Everyday Organizing Genius: Dr. Abby Heppner

Dr. Abby Heppner

What she does: Abby Heppner is a chiropractic doctor in Salem, Oregon who owns her own practice and works with families to prevent and treat pain.

What she loves best about her office: If we’d asked a month ago, she would have said, “Nothing.” Since she’s read Fun In Functional, she found a way to make the things she looks at positive and beautiful even in a tiny, shared office. Wow!

Abby’s organizing genius idea:

Abby went from having what she called the “Post-it(R) Note Crazy Wall,” to containing all those notes into 3 elegant, labeled manila files:

• Things to do this week
• Things to do next week
• Long-term projects

The best parts of this system for Abby:

• A place to put all those tiny sticky notes.
• The folders fit in her laptop bag and are easy to transport.
• Notes are reduced into small, digestible chunks of information.
• She knows when the actions need to be done.
• She can see when she’s finished with the week’s tasks.

Impact on her business:

• Feeling less overwhelmed and more in control.
• Neater piles and less stuff.
• Things seem more manageable because she’s taking on only what she can do.
• More present with her patients.

Listen to the recording (12 minutes)

Genius quote:

“It’s so much nicer to have a clean little space than a messy little space.”
- Dr. Abby Heppner