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Fresh Start
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Organizing for a Flight
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Closet Organizing
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Organizing for Retirement
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Warning Signs of Disorganization
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Essential Organizing Tools
June 2011
Where Do I Start?
May 2011
Reclaim the Garage
April 2011
In Case of Emergency
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Organizing for Dementia
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Organizing for Guests
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Paper Overwhelm
December 2010
Top Ten Causes of Disorganization Revisited
November 2010
Just in Case…Organizing for Death
October 2010
Kitchen Organizing
September 2010
Photo Organizing
August 2010
It’s the Small Things
July 2010
Procrastination
June 2010
Expert Organizing Tips
May 2010
Tips from my Clients
April 2010
Tips for Setting Up a Garage Sale
March 2010
Unusual Ways to Organize
February 2010
Staging your Home for Sale
January 2010
Favorite Places to Buy Organizing Products
December 2009
Wrapping It Up
November 2009
Prepare the Pantry
October 2009
Costumes & Decorations
September 2009
Enough
August 2009
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July 2009
Getting Crafty
June 2009
A Better Bedroom
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Eco Organizing
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Getting Ready to Garden
March 2009
The Path To Clutter
February 2009
Easing Into Downsizing
January 2009
Organizing For Renovation
December 2008
Organizing For Next Year
November 2008
More Of My Favorite Organizing Tools
October 2008
Making Life Easier
September 2008
Clearing The Closet
August 2008
How To Let Go Of Stuff
July 2008
Managing Medical Records
June 2008
Road Trip Organizing
May 2008
Collections Instead of Clutter
April 2008
Getting Ready for Tax Time
March 2008
Where to Begin
February 2008
When You Want to Help
January 2008
Top Ten Causes of Disorganization
December 2007
Organize for Air Travel
November 2007
Organize for Small Spaces
October 2007
When Life Happens, Reorganize
September 2007
Bathroom Organizing
August 2007
Paper Organizing
July 2007
Uncluttered Kids' Rooms
June 2007
Top Ten Organizing Tools
May 2007
Grapple The Garage
April 2007
Managing Your Time
March 2007
Spring Organizing
February 2007
Help for Caregivers of Aging Parents
January 2007
National Get Organized Month
December 2006
Year End Organizing
November 2006
Give Thanks for Being Organized
October 2006
Holiday Kitchen Organization
September 2006
In Case of a Weather Emergency - Organize!
August 2006
Back to School Organizing
July 2006
Declare your Independence from Summer Clutter
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ORGANIZING TIPS OF THE MONTH: AUGUST 2010
It’s the Small Things
Little details can make a big difference in staying organized. Sometimes you don’t even realize the small things that add up to a big roadblock in controlling clutter. Stuck with an organizing dilemma? Email me and I will offer ideas to make life easier.
- Take a Look: With notepad in hand, write down what pops out at you that bothers you about a room. Focus on making changes to those areas.
- Create a Landing Pad: Instead of dropping keys, cell phone, and sunglasses at random when you come home, set a basket on a table or counter near the door to act as a landing pad. You will always know where your essentials are.
- Keep Handy Things Handy: If you often use scissors, pens, reading glasses, etc. in multiple places, then keep a stock of those things where you use them.
- Put It Back: Take it out, put it back. Cereal box out, cereal box back in cupboard before you sit down. Keep clutter under control by using that simple guideline.
- Corral the Car Clutter: Keep a small container in the front seat to hold weekly coupons, claim tickets, errand lists, and other small items which can clutter your car.
- Date Food: Mark containers you put in the refrigerator with the date you open them. It saves you from guessing the age of open perishables.
- Keep Workout Shoes in the Car: (Also a spare exercise outfit.) You will always be prepared for the gym or trail.
- Sort Mail Standing Up: You can toss, recycle, shred, and file with just a few steps. Prevents unsorted mail pile up.
- Take Ten: Take 10 minutes at the end of the day to do a quick pick up in the family room and kitchen. Clear the counters and sink. Put toys and reading material away. It makes a huge difference in the way you start the next day.
- Out of the Bag: When you buy something, put it away. If a purchase just sits in a bag somewhere in your house, it was not an item you needed and is, in fact, clutter.
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