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…
It’s the first of March and the inevitable deadline is now lingering. If you haven’t done so already, it’s time to get your tax related documents together. Here are a few tips to help you navigate through the chaos: Keep all important tax related documents in a file labeled 2010 taxes. After filing, keep your…
I’m happy to announce that Chaos to Order will be featured on the season premiere of Hoarding: Buried Alive on TLC. The show airs this Wednesday evening. Click here for the lineup this month, the show is titled, “Nowhere Near Normal”. This was a very special project for us, we were featured on another episode…
February 26th will mark my 21st year of Chaos to Order. Here is an excerpt of an article that was recently published for the National Association of Professional Organizers. It’s the story of Chaos to Order over the past 21 years… “So I started an organizing business. I was just one woman with a passion,…