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Let's simplify organizing, shall we? Join Professional Organizer and Productivity Consultant, Zee Siman, along with her occasional co-host or guest, as she provides sustainable decluttering, home organizing and time management tips curated for you: working moms, mompreneurs and entrepreneurs.
Beautiful Living is all about creating joy-filled, organized homes and vibrant social connections, balanced with meaningful work for a fulfilling, sustainable life. As 'The Choosy Organizer', Zee shows you how to do this by being thoughtful about what actually deserves your time and energy. As she says, “I don’t want to organize all day, I just want things to BE organized. So I’m choosy about what's worth organizing, and what's just fine for now."
You don't have time to waste on solutions that won't work for you! You don't want more containers, charts or plans to manage! You want to enjoy your home and work with confidence and joy. Well, this podcast will tell you how to do that. Let's get started!
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Learn simple, sustainable Thanksgiving decorating ideas using Zee’s CLEAR-5 Framework to create a warm, clutter-free home that feels like gratitude all season long. This Thanksgiving, let’s trade holiday frenzy for a long holiday festival that feels like gratitude, not clutter. In this episode, I'm sharing sustainable Thanksgiving decorating ideas using my CLEAR-5 Framework so your home feels warm, welcoming, and easy to maintain through the entire season. ✨ Learn how to clarify the feeling y...
Learn how to organize memorabilia with meaning. Discover the 3 purposes of keepsakes so you can keep what matters, let go of the rest, and live more intentionally. Keeping memories matters, but keeping everything doesn’t. In this episode, I'm sharing how to organize your memorabilia with intention so you can honor your past without drowning in it. You’ll learn the three purposes of memorabilia and how to use them to decide what to keep, what to let go of, and what to lovingly pass on. ✨ What ...
Save hours every week with Zee’s simple meal prep tips—learn how to shop smarter, keep produce fresher, and make weeknight dinners calm and easy. You don’t need to spend your whole Sunday batch-cooking to have calm weeknights. In this episode, I’ll show you how to simplify your weekly meal prep so you can save hours every week—and a surprising amount of money too. ✨ You’ll learn how to master one cooking method per protein, ✨ Create a five-minute Friday dinner plan, ✨ Keep your produce fres...
If you have ADHD, you're feeling scattered, running on caffeine, and wondering how you’ll finish the year strong, this episode’s for you. I'm sharing 10 ADHD-friendly ways to get organized. These are real strategies that work with your brain, not against it, so you can wrap up the year calm, focused, and proud of what you’ve achieved. You'll hear about: ✨ The Simple Single - the one-home rule that saves your sanity ✅ How to make lists work for you — not guilt you — using the DONUT Metho...
We all love a good Hallmark glow, a Housewives chandelier moment, or an HGTV reveal, but when those highlight reels start feeling like report cards for our own homes, something’s off. In this episode, I'm looking at the myths those shows sell and what real Beautiful Living actually looks like. ✨ Hallmark makes calm look effortless. ✨ HGTV makes change look instant. ✨ Housewives make beauty a performance. You’ll learn how to borrow what works: the cozy, the structure, the sparkle, and dro...
Are you constantly apologizing for the state of your home? You’re not alone. In this episode, I share why that habit doesn’t serve you — and how to shift your identity to become a Choosy Organizer instead. You’ll learn the 5 Principles of Beautiful Living that help you create a clutter-free home you love, feel more confident, and live with less stress and more intention. What you’ll learn in this episode: ✨ Why apologizing for your home reinforces an identity that isn’t really you ✨ How the 5...
Want a cozy, clutter-free Fall without blowing your budget? In this episode of Organizing for Beautiful Living, I've got 7 simple ways to “rollover” your home into Fall. These ideas are low-cost or no-cost, sustainable, and will help you stay organized while keeping the season light and joyful. You’ll learn how to: 💨 Shore up drafts to cut costs and keep cozy 🥾 Refresh your entryway for Fall clutter (boots, umbrellas, jackets!) 🛋️ Warm up your décor with easy swaps or DIY touches 🧥 Reorganize...
Why is decluttering so hard even when you know you’re ready to do it? In this tough-love episode, I walk you through the top 10 excuses that keep us stuck in clutter. From “I don’t have time” to “but it was expensive” to “it’s organized chaos,” I break each one down with research and stories, then shares the mindset shifts you can use to finally move forward. You’ll hear: The most common excuses we use to avoid declutteringWhy those excuses don’t hold up (backed by research)The new beliefs yo...
What do decluttering your home and your finances have in common? More than you think. In this special interview-style episode, I sat down with financial coach and author Bernadette Joy, whose CRUSH method helps people declutter their money goals and design a life with more freedom — financial and otherwise. We talked about how clutter shows up in our homes and our heads, and how you can start organizing both in a way that actually supports your life. 🎧 You’ll hear: What to do when you’re hold...
Do you feel like you’re the only one in your household who notices the clutter? 🧺 You're tired of being the default “home manager” while everyone else moves through the mess like it’s invisible! You’re not alone, and you don’t have to wait for your partner or kids to suddenly jump on the decluttering train. In this episode, I’m showing you how to organize your home by being choosy using my CLEAR-5 Framework, even if you’re the only one who cares (at first). We’ll talk about: How to shif...
Decluttering doesn’t have to feel like scrubbing the toilet. What if instead of dragging yourself through organizing projects, you reframed it as curating your life? In this episode of Organizing for Beautiful Living, we’re trading burnout for intention. I’ll guide you through a mindset shift that transforms decluttering from a chore into something meaningful — curating your legacy. We’ll walk through four key areas of your home and life, with simple rhythms and unfussy upgrades that make you...
Early alarms + school rush don’t have to mean foggy, frantic mornings. In this episode, I'm sharing the six small “levers” that reliably flip my mornings from groggy to calm and focused—no perfection required. You’ll learn how to: 📵 Phone fast for 10–15 minutes to protect your attention and stop the doom-scroll before it starts🧭 Use a simple Get-Going habit (coffee, unload the dishwasher, feed the dog) to beat sleep inertia and start your “target behavior”☀️ Get natural light ASAP to reset yo...
Fall is creeping in—school forms, Q4 chatter, and (somehow) Halloween candy in August. If you’re feeling pushed forward in time, this episode brings you back to center with two grounding routines and a few mindset helpers so you can savor the season instead of sprinting through it. We’ll look at: the 12-Week Year approach to calm goal-setting (four mini “years” = fewer last-minute scrambles),micro-decluttering (tiny, sustainable edits over heroic overhaul days),and simple “anchoring adventure...
Is your child’s room a mine-field of laundry, stray tech and lost shoes? 😩 In this episode, I'm walking you through a one-hour Bedroom Reset that turns cluttered kid-spaces into stress-free launchpads just in time for those early-morning back-to-school routines. 📝 What You’ll Learn 0–20 min: Tackling cramped drawers and floor hazards first20–40 min: Creating fresh zones (Sleep and Backpack) so the areas feel calm40–60 min: Creating the morning launchpad for tech and clothesA 15-minute o...
Tiny Boston apartment? Sprawling suburban playroom? Either way, toy clutter can take over fast. In this episode I tackle the real reason toys multiply (think “permission creep” and Parkinson’s Law) and I'll share five small-space principles inspired by families who thrive in 700-square-foot city flats—but that work just as well in a four-bedroom house. You’ll learn 🔹 One-Shelf Rule – how giving each child a single shelf (or bin/closet) puts a hard boundary on toy volume 🔹 Rotate, ...
When school ends and schedules go loosy-goosy, even the most organized households can start to feel wobbly. 😅 If July has you buried in pool towels, half-done projects, and that vague “I’m forgetting something…” feeling, today’s episode is your reset button. I’m sharing two simple systems I rely on whenever life feels floaty: The Simple Single – how choosing one purposeful task a day brings instant focus (and why your brain loves it).Autopilot Routines – a step-by-step way to turn recurring c...
Ever glance at a messy countertop and feel that pang of I should have it together by now? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. In this episode, professional organizer Zee Siman unpacks the science of “clutter shame” and shares three simple mindset shifts (plus a five-word mantra) that turn self-criticism into self-compassion — so you can clear space and breathe easier. You’ll learn: 🌟 The Curator overtakes The Judge – how one tiny mental swap boosts motivation instead of guilt 🌟 Prog...
No need to hide and pretend you're not home when the neighbor rings he doorbell anymore! In this episode,I'm sharing my simple 3-part “Blueprint for Confidence” that lets any busy mom flip her main living spaces from lived-in to guest-ready in about the time it takes to brew iced tea. In this episode you’ll discover ➡️ The science behind surface stress – why visible clutter spikes decision-fatigue (Princeton Neuroscience Institute, 2011). ➡️ 3 Strategic Drop-Zones that stop everyday items fro...
Plastic lids with no containers, shoes that take over the hallway, and pots you never cook with—sound familiar? In this episode I'm picking 10 everyday culprits that quietly steal storage from working-mom households and I'm sharing my Lazy-Organizer solutions that fit the 5 Pillars of Beautiful Living. In This Episode Why mismatched plastic food containers might not be for you—and what to replace them withThe rule that stops footwear from taking over your hallways and closetsHow many pots &am...
Kids don’t learn “Stuff-Management 101” at school, yet the ability to sort, store, and let go of belongings is a genuine life skill. In today’s episode I’m sharing the 8 mindset shifts that turn kids into confident, clutter-busting pros, no matter how old they are. In this episode you’ll learn: Why decluttering is literacy, not a chore – and how it strengthens executive-function skills such as planning and emotional regulation.The simple “Model Loudly” technique that shows kids how you make k...
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