Organizing the Garden Tool Shed
This past weekend my husband and I started getting our yard ready for fall and winter. It was a gorgeous weekend—so I was in search of a project that I could do while spending time outside. [...]
How to Organize a Garage or Yard Sale (Part 2)
This is part two of a two-part series on organizing a yard sale. This post includes tips to help you stay organized the day of your sale. You can read part one here. Tip 6: Pack [...]
Organizing Your Email In-box
While email clutter may not look as bad as other types of clutter, it can feel just as bad. Email often comes with a to-do attached to it, so when your email in-box is cluttered and [...]
How to Organize a Garage or Yard Sale
…in just over a week. It’s crazy, but it’s true. My friend and I put together a yard sale in just over a week. Based on this blog post, the fact that I had a garage [...]
Simplify Meal Planning with a Recipe Swap
Tired of the same old thing for dinner? Here's a "recipe" to cure the "what's-for-dinner-blues." Invite your friends over for a night of recipe sharing. Have each friend bring copies of their tried-and-true weeknight recipes, those [...]
Ten Meal Planning Ideas
Is getting dinner on the table an unpleasant or even stress-filled event at your house? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, meal planning is one of the hottest topics in the private forum of the [...]
Do You Have an Exit Strategy?
The other day, while pondering clutter (something I do quite often), it occurred to me that the reason clutter accumulates for many people is that they don’t have an exit strategy for their stuff. They haven’t [...]
The Organize Your Paper Clutter Workshop Winner is…
Kristina who said "My biggest paper challenge is my receipts and coupons....currently taking up precious space on my desk!" Congrats, Kristina. I look forward to getting to know you and helping you find organized homes for those [...]
Freebie Friday + Farewell to Summer
Even though school started a few weeks ago, Labor Day weekend feels like the official end of summer around here. And today it really feels like fall is on it’s way…it's another cool and sunny Friday. [...]
Two steps forward, one step back…
…is still a step forward. That’s what I was telling myself earlier this week. See, my wide open weekend turned into a carpet cleaning extravaganza. And boy, with two kids, one dog, and summer filled with [...]