Hello and welcome to best laid plans.

This is your host Sarah Hart Unger and this is the podcast where we talk all things planning and planning adjacent.

We are now in the middle part of January, which means people might be getting to the point where their goals are less enticing than they were when they started out.

But this is a great time to listen to some inspirational episodes like this one that might help you light a fire under things that can seem daunting but can be incredibly rewarding in the end.

I personally have had organizing and

decluttering my home on my annual goals list for a number of years off and on. And I don't know

that I would say I've ever been entirely successful with this. I've definitely organized

certain areas of my home. And I will say my friend who is, she's not a professional

organizer, but she's very good at organizing and she often will come over because she's my good

friend and help me go through one of my kids' rooms, says that our house is actually less of a

lost cause than I make it sound on the podcast. So that's good, I guess. I mean, it is a functional

living space, but there definitely is just more stuff in our

house than we actually use. And I feel like that stuff does get in the way of creating the kind

of calm, peaceful sanctuary that I would like to have. Now, that might be a little bit

unrealistic. Peaceful sanctuary doesn't usually refer to homes that house children ages 7 to almost 13, but I can get closer to that. And I think the key to getting there is really spending some dedicated time decluttering area by area using the advice from amazing guests I've had on this podcast, including today's episode. And I have to say, I was incredibly

inspired by the work that today's guest has done. I read his book, which we're going to talk about

in the episode. And one of my biggest takeaways was the idea of an organizing calendar that just

rotates year after year, the idea that you don't have to consider

a one and done project. And I kind of took it one step further thinking about, well, how can I

really customize this to my family's needs? So yeah, I came away super inspired and I think you will too.

This guest also has just an overall incredibly calming influence, a calm demeanor, and he made me feel like I can do this in a way that not every organizer does.

So I think you will really appreciate hearing from Tyler.

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