Home Organization
Organizing Tips for Working Women: Clutter, Clutter Everywhere…and Not a Thing Can Be Found!
By Patty Kreamer, Certified Professional Organizer®
Stressed out? Check out the effect that clutter can have on your life. Remove the clutter, and you’ll immediately notice the difference!
Stress is a major contributing factor to poor health. Physical clutter adds to that stress, often without your knowledge, because clutter is what you no longer see. You walk [...]
You Have Mail… And More Mail…
By Bonnie Lord
Recently, I inquired of my colleagues, family and friends what their most bothersome organization challenge is. There were a number of responses, of course, and handling the MAIL was one that repeated. So, UpStagers has decided to address what can be an annoying task, and hopes these suggestions will lead to the improvement [...]
Organizing Tips for Working Women: It’s Time to Take Control of Your Wardrobe
By Patty Kreamer, Certified Professional Organizer®
When the seasons change, it’s a good time to look over your clothes. Here’s how you can bring organizing to your wardrobe.
The cool, brisk evenings are here and the days shorten by minutes every day. Soon the leaves will be changing colors and falling from the branches they called home [...]
Help Your Child Get Organized For School!
By Susan Kruger, M.Ed.
Disorganization is the greatest complaint made by teachers and ranks as a very close second complaint from parents (rivaling fights and arguments over homework). Every teacher can tell stories about bright and intelligent students who are failing classes because they lack the organizational skills to keep track of their assignments. School counselors [...]
Clutter: Where Does It Come From and 3-Tips to Keep it Away So that You Can Get Organized
By Carrie Greene
Guess what, I figured out where a lot of clutter comes from. You might not be happy to hear this but, you may be creating it yourself. This is actually good news, because when you know what causes the clutter you can learn how to stop generating it.
I went food shopping this past [...]
Organizing Tips for Working Women: Organizing with Optimism
By Patty Kreamer, Certified Professional Organizer®
What can a baby teach us about getting us ready to be organized? Read this article to find out.
It’s disheartening to realize that the majority of working women I talk to about the organization in their life (or lack thereof) feel that there is no way out. They simply feel [...]
Preparing for a Relaxing, Organized and Clutter-Free Summer
By Carrie Greene
Springtime is a season of activity and anticipation. During spring, the view outside my window seems to change everyday. It starts when the bare branches of the trees suddenly seem to get fat and then like magic the leaves appear. The birds are busy flying all over the place and building nests, the [...]
Get Organized: 7 Things You Can Get Rid Of
By Carrie Greene
OK, I’ll admit it; I love getting rid of things. A couple of weeks ago I was sitting in my office and suddenly had the urge to purge. I filled four bags with papers, notes and other things that weren’t serving my needs.
The reason I love getting rid of things is because of [...]
Easy Bedroom Organization
By BedroomFurniture.com
Spring is in the air and that means it’s time for everyone’s favorite seasonal event, spring cleaning! Spring is a time for rebirth and many people take this opportunity to reinvent their homes by finally organizing their cluttered living space. Daily life can be chaotic and it is easy for clutter to build up [...]
Getting Organized: What’s it all About Anyway?
By Carrie Greene
I know a lot about getting organized and cluttering, yet the more I talk about it the more I realize that getting organized and decluttering is not what it’s about.
So what is it about? It is about creating time, space and energy so that you can focus your attention on the things that [...]
