Marie Kondo and an Olympian walk into a bar…and realize that determination and community support are key factors leading to success at the Olympics and in decluttering and organzing your life says Olympian turned decluttering coach and organizer Jessica Tudos.

With Covid continuing to impact how we organize our lives (schedules, systems, and spaces), many of us anticipated using this extra time at home to get organized. However, that hasn’t happened due to challenges (lack of time, energy, motivation, effective strategies) and here are 6 ways to make progress: put things away as you go; do a daily timed tidying up; when one item comes in, one goes out; create a touchdown station; limit your to-do list; and plan your organizing time. By incorporating these six techniques, you can organize more efficiently and accomplish more on your to-do list -even during a pandemic.