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Cortni Soucy | Home Organization Coach

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✨ Creator of The Organized Mom Blueprint 🏠 Helping overwhelmed moms create calm, clutter free homes
🌿 Simplify your space, reclaim your time

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POV: Your brain is running a 24/7 operations center and that one thing happens that makes you snap. Then…the guilt of snapping sets in and you feel like you just can’t win.

The dishes.
The laundry.
The mental grocery list.
The “don’t forget permission slip.”
The crumbs you JUST cleaned.
The dinner you already decided on 3 hours ago.

And somehow… you’re the only one hearing all of it.

But sure to tell me again how you “just need to ask for help.” 🙃

Bestie, you don’t need more reminders…
you need systems that don’t rely on you being the human reminder.

Because this?
This isn’t a messy house problem.
It’s a you’re carrying the entire mental load problem.

And we’re not doing that anymore. 💅 by @thecreativeorder

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6 months ago

Paper plates make my mornings so much easier.

Such a silly little thing to change, but less dishes more time.

Getting out the door to school and work can feel rushed if you don’t have a plan.

I make lunches the night before and on the days I don’t I feel it. I’m grumpier, shorter in temper and snippy with the kids.

Little shifts go a long way.

Organization is not just color coded closets and label bins. It’s making space in your home AND calendar for more peace. by @thecreativeorder

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14 days ago

I help moms get organized, but let’s be honest… organization isn’t just about your pantry or having matching bins.

I’m constantly looking for ways to make life easier, save myself time, and get rid of stupid little decisions I have to make every day.

So when I found out I could get my eyebrows stained and laminated and not have to draw the damn things on every morning?

DONE. SOLD. Where do I sign up? 😂

Because I’m a 90s girl, which means I spent my younger years plucking my eyebrows within an inch of their lives. And now here we are… paying for our poor decisions. 🙃

Thank you Steph @mood_esthetics_ for your insane skills of fixing these bad boys.

Now I wake up with actual eyebrows and one less thing to deal with in the morning.

And honestly, that’s what being organized is about to me.

It’s not about cramming more into your day or having a perfectly organized house.

It’s about making little changes and creating systems that make your life easier.

Apparently, my eyebrows are part of the system now. 😂

Tell me I’m not the only one still suffering the consequences of 90s brows?! taken in Andover, Massachusetts by @thecreativeorder

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But really…working so hard so I can make my own schedule, be there for as many field trips and games as possible, help as many people as possible and do what I love! by @thecreativeorder

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I tend to be type A…which means I’m constantly having to remind myself that everything does not need to be new, perfect, or done the “right” way.

Back to school shopping is a perfect example. My brain immediately goes: new shoes, new clothes, new everything.

This year I said screw it. These shoes still fit and they’re not that old. They’re still comfortable. They were just disgusting.

So instead of buying a new pair, I scrubbed them in @oxicleanofficial and called it a day.

And honestly, I’m trying to do more of this in life.

It’s also something I teach my clients: creating systems that make life easier, finding tips and tricks that help things run more smoothly, and sometimes learning when it’s time to let go.

Not replacing something just because it looks a little worn. Not creating more work or spending more money when what I already have is perfectly fine.

Sometimes good enough actually is good enough. by @thecreativeorder

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✨What if building your business didn’t require you to sacrifice the life you want & people you love?

So many women are building businesses while trying to balance family, friends, kids schedules, personal goals, fitness, time, mental health, and everything in between.

But what if the goal isn’t to simply do more?
What if you didn’t have to constantly feel overwhelmed?
What if it’s possible to create a life AND a business that actually support each other? 💗

That’s exactly what we’re diving into during this month’s WIN Mastermind with our guest speaker, Cortni Soucy, owner of The Creative Order.

Join us for an important conversation about creating space for your life and a business that supports your goals & your priorities - not one that constantly competes with it.

✨ If you’ve been feeling stretched thin…
✨ If you’re ready to grow without losing yourself in the process…
✨ If you know you need better systems, and less mental clutter, so you can focus on what matters most…
✨ If you could use some accountability in this area…

You’ll want to be in this room.

📅 Wednesday, September 2
⏰ 8:30 PM EST
💻 Virtual + FREE to attend for first time guests

Come with your coffee, your notebook, and an open heart. ☕️

Comment MASTERMIND to save your FREE spot!

Because your business should be a part of the life you love, not a distraction from it! 💕

#femaleentrepreneurlife #growthgoals #claritymatters
#growthopportunities #womeninspiringwomen by @thecreativeorder

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I say this with love, but your clutter isn’t just sitting there looking ugly.

It’s collecting interest.

Every pile on your kitchen counter is costing you something.

Every overstuffed closet is asking for your attention.

Every junk drawer, overflowing cabinet, and room full of things you don’t even use is quietly demanding your time, your energy, your patience, and your peace.

Before you say, “It’s not that serious…”

How many mornings have you spent looking for your keys?

How many times have you snapped at your kids because you couldn’t find something?

How many weekends have disappeared because you spent them cleaning, reorganizing, moving things around, and promising yourself you’ll finally get to it next week?

The true cost isn’t the money you spent on the stuff.

The true cost is how much life you’re exchanging to keep managing it.

Because clutter doesn’t just take up space in your house.

It takes up space in your mind.

And as moms, we’re already carrying enough.

You deserve a home that gives you peace, not another full time job.

Drop a ❤️ if you want to choose memories over mess. by @thecreativeorder

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The most important thing is getting to know WHO I’m working with and what will support them in their current season of life.

1. I don’t order out often because meals and usually planned and prepped. Also, I love to cook and am generally disappointed when I dine out 😋

Meal planning doesn’t need to be hard or crazy time consuming

2. I don’t make you get rid of everything and become a minimalist. Well, I do believe it’s better to have less stuff to manage. It doesn’t mean getting rid of every single thing you love or own. I believe in repurposing. This slide shows my children’s art I turned into a 40x40 collage for less than $30!

3. I think this is one of the biggest mistakes people make is buying a bunch of bins to containerize their stuff! Getting organized doesn’t mean putting things in plastic bins and hiding them away 🫠

4. I don’t keep items that have duplicates and don’t get used. They just take up physical and mental space.

5. I don’t expect you to do everything without systems that support you. This is the biggest difference between somebody who just comes in and organize your home and somebody who truly coaches you. I want this to have lasting effects.

6. I don’t live in a giant home with a walk-in closet. My home actually has very limited space but I’ve learned to make work.

7. I don’t fold my family’s clothes! Shirts get hung (by whoever owns them) and my kids bottoms I allow them to toss in a drawer unfolded! They wear active shorts and sweats most of the time so they don’t get wrinkled and it’s one less thing I have to do!

Tell me what are some of your best organization hacks/tips? 👇🏼 by @thecreativeorder

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Your kitchen table was never meant to be a storage unit.

And yet, somehow, it becomes the landing pad for absolutely everything.

Mail. Backpacks. Sports gear. Grocery bags. Homework. Amazon packages. Water bottles. That one random item that no one knows what to do with but no one wants to put away.

Sound familiar?

Here’s my tried and true kitchen hack: protect the table at all costs…set it and forget it!

I’m serious.

The kitchen table is often the first flat surface everyone sees when they walk into the house, which makes it the easiest place to drop things and say, “I’ll deal with it later.”

Except “later” turns into tomorrow.

And tomorrow turns into next week.

Before you know it, the table disappears under piles of clutter, and the entire kitchen starts to feel overwhelming.

What most people don’t realize is that clutter spreads.

One backpack turns into three.

One piece of mail turns into an entire stack.

One shopping bag turns into a mountain of things waiting to be put away.

By setting the table it no longer looks like an open flat surface inviting all the objects your family owns.

Give it a try!

Tell me, is your kitchen table currently clear, or is it acting as a drop zone? 👇 by @thecreativeorder

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Somewhere along the way, we started believing that organization meant color coded closets, perfectly folded towels, and an unhealthy relationship with storage bins.

But that’s not real life.

Real organization looks like finding your keys on the first try, resetting the kitchen before bed, actually knowing what’s in your pantry, and not having a minor emotional breakdown because you can’t find the scissors.

Girl, I love you, but your home isn’t supposed to make your life harder.

Organization isn’t about perfection.

It’s about creating a home that works for you instead of against you.

And honestly?

That’s kind of chic. by @thecreativeorder

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Let me guess…

you’re burnt out and completely over the hamster wheel of trying to manage it all.

Consider this your sign that you don’t have to.

Give yourself permission to unclench your jaw, relax your shoulders and learn how to get organized once and for all.

We were never meant to do it all yet so many women find themselves in the exact place I did, doing it all because at first it seemed “easier” to just bury ourselves in a never ending mental and physical list of to-do’s while building a resentment that’s not good for anyone.

I work 1:1 with clients to get to know the root of their home struggles, help implement strategies that actually work and somehow become a lifelong bestie in the process.

Drop a ❤️ below if you feel seen by @thecreativeorder

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