Forget Resolutions: 9 Ways to Change Your Habits for Good

This year, ditch the vague, overarching New Year’s resolutions and make changes that will stick through this year and beyond. “Change isn’t for sissies,” says Colleen Collins Josellis, owner of Organized Chaos, who helps people all over the North Shore deal with what she calls problems of excess. “Initial change is sexy; keeping it up is […]

How "Getting Organized" Changed a Child's Life

Josh’s mom was beginning to worry. The 11-year-old boy was complaining of stomach aches.   His pediatrician could find nothing wrong, but they were more and more frequent, nearly every morning and often so severe that Josh missed school. They seemed to be affecting his schoolwork, too: The child whom teachers described as “extremely bright” […]

Want Change? Petition!

What’s a girl to do? The street needs repairing.The guy next door, who never wears a shirt and should, has ruined the neighborhood with that ugly fence.That new village ordinance prohibiting dogs who bark is outrageous.We need a “Stop” sign at that corner! The school board is doing what?!?