When I think of pitfalls, I automatically begin to daydream about headlines Like "Brad Pitt Falls for Local Organizing Expert"- swoon! Mr. Pitt is darn dreamy, but he has nothing to do with organizing projects so let's get back on subject. In this video I am sharing four pitfalls that you may encounter when you… Read more »
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Daily Comet: The Urge to Purge
To free up space in homes, some turn to digital copies by Omar Gallaga Sometimes certain realities of physics make you take drastic steps. For Christina Gomez, it took 900 square feet, the size of the home she shares with her husband, to make her get rid of hundreds of books, DVDs and CDs part… Read more »
Austin American Statesman: The Urge to Purge
To free up space in homes, some turn to digital copies by Omar Gallaga Sometimes certain realities of physics make you take drastic steps. For Christina Gomez, it took 900 square feet, the size of the home she shares with her husband, to make her get rid of hundreds of books, DVDs and CDs part… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: How to Start Getting Organized, Part 1
Three is a magic number, yes it is! The past and the present and the future. Faith and Hope and Charity, Centralizing, Outside-In and Circular. Give you three as a magic number. Wait, what was that? Centralizing, Outside-In and Circular? Oh yeah, those are the three sorting methods you can use right away to get… Read more »
Holiday Gift Hangovers: How to Remember to Return Gifts and Use Gift Cards
Did Santa get it wrong? Did the gift cards you got last year already expire or get lost? I explain how to make sure your gift cards get used and your less-than-perfect gifts get returned before they end up assimilating into your house as clutter! When I was a little girl, I remember so clearly… Read more »
Swingline Media Tour
Lorie was thrilled to promote the new Swingline Stack and Shred 60xa hands-free shredder that allows you to shred up to 60 pages at a time by simply opening the lid and placing the stack inside. No more wasted time feeding the shredder! You can move on to more productive tasks. Watch Lorie in action… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: How to Find Your Car Keys
If true confession is good for the soul, then let me lay my soul bare and admit that I have a real, daily organizational problem! But wait, before I get too keyed up, I have to reveal my dirty little secret. In this video I am revealing why I have been misplacing my keys like… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: Organizing Holiday Decorations, Part 2
Decking the halls with boughs of holly will certainly leave you feeling jolly. But taking down the tree, the stockings, and the lights is such a chore that it can feel fa-la-la la-la la-la-lame. Decorating and undecorating for the holidays is a big time investment; so, it’s important to use that time as effectively and… Read more »
How Organizing Your Home Saves You Money
Visions of sugarplums were just dancing in your heads, but if those visions become nightmares about the post-holiday bills coming in the mail, getting organized provides many valuable and smart opportunities to give yourself a raise in the New Year. Cha-ching! Who couldn't use a raise? Click here to read about six Cha-chings on the… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: 5 Ways to Make New Year’s Resolutions that STICK!
Velcro, duct tape, New Year’s Resolutions, bubblegum on the bottom of your shoe… “One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn’t belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others By the time I finish my song?” If you guessed that New Year’s Resolutions are not… Read more »