The Power Position: Curation for a Prosperous Workspace

The path to a successful, prosperous career starts with a mindfully designed workspace. When your office is free from physical distractions, you are fully present to draw the right people and opportunities to your business.

Here is your high-velocity, clutter-free office curation game plan:

Step 1: The Threshold Audit

Stand at your office doorway and assess your current real estate using these metrics:

• The Four Questions: Pick up an item and ask: Do I use it? Does it inspire me? Does it enhance my productivity? Does it contribute to my prosperity? If it fails, let it go.
• The One-Year Rule: Classify items into Keep, Discard, Donate, or Sell. If you haven't touched it in a year, toss it.
• The Power Position: Reposition your desk against a solid wall so you can see the entire room and the entrance. Never sit with your back to the door.
• Clear the Under-Desk: Keep the floor beneath your desk entirely empty. Storing items under your feet physically blocks your focus and stagnates your career energy.
• Digital Purge: Delete useless apps, old emails, voicemails, and excessive desktop icons that cause mental fatigue.

Step 2: Add Wealth & Life Vibrancy

Once the space is clear, inject elements that visually anchor your goals:

• Live Energy: Bring in real plants and fresh flowers to invite vibrant energy. Immediately discard synthetic or artificial plants.
• Abundance Anchors: Hang high-quality images that represent wealth and prosperity, such as a thriving, colorful garden.
• Remove Sentimentality: Clear out old gifts, photos, or corporate mementos from past colleagues or clients that actively distract you from your current objectives.

Step 3: Systems for Sustainable Flow

Prevent the clutter from returning by implementing three simple, non-negotiable daily habits:

• The 5-Minute Rule: Stop procrastinating with "I'll get to it later." If an administrative task or filing takes less than five minutes, execute it immediately.
• Go Paperless: Attack existing paper piles by scanning them into a clean, electronic storage system.
• The Daily 15: Set aside 10 to 30 minutes at the end of each workday to clear your desk and floor. Keeping your surfaces empty tonight guarantees a fast, clear focus tomorrow morning.

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Your office is the prime real estate of your business. Keep it clean, curated, and beautiful, and watch your productivity amplify!

Happy Organizing!

Ellie Lavender
Space Curator & Avant Garde Chef
Lavender Design + Cuisine

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Aspiring Young Chefs Beautiful Testimonials!

Class 1 – Moroccan Couscous with 

Lavender Lemon Tahini Dressing  

Class 2 – Pear Lavender Parfait with

candied Orange

Class 3 – Tangy Veggie Wrap with 

Yogurt Ginger Dressing

Class 4 – Artisan Chocolates with 

Organic Herbs (lavender included), 

Flowers and Dried Fruits

Chef kids are awesome!

I had such a wonderful time cooking with Tierra Pacifica Charter School Young Aspiring Chefs and enthusiastic foodies. Over the period of 4 weeks they beautifully collaborated, took turns chopping veggies, sautéing, seasoning, plating, setting up the table, enthusiastically enjoying the delicious foods and chocolates they made and cleaned up the kitchen too.  

Classes Menu:

Class 1 – Moroccan Couscous with Lavender Lemon Tahini Dressing  

Class 2 – Pear Lavender Parfait with candied Orange
Class 3 – Tangy Veggie Wrap with Yogurt Ginger Dressing 

Class 4 – Artisan Chocolates with Organic Herbs, Flowers & Fleur de Sel  

Awesome Chef Kids Beautiful Testimonials:

Benito, 5^th grade – “The best thing about the class was, we got to make healthy delicious meals, and we all worked together to accomplish a food dish.”

Taj, 6^th grade – “The thing I loved about this class was that we got to do teamwork to make our foods.”

Rohan, 5^th grade  – “I really liked that we made food from different culture.”

Olivia, 5^th grade  – “the best thing about this class was chef Ellie taught us how to cut up veggies and fruits. We also got to work together and cool.”

Richard, 7^th grade  – “Eating, learning and flower tastes.”

Ella, 8^th grade  – “I really enjoyed the sense of comradery.  It was fun cooking all together.”

Crosby, 7^th grade  – “ What I enjoyed in this class was that I got to try foods not from the US. This has inspire me to cook more and in different ways.”

Carmen, 5^th grade  – “The class inspired me to be a chef because we used teamwork and collaboration. The food was awesome. Thank you chef Ellie.”

William, 6^th grade  – “The class was fun because we got to help out with making food and we got to eat what we made.  I mainly signed up because I wanted to make chocolate, but later, I also loved the other foods we made.”

Desiree, 5^th grade  – “I loved this class because I was with all of my friends and I got to cook delicious food with them. Thank you chef Ellie.”

Thank you awesome chef kids!

Ellie Lavender
Space Curator & Avant Garde Chef
Lavender Design + Cuisine

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