancelled. My Staycation With My Husband
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20:04I know, I'm full of shocking news lately. Yes, we cancelled Italy again! I started to feel like we were really pushing this trip through and it was causing a lot of anxiety. Plan B became a staycation. I can't wait to tell you what we did! Cancellation Reasons Everyone encouraged me to not cancel the trip. Four days before we were supposed to leave…
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681 - 4 Ways I Will Plan From Now to the End of the Year. Holiday Blitz, Holiday Blitz Mini Planning Day, Seasonal Sanity Savers and New Year Planning Days
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41:17Sometimes I get wary of sharing how much I plan. But because I plan I get to be more purposeful and present in my life which gives me peace. I'm sharing the 3 phases I go through to plan. I dream. I contemplate allllllllll the possibilities. Then I choose what I want to do from all dreams I came up with. And then I plan it and confidently run that …
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Coffee Chat - The 2025 Holiday Blitz is Here!
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2:50This is your friendly reminder to get registered for the Holiday Blitz…it's FREE! A great gift to yourself for the holidays would be some sanity. This blitz is designed to help you be present and enjoy the holidays too. We are where the holidays come from. But did you ever stop to ask your family if everything you are doing is meeting their holiday…
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680 - (Re-Air) The Future of Housework Research. Where Organize 365 is Going.
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41:36I really love Lillian Gilbreth's focus on efficiency for the American home. I'd like to think I'm picking up where she left off. After the war, "men took back their jobs." But did it ever occur to you that women worked at these factories and there were dual income homes before the war? It had not occurred to me. I wanted to be home but some women w…
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Last Friday I announced the Friday Workbox® and all related work products will only be available for purchase till December 31st or while supplies last. But I don't think I explained it very well so I wanted to record this episode to address concerns and reiterate what is going on at Organize 365®. No One is Going Anywhere… Please do not worry, no …
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680 - The future of Housework Research. Where Organize 365® is going
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41:36I really love Lillian Gilbreth's focus on efficiency for the American home. I'd like to think I'm picking up where she left off. After the war, "men took back their jobs." But did it ever occur to you that women worked at these factories and there were dual income homes before the war? It had not occurred to me. I wanted to be home but some women w…
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Coffee Chat - Going All In On Household Management
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24:24Are you sitting down? I have some very exciting news and I have some shocking news but I am here to explain myself. What do you want first? The exciting news or shocking news? I'm dying to let the cat out of the bag so be prepared to be shocked! Organize 365® will no longer be supporting work. This decision was not made lightly and I'm still nervou…
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679 - Lillian Gilbreth, First Female Applied Psychology Phd, Cheaper By The Dozen
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35:38In the last episode we talked about Maria Montessori, her becoming the first female doctor in Italy and her impact on alternative learning methods. Today I'm talking about Lillian Gilbreth who was the first female to get her psychological doctorate in industrial organizational psychology. Lillian is the original "Cheaper By the Dozen" mom who exemp…
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678 - Integrating Home & School in the Montessori Method - Maria Montessori
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46:00Maria Montessori has made a huge impression on me and influenced who I am and how I run Organize 365®. Maria was born in 1870, in Italy. She was a very curious person and wanted to pursue a medical degree despite her parents guiding her towards a teaching degree. She is a great example of someone who worked hard and followed her passions - I love t…
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In this episode, I introduce you to Trish K. who lives with her adult daughter and grandson. On long car drive home, Trish was listening to her older sister tell her about this thing called the Sunday Basket®. When Trish got home, she hopped on the website and got a Sunday Basket®. It just made sense to her, one place for all the paper and a system…
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CC - Breast Cancer and ADHD Awareness Month
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8:58October is awareness month for Breast Cancer and ADHD. Ok yes the blush pink Sunday Basket® color is back in stock (while supplies last). BUT, I want to suggest that you use this Sunday Basket® as a way to remind you of people in your community that have lost someone to breast cancer, are facing a breast cancer diagnosis, are supporting someone in …
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677 - Household Management in the Titans of Industry's Homes
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34:33Bonus Stop: Edzel Ford's home, son of Henry Ford! After touring Greenfield Village I decided I wanted to go to a bonus stop instead of another day at Greenfield Village. I was stunned by the outward aesthetic similarities of the Stan Hywet mansion. My wheels were spinning and memories flooded my mind from all the visits I had going to Stan Hywet fr…
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In this episode, I introduce you to Lynette M. who has 7 adults living in their house. She's married, has a son and his wife, 2 other sons, and a daughter all under one roof. Lynette had so much paper she didn't know how to deal with it after she'd "decluttered" it. She found Organize 365® as a paper organizing expert when searching for solutions. …
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676 - American Entrepreneurial Communities
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40:32Ok, I know you all have been dying to hear about my field trip to Greenfield Village. I tried to start the podcast three times before this final take because I want to tell you guys everything! But how in 45 minutes? Let me just say, I will be going back! Greenfield Village Most of us have seen a living historical farm of some sort. It's usually a …
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In this episode, I introduce you to Ambreen B. who lives in Jerusalem with her husband and 2 daughters, and her cat. Ambreen loves productivity and finds it interesting when people are more organized than her. She heard an interview on another podcast and loved hearing how kids get organized and the structure. As her life became more complex by get…
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675 - Household Management in Presidential Homes
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35:35You may not be a history buff like myself but I think you will find my aha moments interesting that I got when visiting these Presidential homes. We think so much has changed, but has it? Are we using our homes differently? I just think tv gave us this impression of how our homes should be used and look. We know differently at Organize 365®. Why Ad…
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In this episode, I introduce you to Lea N. who is married and has her mother living with them. Lea is a lifelong learner and had been watching some organization shows. Lea came across a few guest spots of mine on those shows. Lea really resonated with what I said and got the Sunday Basket® right away. When she had been listening to those interviews…
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674 - Organize 365 Traits: Golden Windows and Your Uniqueness
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In this episode, I introduce you to Mercedes who is married with two young children and a one eyed siamese cat. When she was expecting her first baby, she knew she needed to get some systems in place to get organized and stay organized once she had the baby. Her husband listened to a lot of podcasts at the time so she decided to find one about orga…
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673 - Growing Profitable Personal Brands with AJ Vaden
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59:55I am so excited to introduce AJ Vaden the New York Times Best Selling author of the book Wealthy and Well Known (co-written with her husband Rory Vaden.) AJ lived, slept, and breathed her work. Until she didn't. This sudden change forced AJ to dig deep and identify her personal brand. She and Rory had a unique opportunity extended to them, with div…
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In this episode, I introduce you to Leslie P. who lives with her two dogs and has always been a renter. Leslie was searching for podcasts about organization. It caught Leslie's attention when she heard one of the Monday Connections podcasts when we were talking about subjects related to those things she loves like demographics, sociology, and anthr…
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672 - Audience Q&A 11 Work Organization (Invisible Work)
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53:17It's another Q&A episode and we're diving into Sunday Baskets® and Friday Workboxes® and how to make it all flow together because it was asked in many different ways. The Sunday Basket® and Friday Workbox® can support a lot of operations, this episode was so great for exploring multiple ways to run your home or business. As a Household Manager As a…
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In this episode, I introduce you to Verna R. and her husband are empty nesters. You may remember Verna and her daughters coming on the podcast in 2020. It was the first timeI got to talk to a whole family who was using the Organize 36® systems. And the second time just Verna and I talked about her organization journey. Verna was referred to Organiz…
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671 - Inside the Complete Home Organization Bundle - Live Q&A with Lisa & Team
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1:44:22"I am more interested, as a fellow sister and teacher, in the student learning the skill, more than I am in having a recurring membership program." I knew 10 years ago that I wanted to offer lifetime access to this system so women everywhere could get bored, bored enough that she has to wrestle with what she is uniquely created to do. This was a we…
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In this episode, I introduce you to Devin R. who is married with three children; two are bonus kids that came with marrying her husband. They have 2 dogs and two cats. In 2018, Devin was looking for help to get organized. She was mowing her lawn when I caught her ear mentioning that I lived in the Cincinnati area. Then Devin's life hit rock bottom …
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670 - How to Get Your Entire Home Organized in One Year
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1:06:42The world is getting ready for back to school and then we find ourselves in the 10 most productive weeks of the year. Since you will naturally be in high productivity energy, it makes sense to walk you through what to expect in The Productive Home Solution™. Are you ready to have your home organized in 52 weeks? Most people believe organization is …
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In this episode, I introduce you to Janet B. She's married with one son, a rescue dog, and 5 chickens. Janet found Organize 365® when she was looking for podcasts about organization. Janet has always been fairly organized but is always looking to learn any new nugget about organization and had her sights set on productivity now! Janet listened to t…
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669 - Audience Q&A 10 Planning and Planning Days (Invisible Work)
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1:14:20Is there anything I love more than planning? No! This was a fun set of questions to ask about planning, breaking down and attacking goals, and how to practice discipline that leads to organization getting completed so you can move on to productivity! Integrating Home and Work Planning When I started Organize 365® I was focused on the energy of the …
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In this episode, I introduce you to Lisa P. who lives in Australia with one of her three daughters, her husband, 24 mini goats, 20 ducks, 20 chickens, 2 dogs, and 2 guinea fowl. Lisa P. lives on a farm (could you tell) and has a cottage that she rents out like an Air BNB. Lisa P. heard an interview with me and was attracted to my passion for system…
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668 -Audience Q&A 9 Organizing Hobbies & Photos (Visible Work)
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31:02You Guys! I was so excited to answer these questions. I love my hobbies so much!! Right now, travel is a hobby I want to focus on. Greg asked me why I am taking these adult fieldtrips alone? It feeds me. I encourage my family to follow their interests and develop their skills within their hobbies. I am starting to pour into myself like I always hav…
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667 - Audience Q&A 8 - What To Do When Your Organization Gets Off Track (Invisible Work)
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42:31By Lisa Woodruff
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In this episode, I introduce you to Lindsey G. who has a blended family with three children with her current husband and 5 cats. Lindsey found Organize 365® when she was searching for organizational podcasts. The Organize 365® message resonated with Lindsey so she started to binge the podcast. After being a single mom for over a decade, it was a lo…
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666 - Audience Q&A 7 - Organizing Kids of All Ages
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665 - Upleveling the Sunday Basket and Complete Home Organization Bundle
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1:02:39Happy Monday! I am constantly asking myself "Knowing what I know now, if I had to start all over again from scratch, would I still design these programs, products, and services the same way? Or would I do them differently? This summer I answered this question by saying yes I would do something different and the Organize 365® team confirmed my ideas…
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664 - Audience Q&A 6 - Physical Household Management (Visible Work)
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49:25I've answered questions about the invisible work we are all doing and today I am answering questions about the visible work we do. A good example of visible work is everything you would do inside of The Productive Home Solution™. I explained the evolution of the program from it's inception as 40 weeks One Home to the "exhausting" 100 day program wh…
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In this episode, I introduce you to Lauren H. who is married and has a blended family with three kids and two dogs. Her mother actually lives on her property too in a separate dwelling. Lauren has been listening to the podcast for past 9 or 10 years. Only in the last 5 has she officially started her organization journey when she had her son, her mo…
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663 - Audience Q&A 5 - Paper Information Management (Invisible Work)
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30:10We are moving on to the questions about paper management. You become responsible for more paper as you get older. It starts with car titles, insurance, and institution degrees. Then you graduate to information about your health, your home, and your growing family. Before you know it you may be caring for a parent or settling an estate. How do you c…
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662 - Audience Q&A 4 - Routines! (Invisible Work)
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40:55Happy Monday! This Connections Episodes is all about Routines. Energy is a word that keeps surfacing in these questions and conversations within the community. We are busy ladies! So how do we establish and stick to these routines? It's important to regularly evaluate your routines and determine if they are still serving you and your house for the …
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661 - Audience Q&A 3 - The Sunday Basket (Invisible Work)
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55:15I'm sticking with answering your questions about the invisible work we do. And today is all about the Sunday Basket®. I didn't yet have a name for it. But I'll never forget the sense of accomplishment from the first time I tried my idea out that became the Sunday Basket®. In 2012, Joey went down for his normal 20 min nap, and I, Lisa Woodruff, actu…
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In this episode, I introduce you to Carly L. is married with two children. Carly was looking for paper organization solutions and came across the book "The Paper Solution." Paper has always been Carly's nemesis but it was to a point where she couldn't locate important papers. Her daughter would be starting Kindergarten soon and she knew she had to …
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Audience Q&A 2 - Decluttering and How to Get Started (Visible Work)
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48:12Ok, this is so much fun answering all of the questions that have come in. I decided to organize the questions in the same order in which you would experience in The Productive Home Solution®. In the next 10 episodes, we are going to look at all of the visible work we all do. When it comes to getting organized we want to eliminate the overwhelm and …
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659 - Audience Q&A 1 - Lisa Answers Personal and Family Related Questions
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48:52Happy Monday! Anna had this great idea for this summer on the podcast; the idea was to address questions from the Organize 365® community. I asked Anna if she thought we'd get any responses? We did. We got 70 questions in the first 24 hours. So, today we're getting personal answering questions about my family and how I navigate incorporating my bus…
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658 - The Current State of Housing in America
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In this episode, I introduce you to Amanda A. who is married with three kids. Amanda found herself with compounding Golden Windows which created a little chaos in her life. She had just started back to work, went to transfer files to her dropbox and stumbled upon an old bundle she'd downloaded years prior - the Ultimate Bundle. It was exactly what …
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Coffee Chat - Customer Appreciation Days are HERE!
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5:10Yesssss, announcing Customer Appreciation Days!! This Thursday through Monday at midnight. Boy do I have some great deals for you. If you have had your eye on a product for a while now is your time to get it at 15% off. Also, there will be daily deals too! There are videos each day to keep you in the loop of everything Organize 365®. Thursdays deal…
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Summer planning round 3, ding ding ding. I share a lot of my life because I am part of the Organize 365® brand. I've been podcasting for over 12 years and over that time I have shared a lot about me, my life, and my family. Recently I shared how I wanted to spend the next 120 days upleveling the upstairs of my house. Those plans changed when Abby d…
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Life can really get challenging when you lose someone and they owned a business. Emily and I had to face that, with our dad, and I've shared about it and now Anna Hall is sharing about her dad. Anna has two younger brothers and she was kind enough to share their experience with settling his estate, taking care of his business and employees, and the…
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655 - Organizing Your Role as the Executor of an Estate
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1:00:00If you find yourself in this role as Executor of an estate, I want to make sure to support you best during this time by providing a little food for thought. How do you want this time to look? It's not easy losing a loved one and hopefully this episode provides emotional support in the form of considering your mindset during this time. And we found …
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