Are you heading on a spring break get-away soon? Here are some interesting tips from The Today Show on using technology to travel and pack light. Check out these 5 websites before you start packing: Minimus.biz: 2,000 travel size items to help you travel light. Everything from travel size sunscreens to bite-size specialty salad dressings….
On Monday we took a Chaos To Order field trip to the International Home and Housewares Show. there were some interesting and innovative new products in the world of organizing, but one stood out as a favorite–the Jimmy Hook. Jimmy Hook is a revolutionary new way of hanging hooks on a wall via suction, but…
When we help our clients get organized, one of the sticking points of not being able to eliminate something is it’s potential value. It’s hard to just toss or donate something that could be worth a lot of money. At Chaos to Order we are now helping our clients sell their items on eBay. Here…
Do you constantly save documents and files onto your computer without ever taking the time to clear out and organize what you don’t need? Today is a national “holiday” to help create an awareness about removing unnecessary items from your computer and getting digital files organized. Seize the moment today and clear through your files….
If you have children–you have artwork, and one piece at a time it can snowball and become overwhelming. Kids come home from school every day with papers, drawings, paintings, etc… You need to be selective about what is kept and what is tossed. If you keep too much, you will be lost in a sea…
Do you need extra hanging space in your closet? What about in a storage or guest room? This nifty gadget is your answer. The Overdoor Valet Rod by Umbra is available at The Container Store and it’s very easy to install. Just put the two ends over the door and snap the rod on the…
Do you cringe at the amount of catalogs and printed material you receive in the mail every day? If you sign up to receive a catalog from one company, often you are put on a list and suddenly you’re getting every catalog printed! Here’s a great website to help you take charge of what catalogs…
Today’s Friday Favorite is an item that we all have–toilet paper holders! Now here’s a great way to put them to re-use. Just cut a slit in the cardboard and wrap them around tubes of wrapping paper to keep it from unraveling. It’s a great way to make use of something you’d otherwise toss and…
Do you have a shoebox overflowing with receipts? Are random receipts falling out of every drawer you open? Today’s Website Wednesday may offer you some receipt relief. Lemon.com offers you a personal @lemon.com email account to send any online receipts to. If you also have a smartphone, there’s a mobile app that allows you to…
There’s a very interesting production making it’s Chicagoland debut tomorrow called “Clutter: The True Story of The Collyer Brothers Who Never Threw Anything Out”. It’s a play based on the true story of the brothers who were wealthy, eccentric hoarders in the 1920’s–long before the hoarding phenomenon. Because of their hoarding, the two brothers became…