Happy New Year 2017!

Happy 2017 everyone!  I hope you all had a great time celebrating last night!  We're on a spontaneous vacation and for the first time ever we celebrated with just our family, away from home. Nice way to start the new year right?!

Now it's time to look back on 2016 and look ahead to 2017!  If decluttering and organizing are on your list of goals or resolutions, you're in the right place!

Happy New Year 2016!

Happy 2016 everyone!  I hope you all had a great time celebrating last night!  We rang in the new year with extended family last night after our friends had to cancel plans due to illness.  It was the first year we let the kids stay up until midnight so that was very exciting for them!

Now it's time to look back on 2015 and look ahead to 2016!  If decluttering and organizing are on your list of goals or resolutions, you're in the right place!

The Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle - Sale Ends Today!

If you're new to From Overwhelmed To Organized, I don't normally post about healthy living.  In fact other than these last few posts about the Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle, I've never posted about health at all.

But as I've mentioned a few times lately, I'm going to set goals for 2015 to help me live healthier, and I'll be sharing some of the organized ways I work towards those goals.  In case any of you want to be organized in your journey to healthier living too :)

I promise I'll get back to "regular" organizing posts after today!  I've got all kinds of decluttering and organizing posts planned for the new year!

Since the Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle is only on sale for 2 days, I really want to make sure you all hear about it and don't miss out on this amazing opportunity.  So you get one more post about it today :)

Why should you buy one of these bundles?  I'm glad you asked :)

The Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle - 2 day sale!

Do you set goals every January?  We're often recharged after the holidays and ready to change our lives in the new year.  It's a fresh start!  A clean slate.  So many possibilities.

But if you're anything like me, some of your goals are actually goals you set last year, but didn't fully achieve.  Many people make new year's resolutions and give up on them by mid-January!

So we make the same resolutions again the next year.  And the next.  And the next.

Especially when it comes to our health.

Have you heard that definition of insanity?  Doing the same things but expecting different results?!  Yep... that's how many of us are when it comes to new year's resolutions.  Myself included. 

I recently read this: The only way to get somewhere you haven’t gone before is to do something you haven’t done before.

Sounds easy right?!

But even if you know you need to do something different to achieve your goals, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and intimidated by the flood of information out there…what should you be listening to? It’s not easy to know and it’s even harder to find the right information. And so we’re frozen into complete inaction instead!

That’s where the Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle comes in — a complete and curated collection of the best eBooks and eCourses to give you all the best practices, tips, tools and resources you will ever need to solve any health challenge you or your family want to overcome!

The Easy Button for Healthy Living

How many times have you “tried harder” to improve your health?  How many times have you “tried harder” than the last time, only to fail again?  You probably beat yourself up afterwards. You probably told yourself that if you just tried harder the next time around, you’d succeed.

Here’s a secret: no you wouldn’t.  Trying harder has never been your issue.  Instead, you should be trying different.  Trying simpler.  


Most people over-complicate the process of improving their health. They think the silver bullet is in the complexity, in the personal trainers, in the protein shakes, in the gym memberships.
But it’s actually the opposite. The silver bullet is in you. In the knowledge you have. In the decisions you make. In the consistency you achieve.

In a few days, you're going to have an amazing opportunity to make things simpler for improving your health in 2015. It will make improving your health a no-brainer.

Update: The sale is now live!  Click here for all the details!

What Do Your Loved Ones Think? {4 Steps to Your Healthiest Year}

Last week I told you I'm going to set some goals in 2015 to help me live a healthier life.  I know it may seem strange to see posts about health on an organizing blog, but as I mentioned, whenever I take on a challenge, I do it in an organized way!  I know there are others who will make resolutions to be healthier in 2015 and I want to help you be organized in your journey to health as well.

I also told you about a 4-Day Healthy Living Challenge and invited you to join me.  I can tell from the tracking code that no one has signed up yet :(  I'm hoping it's just the time of year and that you'll still be joining me in the new year as I take steps to being healthier.  I received several comments and emails that indicated you'd be jumping in in January too!

But, I wanted to reach out to you again and invite you to join me now.  Here's why.

How to Avoid Failure in 2015

Rewind back to January of 2014... you probably made plans way back then for yourself. Maybe you even made some new year’s resolutions.

If you're like a lot of people, you promised to improve and transform yourself…to be in better health, to be in better shape, to live a longer life. Am I right?!

Now fast-forward back to the present and think about where you are right now. Are you where you wanted to be?

If you are, then give yourself a big ole' pat on the back and celebrate!  That's awesome!

If you aren't, don't be discouraged.  I've been there many times myself!  In fact I'm there right now.  Which is the reason I'm writing this :)

As you may know, if you've read my monthly goal updates this past year, I set some goals to help me live a healthier life.  But, you may also remember that I haven't been great at keeping those goals consistently, especially when life gets busy.  And it shows in my energy level, weight, and overall health.

So, I'm planning to make healthy living a priority for 2015.

Reviewing Goals - Lots of Tips from Professional Organizers!

I'm so excited to be included in this month's Professional Organizers Blog Carnival!  Last month was my first time submitting a post, and I really enjoyed reading all the gift giving and wrapping tips (check it out if you need some tips still!).


What is the Professional Organizers Blog Carnival?  I'm glad you asked!  It's a monthly blog post that professional organizers contribute to.  Each month is a different theme and includes posts related to that topic from a bunch of professional organizers.  It's a great place to find advice, ideas, and tips for the theme of the month.

This month is all about Reviewing Goals.  Perfect timing so you can review your goals from 2014 and set some goals for 2015!

December Family Goals {Free Printable}

It's December!  It's the beginning of a new month and that means a Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

December is one of my favourite months of the year.  Of course Christmas is in December so there are lots of holiday festivities and gatherings.  And my birthday is also in December!

But December is always a really busy month, so it's extra important to take some time at the beginning of the month to think about the month ahead and set some goals.  Otherwise, time will fly by and at the end of the month you'll feel like you were always busy, but not necessarily doing things you wanted to do.

So, use the December goals printable to help you live more intentionally this month!  You'll be glad you did :)

November Family Goals {Free Printable}

It's November!  It's the beginning of a new month and that means a Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

October was a great month... my daughter's 8th birthday, Canadian Thanksgiving, a few days away with my hubby, and Halloween last night.  Fun times.  On the blog, October was all about the 31 {Cheap & Easy} DIY Organizers series.  I had so much fun bringing so many great ideas to you all month!

OK, on to November!

October Family Goals {Free Printable!}

It's October!  It's the beginning of a new month and that means a Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

October is a good month.  My daughter's birthday is today!  And in Canada we celebrate Thanksgiving in a few weeks.  And of course there's Halloween to wrap up the month.  I'm super happy we've had some warm summer-like days the past week though... not completely ready to admit it's fall yet :)

September Family Goals {Free Printable}

It's September!  How did that happen?  It seems like summer just started and here we are, with the kids back in school and the days getting shorter.  I'm a summer gal so I still try to squeeze every ounce out of summer that I can before the weather turns colder.

It's the beginning of a new month and that means a Monthly Family Goals printable for you!  I know this is a bit late, but I'm sure there are some of you, like me, who are still working on getting organized for fall.

August Family Goals {Free Printable}

Happy August 1st!  Summer is flying by at breakneck speeds.  I hope you're finding time to enjoy yourself before the busy-ness of the fall season!

It's the beginning of a new month and that means a Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

July Family Goals {Free Printable}

Happy Canada Day!  I hope all my Canadian readers enjoy a wonderful holiday today! 

It's also the beginning of a new month and that means a Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

I'm so excited it's July!  The kids are home for the summer and we're all happy to have a break from the school year routine.  I know some of you have been in summer mode for awhile already, but my kids just finished school on Friday.  We're taking it easy this week and enjoying a slower pace.  On Friday I'll be sharing some of our summer plans.

June Family Goals {Free Printable}

It's the beginning of a new month and that means a new Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

Hurray for June being here!  It's the end of the school year, warmer weather, the official start of summer, and a time of winding down some of the "school year" activities.  I especially like the warmer weather part :)  I'm a summer gal and try to soak up every ounce of summer I can.

May Family Goals {Free Printable}

It's the beginning of a new month and that means a new Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

I'm so excited that May is here!  April was pretty disappointing weather-wise around here and didn't feel much like spring.  But it's a new month which gives me hope for warmer temperatures!

April Family Goals {Free Printable!}

It's the beginning of a new month and that means a new Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

Yay!  It's April!  One of my favourite months of the year.  It's my hubby's birthday today (yep April fools baby LOL) and it's finally starting to look a tiny bit like spring around here.

{Although after this crazy winter we're apparently about a month behind normal.  The last of the snow on our lawn and in the garden is nearly gone (still piles from the plows along the road though... sigh).}

My crocuses are just starting to pop out of the ground and I can't wait to see all my bulbs bloom this month!  I love the newness spring brings :)

March Family Goals Printable

It's the beginning of a new month and that means a new Monthly Family Goals printable for you!

It's still definitely winter here, but March brings the official start of spring, so I'm excited for the hope this month always brings :)

Check out These Printables I'm Going To Use from the Printable LOVE Bundle!

You may have seen my post on Friday about the Printable Love Bundle sale that's on right now.

Today I wanted to share some of the ways that I plan to use some of the printables in this great bundle!

February Family Goals Printable

It's the beginning of a new month and that means a new Monthly Family Goals printable for you!  I can't believe it's been a full year now since I started sharing these printables with you.

I hope you've found them useful in helping you live more intentionally as a family and achieving your goals together!