Planning meals in advance is something that can help you stay organized (and sane) if you have a busy family. Plan ahead and be intentional about meal time together. Knowing what you are going to eat in advance helps to eliminate the chaos of those witching hours when the kids come home from school. When…
If you love shoes, the more storage space the better. Finding good, efficient ways to keep all the different types of shoes accessible–and in the season you wear them–takes a bit of organizational effort. With every unique closet and wardrobe, our organizers find creative ways to maximize shoe storage space. Here are some suggestions: Whatever type…
The biggest, most important part of the organizing process is simplifying, and that means getting rid of what you’re not using. Eliminating can be hard. Wondering if you’ll need it again, not wanting to just toss something of value and of course, the guilt that goes along with dealing with gifts and family heirlooms. But the truth is,…
Do you have a never ending stream of magazines making their way into your space causing clutter and chaos? It’s so easy to subscribe and find new magazines and articles you’d like to read, but how do you manage the continuous organization of it all? Do you have a system for keeping track of, not only…
Keeping up with all the papers children bring home from school can be a full time job. Having a good system to manage homework, artwork and school correspondence is crucial to keeping your child (and yourself) organized during the busy school year. I keep a file for each of my children with a label for…
Paper is the number one culprit of clutter, it piles up very quickly, so having good systems in place to control incoming paper is vital. Listed below are some sources of paper clutter with solutions on how to keep things under control. Mail The mail is a never ending stream of incoming clutter. Having a good…
This is a video I love about time. Time is our most precious commodity and how we use it, I mean invest it, is critical to what we do with our lives and who we become. Take 60 seconds and watch this video. Think about how you manage your time and what you might want…
If you’re ever in need of temporary portable hanging space, the Fol-D-Rak is a great choice. I absolutely love the ease of use and flexibility of this little garment rack. It’s 58″ long and tall, but when it’s folded in the box it’s only 4″ deep (and of course still 58″ tall). Having instant available hanging…
Sending two boys off to college this year was good practice in moving hanging clothes from start to finish. At Chaos To Order we often unpack and organize clothes and when we do, they are usually in large wardrobe boxes. Of course, if you have movers doing the job, the wardrobe box is your best…
The Olympic games are officially in full swing. They’re so exciting and fun to watch, but be careful–you can get swept away with the games and other pending priorities in your life can get put off. Here are some simple solutions to make sure you catch what you want and leave the rest. Plan it…