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Simplify your Summer
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…
How Do You Help Your Kids Get Organized?
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…
Organizational Tips with @Properties
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 your Taxes have been filed, do this to stay Organized
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…
Spring Cleaning: Things You Should Throw Away Now
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…
The Newest Trend in Man Caves: The Closet!
The newest trend for men is no longer an expansive basement space with high tech home theater, or a sprawling bar area. Instead, the mini man cave is in and they are popping up in closets–oh happy day! Here is a link to, “No Room for a Man Cave? Squeeze Into a Mini Man Cave…
Spring Clean Your Entry
What began as a cluttered mess turned into organizational delight with the addition of a few bins and containers–and of course, Chaos To Order organizing! We started the process by going through the coats one by one, and weeding out what was no longer being worn. Heavy winter coats were brought down to a…
Friday Favorite: Double Shoe Storage with Shoe Stax
If your shoe storage space is busting at the seems and you can’t seem to part with a single pair of beloved shoes, here is a solution. Shoe Stax are a terrific little gadget that sit inside the shoe allowing them to stack on top of each other. We’ve tried different types of shoe stackers and…
Create an Organized Morning Routine
One of the best ways to establish good organization is to create routines. When we create habits to get things done and stick with the same routine, we become more efficient and productive. How you begin your day, can have an impact on how the rest of it rolls out. So why not get out…