Jan 18, 2019 | Home Organizing, Personal Organizing, Simple Living
By Liz Gray (from HGTV.com) Your stuff is not the enemy. This year, keep the tchotchkes and lose the guilt, instead. Since I starting working here at HGTV, I’ve interviewed at least 20 professional organizers, who, collectively, could whip the...
Jan 5, 2019 | Home Organizing, Personal Organizing, Simple Living
A cluttered home can be a stressful home, researchers are learning. By Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, at NYTimes.com Do you have a clutter problem? If you have to move things around in order to accomplish a task in your home or at your office or you feel overwhelmed by all...
Dec 28, 2018 | Home Organizing, Personal Organizing, Simple Living
Grab a box (or 2) and a garbage bag; throw out what’s bad, donate everything that you can (ex: even those extra “old” towels can be used at an animal shelter)!! Kitchen 1. Expired food and condiments in the fridge 2. Frozen food so old you...
Dec 15, 2018 | Home Organizing, Personal Organizing, Simple Living
You might think I don’t want anything for Christmas. You are absolutely right. That said, I intend to participate fully and joyfully in giving and receiving gifts this holiday season. After all, less is not nothing. More importantly, my friend Joshua Becker reminded...
Nov 30, 2018 | Home Organizing, Simple Living
1.Open any email that you didn’t sign up for or signed up for, but don’t need/want/like anymore: scroll to the bottom of the email and click “unsubscribe”. 2.Empty the cabinet under your sink. Wash it and then only put things back that you use. 3.Remove any glasses,...
Nov 16, 2018 | Financial Organizing, Home Organizing, Personal Organizing
Life is messy. Don’t make it worse by living in an untidy home or working surrounded by stacks of paper. You might not realize it, but clutter can hurt productivity and make it harder to focus. Similarly, if you’re not keeping a schedule handy,...
