Whether you’re heading to school yourself or have children starting school, here are some tips to help get and keep you organized for the school year ahead. Start with Good Habits Motivation to do well and work hard is high at the start of the school year. Leverage this mindset by creating daily routines that…
When kids come home from school on the last day before summer vacation, they usually have a heavy backpack in tow. They’re excited about the summer and the last thing on their mind is emptying that backpack, clearing out the contents and dealing with all of the books, notes and notebooks from the past school…
When you try on that pair of jeans and they’re not just right anymore, what do you do with them? If you want to keep your closet optimally organized, you need a place for everything, including those jeans. Things that don’t work, out of style, stained or ripped, need a place to go too. Don’t…
Do you have an organizing project that you’ve been putting off? Are boxes from a recent (or not so recent) move still waiting to be unpacked and organized? Are you paying for the storage of stuff that really needs to be sorted out and pitched? The angst it causes in your mind is worse than…
Summer is like a celebration after a long, cold winter. Make the most of summer by being prepared and organized for all the activities and events. Here are some tips to help you simplify and enjoy this season to the fullest. Simplify Schedules. Keeping up with a hectic summer schedule, especially with kids around, can be a…
Kids follow by example. They may walk behind you like a tornado cluttering everything in their path, but if they see you putting things away, they will eventually start to model this behavior. Does that mean that they’ll start cleaning up after themselves when they’re 3, probably not. One thing for certain, you’ll improve…
Check out this video from @Properties featuring our organizing tips 🙂 I love what Dr. Ferrari said about how clutter drags us down. He noted that people with more clutter are less happy with their lives and that we need to develop relationships not relics–good stuff! Watch the video:
Once you’ve signed off on your tax returns, there are some tweaks you should make to your filing system to keep things current: It’s important to keep your most current tax return in your file system for easy access in case you need it for anything. You should still have your 2015 return handy, so…
If you’re trying to get motivated to work on some spring cleaning projects, this article that we were interviewed for on MSN has some good inspiration. Here’s the full article: “Spring Cleaning: Things You Should Throw Away Now” Every year, when spring returns, many feel the urge to clean and organize their homes. While some…