Home Organization
Forget Balance-Integrate! Creating Harmony In Life And Work
by Bruce Elkin
“Out of clutter, find Simplicity.
From discord, find Harmony.
In the middle of difficulty lies Opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein
Many who come to me for help feel their lives (or some parts of them) are difficult, cluttered, and discordant. Worse, they feel guilty because they can’t “balance” all the parts of their lives.
Don’t feel bad. [...]
Organizing: Deciding What to Keep
by Carrie Greene, CarrieThru, LLC, Coach & Professional Organizer
A client of mine sent me a “pearl of wisdom” which defined “junk” as something that you’ve kept for years and throw away three weeks before you need it. Who makes this stuff up? Probably the Chief Marketing Officer of the Container Store!
How do you [...]
Teaching Your Child to Clean
by Pamela Cole Harris
When you call 911 because there is a distinct and suspicious odor in the neighborhood and the culprit turns out to be two pairs of sneakers, three pairs of underwear and a dozen or more hotdog remnants of unknown origin and vintage found under your child’s bed, it’s past time to get [...]
Organizing Students: The Cure for Morning Mayhem
by Susan Kruger
It is 6:00 AM…you have already hit the snooze button twice and are dreading the morning marathon that lies in front of you. Making sure everyone is dressed and ready for school is enough of a process, especially when everyone is bleary-eyed (and oh-so cheery) at the very beginning of the day. Soon [...]
Get Rid of Clutter the Easy Way
by Jan Hayner
A woman that I recently worked for had a real mess in her home, at least SHE though so. She woke up one morning and could not find anything that she was looking for. By the time that she placed the call and I answered the phone, she was a jumble of nerves, [...]
Finding Hidden Storage Areas in Your Home
by Jan Hayner
We all run out of storage areas in our home, it doesn’t make any difference if you have a small efficiency apartment or a large 2500 square foot home. Do you know that you have a lot more room than you thought you did to store things and still be able to keep [...]
Ten EASY Steps To Start Getting Organized - How To Organize Your Home,Time,Life
by Jan Hayner
Getting Started:
1. Look at the all-over picture of your home or hire a professional organizer
Go through every room and decide what it is that you want to do with that room and write it down.
2. See if you can find any hidden storage areas in your room
Decide if you want to add another [...]
Christmas Decoration Storage
by Judy Hardaway
Christmas is busy, fun, exciting, and sentimental. We love it all — all but the part when we have to clean up and put everything away. While it may be tempting to just throw everything into boxes and worry about sorting it out next year, you’ll be sorry when a precious Christmas DECORATION [...]
Cleaning Projects that Take One Minute or Less
by Jan Hayner
Are you strapped for time? You can get small things out of the way, but don’t have time for those big projects until the weekend; so what can you do to fill in those spaces of time and help keep your home controlled of clutter?
One minute or less projects to help keep your [...]
Last Minute Organizing and Cleaning Hints for Christmas
by Jan Hayner
How is all of the shopping , wrapping and party planning coming along? Taking the stress out of the Holidays, is half the battle of being able to enjoy yourself, family and friends. Make it easy on yourself and think of all of the ’simple’ things that you can do that [...]
