The process of organizing requires you to always be putting like things together. But what happens when you have an array of miscellaneous items that need to be organized and somehow contained? Well here are before and after photos of a kitchen cabinet that was a catch-all for everything that didn’t have a place….
Have you started any spring cleaning projects? Do you have a pile of donate-able goods waiting to go out? If you live in or around the Park Ridge, area, you can bring quality donation items to the address below to help a family in need. Here are the details: Each room in the house will…
Today is earth day, so in lieu of a Friday Favorite, let’s honor mother earth and remember a few ways we can do our part to help the environment. Here are some ideas for what you can do: Weed out: the first step in getting organized is to weed out and lighten the load. Not…
Today is the official tax deadline day. It’s also “National Organize your Files Week”, isn’t that a coincidence? What a great time to finally put all of your 2010 documents in their almost final resting place, or at least their resting place for the next 4-7 years. Clear out your file drawer of any 2010…
Here’s another product I found last week at the conference for the National Association of Professional Organizers that I think is great. “Viewables” Color Labeling System. This “Viewable” file labeling system by Smead really stands up to its name because you can read them from the front, top or back! They are great in a…
How we utilize what we have can truly make a difference in our pursuit of helping the environment. When you think about your stuff—what you buy, how you use things, why you keep what you keep, etc. it enables you to take an honest look at how you’re doing your part to reduce, reuse, recycle…
This week I am at the annual conference for the National Association of Professional Organizers in San Diego. It’s the place where everything organized happens. Professional organizers from all over the world meet up and the many products that help us organize are exhibited. There are many new and exciting products and ideas that I…
This is surely the ultimate Friday Favorite organizing gadget. We’ve been hoping that something would be invented that could finally get and keep you organized—and here it is! This terrific tool can do everything from getting your closet in proper order, to organizing bookshelves and spices alphabetically, even papers and files, not a problem— it’s…
This is a great little gadget! With four cell phone users in our house, we always had cell phones and chargers lying around. Not only is the nightly entanglement of cords and adaptors messy looking— it’s inefficient. This convenient device solves the problem. It has a great little skid proof shelf on the top to keep…
Ziploc bags are an essential element in any organized home (we also find plenty of them in not-so-organized homes). Ziploc bags are an easy, inexpensive way to help anyone get and stay organized. Now that sectioning out your liquids into 3oz containers when flying is the norm, the Ziploc bag is more handy than ever. Even before we…