Welcome to Mission #41 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. After completing the last mission Get Organized Mission #40: Conquer Your Storage Space Demons you may have discovered a lot of stuff that you now need to deal with. If you feel overwhelmed by the quantity of stuff in your life, then this mission is sure to bring […]
Category Archives: Home Organization
Here’s something you can do to get better organized – and it’ll take you just 5 minutes! Organize an ‘Outgoing’ Space Gather any items that need to be taken ‘out’ – books to return, DVDs for the store, a gift for an upcoming party, items for errands, etc. Choose a convenient spot near […]
Feeling the urge to shake off the cobwebs, start afresh and get organized? Here are 7 things you can do to refresh your home and your mind – and they each take only about 7 minutes. 7 Spring Cleaning Projects 1. Spring Clean Your Closet Grab a bag and quickly fill it with anything you […]
Welcome to Mission #40 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. If the idea of clearing out your attic, basement, garage, cellar, spare room or storage unit terrifies you, then take a deep breath. In this organizing mission we’ll face the fear, and make a good start on conquering your storage demons. In the last mission […]
Here’s something you can do to get better organized – and it’ll take you just 5 minutes! Trim your tape collection Dig out your audio and video tapes. If you no longer have a player, get rid of the tapes! If you have the movie or music on DVD or CD, get rid of […]
Welcome to Mission #39 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. Do you feel stressed just looking around your home or office? If you’ve forgotten what your coffee table, countertop or desk looks like, then this organizing mission is for you. I bet you’re feeling good about completing the previous missions Get Organized Mission #37: Get Organized […]
Welcome to Mission #36 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. If you wish you could vaporize your paperwork, then you’ll love this mission. It gives you a chance to put into practice some of the decision making skills you picked up in the last mission Get Organized Mission #35 – Say Yes To Priorities and […]
Here’s something you can do to get better organized – and it’ll take you just 5 minutes! Inspect your pillows Go through all the bedrooms and linen storage and check your pillows. Are any in poor condition? If so, make a note to buy replacements on the Shopping quadrant of your Errands List. Discard […]
Welcome to Mission #34 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. In Mission 1 we Filled a Hu-u-ge Trash Bag. In Mission 8 we Decluttered 50 Items. Now it’s time again to get rid of more stuff – to simplify life, have more space, get better organized, and, especially in this mission, give something to others. […]
Welcome to Mission #32 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. The better organized your laundry room and laundry systems, the less time they’ll cost you. In this mission we’ll take 3 steps to help you get organized in your laundry room. If you’ve completed Get Organized Mission #31: Organize Your Living Area, congratulations! Next you’ll […]
Welcome to Mission #31 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. The living room can be the heart of a home – where you relax, where you enjoy conversation with friends, where the family ‘lives’ much of the time. So if your living room is disorganized, chaotic or downright embarrassing – let’s fix that now. You’ll […]
Have you set new year’s resolutions to get better organized? Here are three strategies for starting off the year on the right track – and boosting your chances of keeping those resolutions beyond January. 🙂 1. Scrap The Storage If you’ve got stuff squirreled away in storage, the attic or the garage, then this is […]
Welcome to Mission #28 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. Last week we took stock of your business tasks, in order to improve time management at work. This week we’ll do the same for your home organization tasks, and find ways to be more effective with domestic time management. This will be our final mission […]
Q: Help! My child is so messy. What can I do? A: Try these ideas: Take her to Ikea & let her pick out bins, hooks, etc that she likes, so she’ll be more likely to use them. Get him to surrender an old toy, DVD, etc whenever he gets a new one. Model […]
Hoarders Season 2 starts in the US this week, so I thought it timely to revisit a couple of recent hoarding articles. If you have mild but unhelpful hoarding tendencies, you might identify the excuses that keep your life cluttered in this post: Hoarding: 7 Lies That Keep You Caught In Clutter If you […]
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Use This Grocery List Template To Get Organized For Thanksgiving Doing your grocery shopping for Thanksgiving? Use this list to keep track of the items you need, by category. You can type into it and save it to your computer, or print out and write. Either way it’s re-usable. It’s available in my Holiday Planners […]
Organizing guru, Oprah regular, and fellow Australian Peter Walsh has some good advice for organizationally-challenged teens – and their parents. In a recent Good Morning America article (from which I’ve taken *these quotes) he countered some of the common excuses that lead to adolescent organizing angst. If your teen says: Peter replies*: But my stuff’s […]
Time to give your fridge a mini detox? Spend 5 minutes removing expired condiments, sprouting fruit and vegetables, and other noxious former foodstuffs from your fridge. Give the shelves a quick wipe down. Low on any refrigerated items? Pop them on your list. Now doesn’t that feel fresher? 🙂 This was a popular Today’s […]
Welcome to Mission #24 of our 52 Get Organized Missions. One of the secrets to personal organization is to do a little every day. Unless you actually enjoy cleaning, filing and organizing (I sure don’t!), it’s more enjoyable and effective to focus on daily or weekly chores than massive, exhausting sprees. So this week we’ll […]
This week we turn to the bathroom. Follow these 3 simple steps and you’ll have your own little spa in your home.
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