One of my favorite organizer friends is back to chat time blocking for beginners. Kelly Beutler is the lead organizer and owner of The Joyful Sort. She has appeared on previous episodes about goal setting and getting organized to get organized...but today she is talking how to get started with time blocking. We talk about what time blocking is, how it has benefit Kelly in her scheduling, and how to get started if you aren't sure where to start. And we sip on sweet and Springy Honey Thyme Margaritas from The Little Epicurean.

To connect with Kelly, get today's cocktail recipe, or explore past episodes, visit our show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com. Just search for the episode "Time Blocking for Beginners."

Spring planting season is right around the corner...have you planned your plants yet? If you're a novice gardener or just looking to get more bang for your gardening buck, we've got you covered this week. We are chatting with gardening expert and kitchen garden planner Annie Chubbuck of Seed Babies. Every summer, Annie helps clients plan and maintain their kitchen gardens. She's giving us planning tips like what to plant where, what to plant next to what, and how much time should you plan to maintain your garden. And she's brought along a delicious Blackberry Herb Cocktail she featured at one of her gardening workshops.

To connect with Annie, get her cocktail recipe, and check out past episodes, visit the show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com. Just search for the episode "Planning and Organizing Your Garden."

If something were to happen to you today, does your partner know your wishes? Do they know where important papers are? Do you have a plan for your kids and your money? Aye-yi-yi...yes, mamas! We are going deep this week to chat organizing all those areas that make us feel a little uncomfortable. I'm chatting with author Nine Nights: Your New Little Black Book for Personal Financial Empowerment and professional organizer Laurie Teal. Laurie has a mission to make sure couples and women are organized and prepared with the paperwork they need in case of financial emergency, medical emergency, or, to put it simply, death. She wants you to be able to care for or grieve your loved ones instead of trying to track down medical histories or trust documents. And her book will help you arrange it all step-by-step. With all this talk of death and paperwork, you'll definitely need a cocktail...which is why we are having a tasty pitcher cocktail featuring Laurie's favorite wine, the Riesling-Campari cocktail from Food and Wine.

For links to Laurie, a copy of Laurie's book, today's cocktail recipe or to explore past episodes, visit our show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com. Search for the Episode "Organizing Your Estate."

Minimalism and simplicity coach Rose Lounsbury is back to chat love and organizing in honor of Valentine's Day. This week, Rose and I will discuss how to introduce the idea of decluttering to your family and why it's important to teach your family organizing and decluttering skills. This episode partners perfectly with last week's chat where we discussed how to introduce organizing systems when you and your loved ones don't see eye to eye on decluttering strategies. And we introduce an unlikely and delicious combination...the Red Wine Milkshake from Delish.

To connect with Rose, get today's cocktail recipe, or search past episodes, visit the show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com. Search for the episode "Love and Organizing Part 2".

In honor Valentine's Day, I'm addressing love and organizing in two episodes with my good friend, minimalism and simplicity coach Rose Lounsbury. For part 1 of our discussion, Rose and I are talking about organizing and decluttering when you and your partner see clutter differently. We hear how Rose and her husband reacted when she started her minimalism "hobby", how to approach a conversation about organizing with your loved one, and how to deal if one of you is an "outie" and one of you is an "innie". And we include a recipe for a delicious Valentine's inspired Strawberry Mint Gin Fizz.

To connect with Rose, get today's cocktails recipe, or check out past episodes, visit the show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com. Search for the episode called "Love and Organizing.'

Tax season is here...soon your mailbox will be filled with W-2's and 1099's. Or you'll be hunting down mortgage deductions, student loan deductions, or child care provider tax IDs. I want to give you an easy, paper organizing system that can help you organize your tax paperwork for this year and years to come. I've even made you a free checklist for what you'll need that you can pick up at taxes.cocktailsandcontainers.com. All this alongside a classic 1920's cocktail called, no joke, the Income Tax Cocktail.

For links to my Tax Paperwork Organizing Checklist, today's cocktail recipe or to search past episodes, visit my show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com.

Don't forget to join my Patreon community for organizing checklists, goal setting worksheets and accountability, my cocktail recipe eBook, and our seasonal book club discussions. You can join me at www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcontainers.

Did you resolve to eat healthier this year? Well, you'll be excited that our favorite dietician, Sally Kuzemchak from Real Mom Nutrition is back to talk about getting organized for successful healthy eating in 2020. Sally shares her tips for planning and making changes to your family's eating habits, how to reframe your goals for a more successful transition, and her super, simple meal planning strategy to make eating healthy easy.  We also have this season's mocktail recipe...the healthy and vitamin-C packed Raspberry Lemonade Slushie from BBC Good Food.

To connect with Sally, check out any of her resources, grab today's mocktail recipes, or check out past episodes, visit my show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainer.com. Just search for the episode "Getting Organized to Eat Healthy".

Don't forget to join my Patreon community for organizing checklists, goal setting worksheets and accountability, my cocktail recipe eBook, and our seasonal book club discussions. You can join me at www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcontainers.

If you've resolved to make a budget, pay down debt or save more in 2020, I've got a guru for you. Today I'm chatting with Lauren Tucker of An Organized Life about her debt-free journey, where to start organizing your finances, and her favorite resources to help you along the way. And since coffee is one of Lauren's favorite beverages, we give you a delicious Austrian, coffee-based cocktail...the Café Maria-Theresia.

To connect with Lauren, check out her resources, get today's cocktail recipe or search past episodes, visit our show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com. 

Join my Patreon community for monthly customizable organizing strategy worksheets, live community calls to help hold you accountable, exclusive step-by-step organizing checksheets, an eBook featuring the cocktail recipes, and a seasonal Book club featuring some of my favorite reads. To join and for more info, visit www.patreon.com/cocktailsandcontainers.

Raise your hand if you've got "get in shape" on your 2020 to-do list. (Now raise it 50 more times and switch sides 😉) This week we are talking to fitness trainer Allison Nelson of Live Real Fit about getting organized to get fit this year. We'll talk about the first steps to take in planning your routine, how to ease into a routine or new routine to prevent injury or burnout, and how to stay motivated when you want to throw in the gym towel. And we'll chat all this while sipping Skinny Blueberry Spritzers from Peanut Butter and Peppers.

Find this week's cocktail recipe, links to our guest, and past episodes in our show notes at podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com.

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Welcome to 2020 AND the kick-off to our January "Getting Organized to..." series. Today I'm talking to professional organizers Kelly Beutler of The Joyful Sort and Lori Cela of Time 4 Organizing about their steps to plan your project, start small, and stay motivated when it comes to your organizing projects this year. And they share their wealth of knowledge while we sip on delicious & warm Spiked Mexican Hot Chocolate!

For more information on today's episode and to connect with Lori and Kelly, visit the show notes for this episode at https://www.cocktailsandcontainers.com/getting-organized-to-get-organized.

To search past episodes, visit podcast.cocktailsandcontainers.com.

We have reached the end of 2019...and I'd love to celebrate by highlighting some of my favorite guests and tips from the past year. Let's review tips from goal setting to self-care, kitchens to closets, and all sorts of organizing and simplifying tips in between. 

For links to all the episodes, visit the show notes at podcast.simplesolutionsorganizing.com and search for "2019 Wrap Up."