Are you a Twitterer? If your not, maybe you should be. Twitter is a great place to find very current information quickly. Many people who do not use Twitter complain that it’s a waste of time, and it certainly can be if you waste time with it. But if you use it properly, it can…
Have you ever even watched that video in the closet from your wedding? What do you do with all the videos you’ve taken at birthday parties, soccer games, holiday’s etc… Are they sitting in your basement in a box causing clutter? Most of our clients have an assortment of video tapes lying around taking up…
Do you find yourself trying to store 10lbs. of potatoes in a 5lb. bag? It’s never going to fit! We work with clients every day who have too much stuff in the area they’re trying to fit it into. Here are some ways to make the most of the space you have… Use it or…
April is Stress Awareness Month, so this is a good time to address the amount of anxiety and stress that’s placed upon us by the chaos we live in. We often get calls from clients who are so overwhelmed by their clutter, that they don’t know where to begin. So instead of digging in to…
Last week, we packed up the kids and the car and set out on a road trip to Texas. I was looking forward to the extra time spent with my family in the car. Now that the kids, especially my boys, are getting older (11 and 13), I was anxious to get them to a…
We recently spent the day at the International Housewares Show. We didn’t see everything, you’d have to walk over 13 miles to see the entire show! Here are a few items of interest we found: Seville Classics: This is a terrific laundry sorter. I’m a huge advocate for having the whole family place their laundry…
It was twenty years ago today that I officially started Chaos To Order. As I look back on that day, I remember making my first sales call, it was so scary to pick up the phone and call someone I didn’t know and ask them if they’d be interested in a service they had never…
Here is a good excuse to carve out some time to organize and streamline your virtual workspace- it’s National Clean Out Your Computer Day! Backing up, archiving, and creating folders, are all ways to save time and frustration later on. Here are a few tips and to help you clean out and organize your computer:…
Last night I went to see the movie “Up In The Air” where George Clooney plays traveling ax man Ryan Bingham. He is also a motivational speaker encouraging people to live stuff-free, relationship-free lives. It made me think about proposing the question he raises in his speech to you–what’s in your backpack? Of course we…
This designated day presents the perfect opportunity to carve time out of your busy schedule to clear the clutter off your desk. Here are four tips to get you started: Start with the papers right at your fingertips. It’s always best to start organizing with your most current papers. Gather them into a pile and…