Does your linen closet make you wish you were three sheets to the wind? Are you drowning in a pit of terrycloth despair? Don’t throw in the towel just yet. Watch this video for strategies to organize your linens and linen closet. You make your bed, and then you have to lay in it. So,… Read more »
Closets
Organizing Your Home: Easy Small Habits that Add Up
Just as it would be foolish to do one colossal lawn-mowing or tooth-brushing session one day a year and expect good results, it's also a little silly to save up all of your cleaning, maintaining, and organizing for one giant project. There are some small things you can do regularly to keep things working well… Read more »
Help, I Hate My Closet!
Take three steps to falling in love with your closet. Well, actually four if you count clicking here to read about it on the Good Housekeeping Home Style Blog. ;) What level of intervention does your closet need? Follow me on Twitter for my Daily #ClutterTweetTip, "Like" us on Facebook, and see our weekly… 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 »
Clutter Video Tip: Favorite Organizing Products for Clothing
You know that dream where you’re talking to all of your friends, and then you realize you don’t have any clothes on? Terrifying, right? Watch this video shot at The Container Store to make your clothes organized and accessible, it will be much easier to get dressed and avoid embarrassing au naturel moments. (Click here… Read more »
Find Hidden Storage!
When you think you’ve run out of storage space, think again! A treasure trove of storage is found on the backs of doors. This post I wrote for Good Housekeeping's Home Style blog gives you some ideas of how to organize like a pro! Follow me on Twitter for my Daily #ClutterTweetTip, "Like" us… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: Simplify and Save Time Every Morning
Each week we are posting a one-minute-ish quick video tip on something useful and practical that you can apply right away! How long does it take you just to get out the door in the morning? Do you own styling and beauty products, or do you feel like they own you? (Click here to watch… Read more »
How to Host a Clothing Swap Party
January is National Clean Out Your Closet Month, so as this month ends, let's talk about the most fun thing to do with the clothing you no longer need– have a clothing swap party! I did this once as a promotional event for my Austin organizing service business, along with a friend who owns a… Read more »
Never Do Laundry Again
Yes, you heard me… never do laundry again! I just figured out how to make that happen. Recently I was doing some journaling on the question my friend Wendy Lipton-Dibner poses in her book, Shatter Your Speed Limits: "If I woke up tomorrow morning and magically found I had everything I truly wanted, how would… Read more »
How Do You Measure Up?
When we work with clients and members of our online program, people are often surprised when we don't have them buy organizing supplies in advance. "Don't you need some bins or something?" they ask. We often do need some bins. The issue is that we don't know which kind, what size, how many, or what… Read more »