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….
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 fresh for summer. Seasonal Change Do a seasonal change out…
These are my Top 5 Tips of problem areas that I see with all my clients. Let’s go through what each one means. 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…
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…
Saving time is one of my favorite things since its one thing we can’t ever get back. If we invest a few extra minutes here or there to do things right the first time, we earn back that time tenfold in things we enjoy. If we just think about things in our daily life, we…
If we teach our kids to organize their things, later on we won’t have such a hard job keeping their things picked up. This is like anything else that we teach our kids: we do for, we do with, and then they do. First we are going to show them good examples of how we…