How Clean is Your House

How clean is your house? Read this house cleaning checklist to find out. If you discover that your house isn't so clean, you can follow the easy cleaning advice in this article.

Taming the Closet Monster

Every now and then it's time to tame that beast of our own creation, the closet monster. So what's the best way to undertake such a daunting task? Here are a few suggestions.

DeCluttering Blueprint: Step 5 - Organizing Your Bedrooms

If you’ve been following the DeCluttering Blueprint series, you’ve noticed the process for eliminating clutter is the same regardless of the room or space you’re working on. The next part of the organizing process is to put your room back together and that’s where the real problem solving comes in. Thus, the remaining articles in this series will be devoted to smart, space saving solutions to help you arrange, contain, and organize your rooms and belongings—starting with your bedrooms.

The Joy of Pix (and Memorabilia)

Remember that romantic trip to Paris in 1991? Your best friend's wedding in 1993? Bet you took lots of photos, right? Still have your 5th grade report card, the one where Miss Crabtree said you were a leader, not a follower? You've probably got lots of handwritten notes and ticket stubs, too. Where is all this stuff? People routinely list photos and memorabilia among their most prized possessions but, if you're like most of my clients, they are shoved into bags, drawers, or shoeboxes under the holiday decorations in the far reaches of your garage, attic, or basement. Creating a good home for them just never seems to rise to the top of anyone's to-do list. Digital camera sales surpassed 35mm-camera sales in 2003, but what to do with those pre-digital photos? If the thought of organizing them is frustrating and overwhelming, these tips will help.

Home Paperwork Filing Tips #3 & #4

We usually hear that bad habits are hard to break. A more accurate statement is that good habits are hard to make. I am going to use home paperwork filing as an example. Should you file alphabetically or chronologically? Use one system that works for you.

Rubbermaid Closet Organizer – Is it Your Best Choice?

Do you have lots of stuff but not enough space to store them? Read this article for an almost auto-pilot solution...

Make Your Life Easy With Effective Systems

Life is such a whirlwind, isn't it? If you're anything like me, it often seems like the weeks go by in a blur of activity - and then it's weekend again. Or the weekends go by so quickly and when Monday comes around, you feel like you've just started to relax and the week is upon you once again. The problem with this is that we never have a sense of peace, calm and control. A feeling that we are directing the course of our own lives. I go through patches of hectic too so I thought I'd share some of the systems I've set up to make our lives easier.

Take Time to Declutter Your Life

Clutter in our lives does not come in just the form of disorganized items around the house. We can have clutter in our relationships, ourselves, and in our financial lives. Is your life clutter-free?

5 Dollar Shoe Rack - Priceless Organization in the Kitchen

Junk drawers, miscellaneous screws, nuts and bolts, plus a splattering of old keys and pens that don't work. Can you believe you can find all of these things in your kitchen? If your junk drawer has over flowed onto your counter and you are still trying to figure out why you are keeping twist ties, you may want to think SHOES!

10 Tips To Organize Your Home

10 Tips to Organize your Home. A Simple 10 Tip guide to get you started in Decluttering your Home. Tips include, getting into a Routine, Teach Discipline, Organize Storage and Make Organizing Fun.

Overwhelmed, Unorganized and No End In Sight

You haven't slept, you can't decide where you want to go for lunch, and if you have one more project crop up you are going to pull out what is left of your hair. Being overwhelmed is not fun, it makes you cranky, your family and friends fear you, and you don't know how to make it all go away. Actually, you will if you keep on reading.

Top 7 Questions To Help You Get Rid Of Stuff

Do you have boxes jam-packed with stuff in your office? Is it hard to tell what you need to keep and what you need to pitch? This article gives you 7 questions to let you know what needs to go. Find fun organization secrets inside.

A Closet Organizer Helps You Stay Organized

Organizing your home is easy with these tips. Organize your closets today.

Win the War Against Clutter, One Box at a Time

You do not need to feel overwhelmed by the clutter surrounding you in your home. You can win the war against clutter and all it takes is a box a day.