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I like to turn people on to valuable resources. The list below is
only a beginning, so come back and visit this page to look for new
ones. And if you have any resources you think others should know
about, email me at yvonne@wholelifeorganizing.com.
Professional Organizing Organizations
Information and services for the general public,
professional organizers, related professionals, and those considering
becoming professional organizers.
National Association of Professional Organizers
– www.napo.net
 The
National Association of Professional Organizers is a non-profit
professional association providing services for the general public
and its members – organizing consultants, speakers, trainers,
authors, and manufacturers of organizing products. Founded in 1985,
it now has 3200 members throughout the world.
Someone seeking help from a professional organizer
can use the on-line referral service at no charge. Members receive
numerous benefits, including educational seminars, an annual conference,
a bi-monthly newsletter, and listing in the referral directory.
Institute for Challenging Disorganization –
(ICD) formerly NSGCD
www.challengingdisorganization.org
 The ICD, also a non-profit and membership organization, has a
mission to explore, develop, and disseminate to professional organizers
and related professionals organizing methods, techniques, approaches,
and solutions that will benefit chronically disorganized people.
It provides education and certification through teleclasses, a bi-monthly
newsletter, conferences and publications, and provides the public
with referrals to professional organizers specializing in this area.
OnlineOrganizing.com –
www.onlineorganizing.com
OnlineOrganizing.com offers many resources for the general public
and professional organizers: free tips, organizing products, referrals
to professional organizers, two free monthly newsletters, a discussion
board, and more.
AD/HD Resources
The organizations below provide extensive resources
for the general public and interested professionals.
Attention Deficit Disorder Association –
www.add.org
ADD Resources – www.addresources.org
CHADD – Children and Adults with Attention Deficit
/ Hyperactivity Disorder – www.chadd.org
National Center for Gender Issues and AD/HD – www.ncgiadd.org
For and About Messies & Hoarding
Messies Anonymous – www.messies.com
Anxiety Disorders Association of America
– www.adaa.org
National Association for Mental Illness
– www.nami.org
NC State Chapter of NAMI – www.naminc.org
National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization
– www.nsgcd.org
(See description under "Professional Organizing Organizations"
above.)
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation –
www.ocfoundation.org
A Greener Life
Freecycle – www.freecycle.com
Freecycling connects individuals who are discarding goods with others
who are seeking them in their local communities. The Freecycle Network™
is an electronic forum and is made up of many individual groups
across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving
(& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Membership is
free. To sign up and find out how it works, go to the website and
find your community. One person's trash can truly be another's treasure!
Co-Op America – www.coopamerica.com
Co-Op America is a membership organization dedicated to helping
individuals and businesses make changes that will grow a green economy,
promote social justice and environmental sustainability. It provides
information, programs, publications, and many other resources to
help individuals and businesses take action.
I’ve received many of their publications over
the years and have found all their information enormously helpful:
many practical ideas on how to live a greener life and comprehensive
information about socially responsible investing, green businesses,
green shopping, wood-saving practices, and much more.
Recycling Packaging Materials
Your local packaging and mail center will take unused packing peanuts
and other packaging materials.
Recycling Printer and Toner cartridges
Your local Staples Office Supplies store will recycle cartridges.
Simplifying, Slowing Down
The Simple Living Network –
www.simpleliving.net
"Tools, examples, and contacts for conscious, simple, healthy,
and restorative living." A comprehensive resource for
the entire field of voluntary simplicity.
The Simple Living Resource Guide –
www.gallagherpress.com/pierce
This site was designed by Linda Breen Pierce, founder of The Pierce
Simplicity Study. It contains a very wide range of simplicity resources,
including book reviews, articles and essays, and information about
organizations and activities related to simplicity.
Pat Katz and Optimus Consulting –
www.patkatz.com
"Sanity saving strategies for a speed-crazed world.
More time…less stress." I’m a newcomer to
this resource and have started receiving her newsletter. What
I’ve read has been inspiring, interesting, and useful.
Personal Favorites
I include the following three resources in
my list of "most powerful influences in my life."
Power Path Seminars – www.powerpathseminars.com
The material I’ve encountered through José and Lena
Stevens’ work has added great value to my life for nearly
20 years. Their perspective and teachings on all kinds of
subjects – from personality to politics, movies to shamanism
– continues to inspire, educate, and support me on all levels.
They offer books, tapes, newsletter, seminars, coaching, consulting,
and more.
The Highly Sensitive Person
by Elaine Aron
This book changed my life (no exaggeration). The material in this
book – now augmented by websites, groups, other books on the
subject – have helped me navigate through life with greater
ease and comfort in a not-so-sensitive world. She has also written
several other books. Her website, www.hsperson.com,
includes many resources – a newsletter, links to events, books,
and other websites on related topics.
Perelandra – www.perelandra-ltd.com
A center that researches and provides resources based on the study
of Nature Intelligence. I have been using their processes, flower
essences, and other tools and books since 1992. This material
has been the most empowering I’ve discovered to date for healing
myself, others, and the environment, as well as using co-creative
approaches for everything from developing a presentation to getting
rid of squirrels nesting in our roof.
articles
Articles by Yvonne
Yvonne’s article "Weeding
the Garden of Your Possessions," first appeared
in North Carolina’s Inner Change Magazine in the
fall of 1999. It helps you through the process of thinning your
belongings by offering various practical suggestions as well as
a deeper understanding of what’s involved, and why this can
be so hard to do.
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