ORGANIZE YOUR LIFE | minimalist organization hacks 

Functionality over beauty..... that's something I haven't heard anywhere else. Makes sense. Thank you, Meghan.

I find I can be more organized by simply placing an item in it's place. Then when I need it, it will be there. A designated place for all things helps everything to be found easily. I can also then see if something is out of place when I notice an item is not in it's place. That's a reminder to put it back to be found later.

Meghan, Your videos are just so relaxing. You give a lot of suggestions and information that may SEEM overwhelming, but the way you present is very calming. I appreciate that. Thank you for sharing!

1. Use online calendars 2. Use a smaller carry bag/ handbag 3. Use less paper 4. Keep paper organized

I love these tips! Your videos are always so relaxing and inspiring 🖤

Digital is actually worse for memory. There have been repeated studies on this. I’m way more interested in preventing dementia down the road than worrying about organizing. Just have enough self control to use ONE notebook that you take everywhere. I use Whitelines paper and it’s corresponding app. I also have a bullet journal and use that app too. I also use Amy Landino’s calendar blocking system for my schedule. This includes really minute tasks like “eat breakfast”. It’s VERY specific and the constant phone reminders force me to get up when I get annoyed enough to get off my bum. Haha. I like to empty my wallet and bag daily when I know I’m done leaving for the day. It’s just easier to make sure i’m not bogging my bag down. I also use a bag organizer that I can swap into other bags as needed. I have healthcare essentials in there so I can’t use a small bag, but I CAN make my bag(s) less cumbersome to use. It sounds to me like you’re not a super visual person? I am. Literally if I put things out of sight? They don’t exist anymore. So instead of accordion files, filders, etc, I have transparent documentation containers and hard folders I use and stick a dry erase label (Target dollar spot loves you) on so if I need it for something else later it’s an easy switch. Shredded documentation goes on the compost heap.

Ur videos are really stress buster...🙏☺😀🌸

Nice , simple,inspiring content ..Thank youuu

Sometimes you prefer have important documents printed or on paper in case your computer doesn't work anymore! When I wrote my thesis during my bachelor, I lost my computer on which I was working: it just shot down and I couldn't use it anymore! So I prefer paper, since I am organised with them and I know where to find them

I was paperless for years and I "literatelly" 😊 forgot how to hand-write! My handwriting was a mess! So, no more paperless for me.. 😕

You have been so honest with the tips.. No fancy RU-vid'er tips that make life more difficult. Thank you for all these tips

I love the digital notebook idea--I've gone paperless and have a self-created system for project lists and such but I'd like to try adopting Evernote. Would you consider a video on your use of it? I've found Evernote's own and most on RU-vid really complicated. I'd like a simple set-up, in terms of content and aesthetics. Thanks, Meghan, for such great ideas.

Hey Meghan, i was someone who used to stuff her purse with unnecessary things thinking i need to be prepared for any situation. Lol!! I used to stuff my Baby bag with sooo many things for my 1st baby and end up never using them. I always used to overpack my baby bag. With my 2nd i understood to pack my baby bag accprding to the duration im travelling and keep my bag light. I too love to keep my purse light and keep only necessary things in it so that im not frantically searching for keys when everyone else is waiting for the door to be opened. 😆

Hey, Meghan! Just wanted to say thank you for everything you do for us, the motivation and inspiration you spread around! And a big hug from Russia! 💜

Snacks, water bottle, bullet journal(and pen.) hoodie, sometimes pepper spray/ hunting knife. My wallet is also a makeup bag and cell phone holder. So big purse and bigger wallet yes, but those are all things I feel like I need. I tend to have children in my care despite not yet being a mom and the space to carry stuff for them helps too.

Meghan, I definitely recommend you check out the new iPad 2018 with the apple pencil, it's cheap and made the paperless experience so smooth. You can use goodnotes and handwrite your notes while having them organized all within the app, it's easy to carry around. I feel like you'd love it, it's definitely reduced so much paper clutter from my desk :)

I recently changed things up in my room for a better "functional" life and would love to learn about other people's systems of life organization, and then this video came out, wow! You read my mind Meghan😜🍀 Definitely more tips about this topic please👌🏻🌸💗

Great video and tips. For my note taking system I use OneNote for anything I want to keep. And I use the notes app on my phone for things like grocery lists. When I comes to planning I use outlook for calendar blocking and a bullet journal. I use this system because I don’t like to take my bullet journal with me all the time, so I can just look at calendar on my phone. But I am more likely to do the things on my to-do list if I write them down on a piece of paper

I LITERALLY love this video!

Another good thing about going mostly paperless and putting the most important papers in an accordion folder is that it can be easily grabbed if you ever need to leave your home quickly, like if you're evacuating for a natural disaster.

so a few mths back i stopped buying handbags, they were probably my one true shopping addiction. then i splurged on one for my birthday in july that's slightly larger than the one you have, and it's the only purse/handbag i use now. it's just large enough for me to fit a small reusable water bottle, and that forces me to just take the essentials on a daily basis. so much easier to find things when i need them.

switching to a digital notebook was a game changer for me ! Great video

as a minimalist myself, these are great! I haven't used Evernote but I do use Trello

Love ur ideas thanx for sharing

I love your first habit, I use my digital notebook to record self-development tips

I love your videos! Definitely will adopt some of your organize habbits

I love the Wunderlist organization app 😁 It sounds similar to Evernote

Hi, I'm new to you :) I LOVE and adore productivity and organization. So I'm super excited to find your channel. Great job.

I do use the calendar and set a reminder on my iPhone and then write it down also so that seems to work...

Just discovered your channel. This is the first video I've seen from you. I loved your advise & you're totally adorable & easy to relate to. Best, Amy K

Good tips and excellent video.

Hey Megan. I'm watching you. Happy Saturday. Katie in Kentucky.

I love Google Keep...you can color code and pin important checklist at the top for easy access. You can access from phone or computer in real time. Great video

I do like Evernote but I find there is too much in it if you know what I mean - at the moment I am using Teaux Deaux - paid for an annual subscription $25.00 and if I think of anything during the day I add to it either via my phone or the Web link - that way I can then move it to where I want it to be - on daily, weekly stuff I have been creating to do lists using Google sheets which is only this last month so I may change - do you journal on line or still do that manually ... just supposing you journal! Thanks for your videos I always find them helpful

I keep hearing a ton of people talk about evernote! I might look into that but i am not sure yet. By the way I have been loving your videos even if I can't comment on them most of the time because of work. 💛 have a great day.

Great video!!

I'm just discovering your vidéos and I really like them but some questions pop up in my mind while watching you. One of your advise is to go paperless and use online planners or things like that, I get the positive impact that it can have on our today's life and organization. But, what do you think about this advise in an ecologist way ? I mean, if we use that much internet and our computers, will it be not as bad for the planet as using paper, which can be recycle ? It is absolutely not a judgement but a simple question about how you see things. Thank you !

Oh Meganthis is absolutely helpful video. Thank you so much, I do most of this things but I am very fan to have an Agenda ;)

I probably don't need a big bag, but I really like to be prepared for me or for other peoples sake. If you need a band aid, I got you. Need to cut off a piece of fabric strand hanging loose on a shirt? Got a tiny siccor. Need gum, a hair tie, bobby pins, sanitary products, even a nail file, got you! (I break my nails very easily in public, so I like carrying these things)

I would like to know what you suggest doing with receipts? I like to keep them for some time because sometimes I buy something (usually food and if I get a 'bad' bag of say lemons then having the receipt to return them is very helpful)

I love paper!! I’m not happy with digital.

Himym: she’s giving my Victoria vibes 🧁🍰 is this just me?

Actually, writing down things on a paper(either agenda or not) helps me to remember things, even if I have to remember a lots! Because that's how I learn

I love my paper and pen.

Like LITERALLY 😂

You are gorgeous. Thank you for this video. It is very informative.

Do you register your different passwords and credit card codes on evernote ?

I can't stand paper! 😆

you mention decluttering often; have you ever heard or tried the kon mari method? she swares that once you do a thorough de-clutter, you will never have to do one again. just wondering if this method works?

3 Debbie Downers? They prob have messy desks & rooms. Awesome video!

nice video, i would suggest to but mani wonders wallet if you are into minimalistic things

Great video do you use cash or a Card?

Your super pretty!!

Thanks for helping me organized my life better! :0)

I've always felt like functionality of furniture was considered when making something beautiful honestly

Can you tell, which digital notebooks you're using?

Go paperless...the most difficult tip, but the post important!

I’m an artist so I cant really go paperless 😅

Your skin is amazing! 😒

Tfs

I use trello

You look like scandinavian 😍 not sure if you are but I feel you might be😬 or you have scandinavian ancestry😜 Love your videos😍

MY NAME IS ELISA M GOMEZ I AM FROM PLEASANTON, TX I LIKE WATCH YOUR VIDOES

I like trello note app

Digital doesn't work for me! I get easily tired if I use a digital agenda, calendar or if I write digital notes. I prefer an normal agenda where I can write by hand. I am able to visualise better. Also reading o studying from a computer or from any screen tires me

I like notability but unfortunately it costs money

Go paperless to use less paper, you say? Hmm. Have you tested this theory? I’m skeptical.

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