In order to have an organized space, you need to have a place to put all of the items you have. I have an 8 year old daughter who loves art, reading and playing with a multitude of “little” things. We moved into our house when she was two and the space was perfect for…
At Chaos To Order we are all big fans of labeling wherever you can because it helps to keep you organized. When I was asked to review this LabelWriter 450 DUO of course I agreed because I love any excuse to make labels! Once I got the LabelWriter up and going, I was surprised how…
One of the most important parts of having organized paperwork is the willingness to file. Most people have an aversion to filing because they fear they will never see their papers again. At Chaos To Order we have had great success teaching our clients to at least get the ball rolling by creating temporary files….
Working from home certainly has its benefits, but it is not without its fair share of pitfalls. The average person only focuses on work for 11 minutes before being distracted. So how do we combat the never-ending call of household projects, screaming children, visiting neighbors, etc.? There is no way to avoid all of the…
I stumbled upon todays Friday Favorite while creating my daughter’s birthday present. Every year I give each of my children a digital photo album of the previous year as a birthday gift. I’ve been using Shutterfly.com for years, mostly because they were one of the first companies that had the elements I was looking for…
Spring is here and it’s time to let the sun shine in after a long winter. Open blinds, windows and doors to freshen up your home with spring air–it will energize you to start spring cleaning. Here are five quick tips to movtivate you: Clean one room at a time. Doing odds and ends in…
The process of organizing requires you to always be putting like things together. But what happens when you have an array of miscellaneous items that need to be organized and somehow contained? Well here are before and after photos of a kitchen cabinet that was a catch-all for everything that didn’t have a place….
Have you started any spring cleaning projects? Do you have a pile of donate-able goods waiting to go out? If you live in or around the Park Ridge, area, you can bring quality donation items to the address below to help a family in need. Here are the details: Each room in the house will…
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…