Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
Stress levels escalate with clutter We have enough stress in our lives with jobs, kids, school, and bills. Your home should be a place where you feel relaxed. One look at this closet causes a sick feeling in my stomach. Why? Finding something in this pile seems impossible. Just the thought of cleaning it is [...]
I can’t pass up a good deal Have you ever bought something you didn’t need just because it was a great deal? What leads us to purchase a bread maker that is on clearance at 75% off, knowing it will sit unused on the counter? Why does the thrill of a bargain get us so [...]
Navigating the jungle I used to borrow my teenage son’s Wii for my workout each morning. My ten-minute warm up consisted of clearing an area of the floor big enough for the balance board to fit, and I was constantly doing push ups while staring at potato chip crumbs. Sound familiar? Identify what starts the [...]
Is your bookcase constantly overflowing? Do you like to read the latest best sellers, but never re-read them again? Whether you are buying books or want to sell them, check out eBay’s lesser known sister company Half.com. I am always surprised to find out that many people aren’t aware of this part of eBay. You [...]
Clutter leads to more clutter. It can multiply at an alarming rate. Would you think twice about tossing more junk onto this desk? Absolutely not, because once an area is cluttered, you can easily rationalize it with the mentality of “It’s already messy, so what’s one more thing?” The pile of paper is transformed into [...]
Sometimes you have to laugh so you don’t cry. I stood in the doorway in disbelief at the mess before me. Half an hour earlier, I had left her happily playing “kitchen” in her room so that I could cook dinner. With my mouth hanging open in both shock and terror, I took it all [...]
Prevent clutter by working the following tasks into your daily routine until they become a habit. I’ve focused on the areas that will make the biggest “instant” improvement in five minutes or less. EARLY AM 1) Get a load of laundry started. If you have enough dirty clothes for a load, get them into the [...]
What do you do with the stack of recipes you want to try? You know…that pile of paper you ripped out of magazines, printed from online, or a friend emailed you. Mine were just stuck in a file and forgotten about until I found a great solution. Easily organize them into your own custom cookbook [...]
