Information about how to use this site for the remainder of 2020 appears here and on the Home Page.
Do It Yourself!
If you want to go straight to the DIY tools, scroll down to the No-strings Downloads below.
Otherwise, keep reading about the 5 more options you have for seeking free ideas and resources from the Inspector Ross site, that were mentioned on the Home page.
Search
Firstly, you can search the site using search bars in the banners of most pages. They're a bit hidden in the leaves, but hover somewhere over those until the search bar highlights. You'll get the hang of possible word combinations after a while. Try 'feel happier', then 'feel', and 'happy'. Different, huh?
Blog
Next, the blog suggests fantastic, free ways to keep you occupied and progressing while stuck at home. Since it was written against a calendar year, you can search it to find a starting place and then continue in sequence over the next however-many months until this current crisis passes. However, some of those posts might not be appropriate under new restrictions or if you've been impacted more severely. For example, if you're self-isolating or suddenly out of work, I don't imagine you'll instantly appreciate Reminder 12, Family Regroup or Reminder 19, Workday Routine.
Social distancing and workplace changes could profoundly affect how useful these posts seem to you. Yet, by adapting such posts to the way things are at any given time, they could be just what you need to stay motivated and upbeat. I could help you with tips for your own situation, or bring the posts together in a more usable way for you and for these times. Use the Help button located at the top of any Blog page to enquire.
Downloads
Then there is the Special Free Download (see bottom of this and the Home page) that provides an overview of how to use decluttering to help solve problems. Future special downloads will become available soon.
You can also help yourself to free resources from this DIY page, mindful of the fact that these, too, will need adjustment for now. I can help with that, unless you prefer to Do It Yourself ;-)
Email Course
Now is the perfect time to do this completely free email course. Even if you've been decluttering a while, the lessons will give your work structure. If you're new to the subject, you'll learn the 2 basic Inspector Ross methods of organising your stuff, and how to declutter 'non-stuff'! Lessons are really easy & delivered straight to your inbox. All you need is access to email, and some clutter!
Note: There's a 3rd method I can't call my own, which is great to kick things off when your home has gotten into a bad state, whether mildly or more so. We'll cover that one, too.
Support Membership
For those of you who already have the book (see below) or program, or have received one or more services using the Inspector Ross approach, I've set up a free membership area where you can get more support for any product or service. For example, The Everies Book might contain activities you can't do right now -- I could help you adapt these or find alternatives. Your project selection in the Finish Your Pet Project! program may have to be put on hold -- I can help you re-work lessons to finish a complementary or more suitable project meanwhile.
In Summary
The above 6 options are just some ideas. I don't want to make assumptions. Please let me know what kind of help you'd like with anything anywhere on the site. That applies to all visitors, customers & clients. You don't have to buy something now to click the Help button :-)
Oh, and there's a 7th option -- the free, no-scroll newsletter! If you've read this far, you deserve to sample an obligation-free issue in the new series! If you like it, you can sign up to receive regular issues -- look for the invitation banner that appears once each time you visit the site.
Otherwise, keep reading about the 5 more options you have for seeking free ideas and resources from the Inspector Ross site, that were mentioned on the Home page.
Search
Firstly, you can search the site using search bars in the banners of most pages. They're a bit hidden in the leaves, but hover somewhere over those until the search bar highlights. You'll get the hang of possible word combinations after a while. Try 'feel happier', then 'feel', and 'happy'. Different, huh?
Blog
Next, the blog suggests fantastic, free ways to keep you occupied and progressing while stuck at home. Since it was written against a calendar year, you can search it to find a starting place and then continue in sequence over the next however-many months until this current crisis passes. However, some of those posts might not be appropriate under new restrictions or if you've been impacted more severely. For example, if you're self-isolating or suddenly out of work, I don't imagine you'll instantly appreciate Reminder 12, Family Regroup or Reminder 19, Workday Routine.
Social distancing and workplace changes could profoundly affect how useful these posts seem to you. Yet, by adapting such posts to the way things are at any given time, they could be just what you need to stay motivated and upbeat. I could help you with tips for your own situation, or bring the posts together in a more usable way for you and for these times. Use the Help button located at the top of any Blog page to enquire.
Downloads
Then there is the Special Free Download (see bottom of this and the Home page) that provides an overview of how to use decluttering to help solve problems. Future special downloads will become available soon.
You can also help yourself to free resources from this DIY page, mindful of the fact that these, too, will need adjustment for now. I can help with that, unless you prefer to Do It Yourself ;-)
Email Course
Now is the perfect time to do this completely free email course. Even if you've been decluttering a while, the lessons will give your work structure. If you're new to the subject, you'll learn the 2 basic Inspector Ross methods of organising your stuff, and how to declutter 'non-stuff'! Lessons are really easy & delivered straight to your inbox. All you need is access to email, and some clutter!
Note: There's a 3rd method I can't call my own, which is great to kick things off when your home has gotten into a bad state, whether mildly or more so. We'll cover that one, too.
Support Membership
For those of you who already have the book (see below) or program, or have received one or more services using the Inspector Ross approach, I've set up a free membership area where you can get more support for any product or service. For example, The Everies Book might contain activities you can't do right now -- I could help you adapt these or find alternatives. Your project selection in the Finish Your Pet Project! program may have to be put on hold -- I can help you re-work lessons to finish a complementary or more suitable project meanwhile.
In Summary
The above 6 options are just some ideas. I don't want to make assumptions. Please let me know what kind of help you'd like with anything anywhere on the site. That applies to all visitors, customers & clients. You don't have to buy something now to click the Help button :-)
Oh, and there's a 7th option -- the free, no-scroll newsletter! If you've read this far, you deserve to sample an obligation-free issue in the new series! If you like it, you can sign up to receive regular issues -- look for the invitation banner that appears once each time you visit the site.
The rest of this page is where you will directly access free info & tools you can use yourself. Availability is subject to change at any time. If you see something on here and then it's disappeared when you come back to try it, you can Contact me to find out whether you can still get it. (I want to keep the page pretty simple.)
No-strings Downloads
Honour System!
You can share these with anyone under Fair Use copyright law as long as you keep the original intact so it clearly shows my authorship, and you may not charge others for copies nor supply them commercially in any other capacity without express permission from Inspector Ross. Use the Contact form to ask.
Honour System!
You can share these with anyone under Fair Use copyright law as long as you keep the original intact so it clearly shows my authorship, and you may not charge others for copies nor supply them commercially in any other capacity without express permission from Inspector Ross. Use the Contact form to ask.
'Before' Snapshot Form
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How to Declutter (slide show)
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Double-click on the download (after saving & scanning if you like, but all uploads are automatically scanned at my end) and if it opens in Normal view (the clunky one), select From Beginning in the Slide Show tab on the menu bar -- it should then play itself nicely.
Family Regroup Rules
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Wardrobe Upgrade Form
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Workday Routine
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Counting ($) Graph
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The NAC (National Organising Week Activity Calendar)
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If these were helpful, you might like to try more detailed downloads here. They're still free!