EP 50: How Systems Support our Routines: A Conversation for Good with Briggs Rolfsrud
“It’s amazing to see the incredible awakenings people are having. It’s so touching,” expresses host Corinne Morahan on the 50th episode of Get Organized for Good, recorded in front of a live online audience of members of the New Year, New Clarity: Organize Your Life in 2025 free Facebook group experience. Corinne is once again joined by best friend and co-host of Conversations for Good, Briggs Rolfsrud, to share specific examples of their organization systems and routines — which, as they explain, are two different concepts — that keep them organized. They’ll share solutions for navigating some of the most common problems and excuses that arise when starting the journey—particularly the common refrain that there just isn’t enough time in the day. Though their personalities, goals, and desired outcomes differ greatly, they are both shining examples to those just beginning their organizing journeys of what is possible on the other side of the Grid + Glam home organizing membership.
Briggs shares what she is doing to help her kids develop the habits that eventually become routine—the way Corinne’s kids’ routines have now that Corinne’s kids are older. Briggs shares how she approaches the morning routine, getting out the door, homework time, snacks and bickering. Corinne offers advice to Briggs about getting kids to transition from playtime to fulfilling their commitments, and how to develop a positive mindset about doing things we don’t want to do.
Systems and routines aren’t meant to be static—they are meant to support your family’s unique lifestyle. Listen to the end to hear about exciting news about the Grid + Glam membership.
Quotes
- “I was still forgetting. Every night. My routine was to forget. It’s so interesting that we can get in these habits and these routines that do the exact opposite of what we want them to do because if we don’t catch it, we think, ‘Oh, my routine is to look at that melatonin sitting there,’ and just literally not do anything about it. It’s what happens to our clutter in our homes—we just stop seeing the things and I think that’s a really powerful point.” (9:46 | Briggs Rolfsrud and Corinne Morahan)
- “Is that what they want to do when they come home from school? That’s just not the question that’s asked. It’s not ‘Do you want to or do you not want to?’ Because if we all only did what we wanted, my kids wouldn’t go to school. My kids wouldn’t eat their vegetables. That’s not the question. It’s just, ‘What do we do? What’s the expectation?’” (16:53 | Corinne Morahan)
- “I’ve got to get stuff done. You’ve got tasks. You might as well do them in a routine way where you don’t have to stress about it, you don’t have to worry about it and it just comes naturally. And the more you can give them the tools to do that, the happier they’ll be.” (17:39 | Briggs Rolfsrud)
- “It’s one of those examples where most people haven’t thought about it, most people aren’t doing and yet it makes life so much easier. So, it really is about thinking outside the box and not just doing what everyone else has done.” (24:12 | Corinne Morahan)
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