What do I do with ALL the Kid’s Papers? I get asked a lot what I do with my kid’s art and school papers since I’m an organizer and a former elementary school teacher. When my kids bring home their work, I go through it that night and pull out any worksheets they’ve struggled on…
One thing that has discouraged my clients when they have tried to get organized in the past, is that they can’t maintain the organization. They say that their family doesn’t keep up with it (which I discussed in part 2). After we incorporate some rules that help prevent clutter (covered in part 1), we really…
In part 2 of this article about having the “perfect” organizational system I’ll discuss getting your family on board. So many times I hear from clients that they can get a great system going in their houses, but then their family messes it all up. Here’s some tips and tricks to get them to help….
“I can get organized, but I can’t keep it that way. It isn’t working” I hear this so often from my clients before we work together. They feel that they work so hard to create their perfect organizational systems that they think will work wonderfully, then it falls apart soon after. It’s very discouraging. Sound…
Many people think that organizing is making things look pretty as a magazine, taking all the pantry items out of boxes and bags and decanting them into clear jars, or organizing everything by rainbow color. If people want to do that and it works for them, that is fine, but I usually work with people…
Some may say that spring cleaning is a thing of the past, but take a look at this list and you may say otherwise. Purpose of Spring Cleaning The purpose is to remove dust, pollen, pet fur, germs and deep clean our houses to make them fresh for summer. Seasonal Change Change out of winter…
These are my Top 5 Tips for problem areas that I see with all my clients. Let’s go through what each one. 1) Stop all subscriptions is for magazines if you are 2 months or more behind, craft club subscriptions if you haven’t opened the last 2 boxes, kids craft or activity boxes if you…
If you are like me, then you usually take down one holiday’s decorations and put up another. What I have decided is that we will have 1-2 bins per large holiday (Large as in a large amount of decorations: Easter and Halloween). Then the rest all fit into one large bin together (Valentine’s Day, St….
Sometimes it is a system that bogs us down and I wanted to take a bit to go over the laundry system that works the best for my family and hopefully you can tweak your system to be easier on you and your family with some different ideas. I usually tell my kids and husband…
When I go on a road trip with my family I pack much differently than I do when I fly. Use those bins I love to pack my things into bins so they fit nicely in the car and are easy to move into the hotel, Airbnb, or relative’s house. I don’t like making 23…