by Brian Kramer Professional organizer Lorie Marrero shares three strategies for dealing with stuff the moment you walk through the door. If you collide with piles of personal detritus every time you enter or exit your home, stop stumbling and stressing. You can have an efficient, attractive entry area without spending days reorganizing your life… Read more »
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If You Had to Evacuate, What Would You Grab?
Sure, we've always had crazy tornadoes and such here in Central Texas, but the idea of hurried mass evacuations has always been something that happens somewhere else, like to people on the coast. NOT TODAY. Within 30 miles of my own home, hundreds of people have suddenly lost theirs. Over 300 homes were just lost… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: Clear Mental Clutter by Planning to Plan
Do you feel like your week is one of those nightmare halls that keep stretching and stretching out in front of you while you are stuck running in place? Then just when you get to the weekend time races right by you. While you can’t control time, you can control how you spend it by… Read more »
Organizing Kids’ Bedrooms
Do you keep the door shut to your kids' rooms just to preserve your sanity? Last time you threw something in there, did something throw it back? Consider the tips for kids' rooms of all ages in this week's Good Housekeeping Home Style blog. What are your challenges with your children's rooms? Share in… Read more »
Parade Magazine: Take Back Your Weekend
by Kathleen Fifield Lorie was quoted in an article about six ways that people can how people can Say goodbye to chaosand chill for a change. Read the excerpt below and click on the link to read the whole article. FOR BIG PROJECTS, THINK AHEADWAY AHEAD. Lorie Marrero, who oversees the organizational coaching website ClutterDiet.com,… Read more »
How Getting Organized at Home Saves You Time & Money Every Day
We all know home organization reduces stress and conflict, but best of all, it pays off in real dollars! In this post I wrote for Allstate's Good Hands Community, we'll look at a few areas of your house where you can realize some serious savings. Cha-ching! Follow me on Twitter for my Daily #ClutterTweetTip, "Like"… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: 5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About File Folders
Is your filing keeping you from smiling? Do your stacks give you panic attacks because your files go on for miles? Watch this video to make your filing less tedious and painful and more efficient and gainful (and I promise to stop rhyming). 😉 (Click here to watch on YouTube if you can’t see the… Read more »
Save Money and Cool Off by Organizing Your Freezer
Hot outside? Open the freezer, if you can… is it crowded and cluttered? Do you have UFOs (Unidentified Frozen Objects)? Organizing your freezer can save you time and money and cool you down all at the same time. I'll show you how in this week's Good Housekeeping Home Style blog. Let us know in… Read more »
Good Housekeeping: Home Style Blog- Organizing Expert
Lorie is the organizing expert on the Home Style Blog for Good Housekeeping. Click on the titles below to read her posts. Organizing Help You Can Really Use – February 11, 2011 New Years (Organizing) Resolutions How to Keep Them – February 16, 2011 Organizing Checklists Everyone Should Have 5 Best Lists –… Read more »
My Fox Austin’s Good Day Austin: Back to School Family Organization
Lorie talks about getting your family ready for back to school in this video from Good Day Austin. Click the link below to watch the clip if you can not use the embedded player. Back to School: Family Organization: MyFoxAUSTIN.com http://www.myfoxaustin.com/dpp/good_day/back_to_school/Back-to-School-Family-Organization-20110817-ktbcgd#axzz1WYPnKVNG Need help getting organized? Here are 3 ways we can help: Get our FREE… Read more »
