Where do you enter and exit your home most often? That door should be near to what we call a "Destination Station." It's a place for your purse, your briefcase, your keys, your chargers, your sunglasses, and kids' backpacks and gear– right where you need it most. I want to show off another one of… Read more »
Household Management
Great Moments in Kitchen History
This week I was in New York on a media tour for Staples, as I am currently working with them as a spokesperson for some fun new office products and some great tried and true ones too! More about that later… During my trip I got to visit the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) to… Read more »
But I Don’t Wanna! 5 Reasons Why You Should Make Your Bed
We had our monthly member "freestyle" Q&A webinar last Tuesday night, when our members can send in photos and questions and get live consultations (no additional cost, included in our membership program). Always such a blast! One member asked me this week, "Why should I make my bed every morning?" Here are 4 good reasons… Read more »
We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
Recently on a radio interview I was talking about how most of our Clutter Diet® program's members are women, even though men frequently tell me that they need help with organization too. I told the interviewer that despite how far we've come in gender equality, the perception still seems to be that, if the house… Read more »
Doing = Having: Why Being Busy Can Mean More Clutter
I was just telling a reporter that many of the people we serve in our Clutter Diet online program are women who are doing too much. They are working full- or part-time outside the home, volunteering at school or at church (or both), rearing children, sometimes homeschooling, caring for aging parents, running a small business… Read more »
What Are Your “Back to School Resolutions?”
One of our Clutter Diet members posted this yesterday in our member message boards: "The new school year to me is like setting new year's resolutions." Yes, it is! It's a fresh start, just like a brand new calendar year. What will you do differently? Here are some suggestions of small things you can change… Read more »
Before & After of Good Housekeeping Contest Winner, Part 2
Part TWO of our report on the makeover done for the grand prize winner of the Good Housekeeping contest we had last fall… see Part One here for an overview and before & after photos on the garage portion of the project. Part Two… The Home Office. The winner's office problems had accumulated over time,… Read more »
I Have Sworn Off These Things!
I am continually inspired and impressed by our Clutter Diet® members… last week in our member message boards, one of our very active and participating members started a thread called "I have sworn off these things!" She wrote a list and declared she would not buy any more candles, sweaters, shoes, cookbooks, or purses. She… Read more »
Spare Me: The Seven Rules of “Spare”
I woke up somehow this morning with thoughts of spares… spare stuff, spare time, picking up the spare, spare ribs, spare some change, spare parts, can you spare a square… Welcome to my randomness! Let's spin it into organizing gold, shall we? 🙂 Spare stuff means having extra… having an alternate or auxiliary item…being prepared… Read more »
Earth Day is Coming! 3 Ways to Organize “Green”
Just a brief post this time before I head out to the annual NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) conference in Columbus, Ohio, tomorrow morning! I am looking forward to sharing with you what I learn when I return– always great new products and new insights from my colleagues. Friday will continue with my series… Read more »
