By Lorie Marrero Even the best-kept home will always have one or two trouble spots… Even being a professional organizer like me does not mean that you won’t have something that always bothers you to some degree! The good news is that the majority of these trouble spots can be fixed or at least… Read more »
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Clutter Video Tip: Travel Series Part 2: Packing Smart
It takes more than a happy thought and pixie dust to get you in the air these days. Watch this video to keep you and your bags out of Never Land. (Click here to watch on YouTube if you can’t see the embedded player.) Transcript: Hi, I’m Lorie Marrero, and today’s Clutter Video Tip… Read more »
How to Fix Clutter Trouble Spots for Good!
Do you have a clutter trouble spot in your home? Of course you do. Even the best-kept home will always have one or two trouble spots… Even being a professional organizer like me does not mean that you won't have something that always bothers you to some degree! The good news is that the majority… Read more »
Press Release: Donate Movement Expands Goodwill’s Ability to Provide Services, Repurpose Used Goods
June 28, 2011 – ROCKVILLE, MD – Last June, Goodwill Industries International launched the Donate Movement to raise awareness about the importance of donating gently used items and the positive impact those items can have on both people and the planet. In just one year, the global initiative has increased donations to Goodwill. and traffic… Read more »
Organizing Checklists Everyone Should Have — 5 Best Lists
Are you having trouble "keeping it all together?" Anything you do repeatedly can be captured for next time to make processes easier. When you think about it, recipes for the kitchen are really just procedure checklists, and we know how useful those are! Think about all of the processes common to your family where having… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: Travel Series Part 1: Traveling with Your Family
Are your family vacations fit for National Lampoon’s? If “getting there is half the fun” you want to make sure you can sit back and enjoy the ride. Whether you are taking a long weekend road trip or jet setting off to some exotic locale (or driving across the country to visit Marty Moose at… Read more »
Get it DONE with our new FREE 7-Day Quickstart Program!
I am so excited! I have been working hard for weeks to implement this new 7-Day Quickstart program, and I am really proud to offer it to you. It's a FREE week of focused guidance from me to help you choose an organizing project, get started, and get it DONE! With the 7-Day Quickstart you… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: Do You Have Enough Time?
Like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives. Does your schedule sometimes feel like the plot of a daytime soap? Do you feel like your evil twin is secretly adding tasks to your to do list, or setting your clock forward behind your back? Watch today’s video and take some time… Read more »
Organizing Tips for Summer Travel
With airline baggage fees, confusing security measures, and grumpy passengers, air travel is getting trickier every year. As a professional organizer and frequent traveler, I know the organizing strategies in this week's Good Housekeeping Home Style blog will help you enjoy your trip as much as possible — and get there in a good mood!… Read more »
3 Laws of Organizing Success
I was so fortunate to spend a weekend recently attending a Brian Tracy seminar in San Diego. He taught us about many natural "laws" that work in our favor if we understand them, and several of them stood out to me as being very relevant to organizing. Here are my three favorites of Brian Tracy's… Read more »
