Lauren Williams's (casualuncluttering) Blog

Alyea Sandovar, Co-Founder of the Playful Creative Summit, interviewed David Chislett, Co-Founder of the Playful Creative Summit, Creativity Activator and Weapon of Mass Creation for their 2021 edition. I'm doing a terrible job of introducing his opinions. Search him up instead. David knows we ne...

I took this video with my phone, at Brightwater Park in Woodinville, posted first to Facebook the day I was inspired, August 1. And the quality is AWFUL, which has prompted me to buy a real camera - scary. But, once I've learned it, I hope to give myself the gift of this permanent way to capture ...

I am thankful every single day for my clients. They teach me funny, facing fear, the fantastic and fabulous. I'm immeasurably wealthier for the I-don't-have-enough-words-to-describe-it-all knowledge and wisdom they share with me. If I didn't have a confidentiality clause in my contract, I'd be sh...

"That penguin fell off the iceberg" is now my new favorite forever way of saying "Ooops, I forgot." Sam Hall, who's so new in the Organizing world he hasn't launched a public business yet - but look for The Aviator Method to come - is the originator. I haven't asked him, but I'd love to know if h...

Nina Hollander gave me permission to reblog this, and given the extreme heat and smoke my part of the world is experiencing, I'm grateful beyond measure. Lauren   PET SAFETY TIPS FOR A SIZZLING HOT SUMMER! It's not just the real estate market that is sizzling hot this summer! Much of the country ...

Yes, you're reading that right - The Onion Hour. Nurtured by Stefano Sacchi, Epic Llama, and Lord Simon Jacobs, Professional Weirdos, The Onion Hour is an online networking event with a difference - you'll be encouraged to be wacky and the proud parent of an onion. No more stilted small talk, no ...

Monica Cornetti, Founder of Sententia Gamification, has an urgent message for employers (and therefore, of course, employees). I'm paraphrasing as closely as I can from her 2021 Playful Creative Summit presentation Why Work Does Not Work Without Play. Fearfulness harms productivity and creativity...

Cinnamon toast - but don't use cinnamon. Use Chinese Five-Spice Powder. Or Pumpkin Spice powder. Welsh Rarebit - but don't use beer. Use your favorite hard cider. And I've NEVER gotten the hang of cream-based Welsh Rarebit. Zucchini bread - word of honor, I think it's even better with yellow summ...

I learned the term "Complicated Grief" in listening to Brene Brown's Rising Strong. And she mentioned the Columbia University School of Social Work Center for Complicated Grief. I'm quoting from its home page for the public: "CG is a form of grief that takes hold of a person’s mind and won’t let ...

The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Services Professionals, 2011, Oxford University Press, by Christiana Bratiotis, Cristina Sorrentino Schmalisch and Gail Steketee is an invaluable guide to the project-management complexities of providing care to people with hoarding disorder. The authors h...