Marvin the Martian knew the joy of getting new gadgets. You may not be getting a new illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator each week, but you still need to organize all the stuff that comes with your new doodads. Watch this video to see how I organize my gizmos. That kaboom, that Earth shattering kaboom…… Read more »
Posts Tagged: home organizing
Clutter Video Tip: Motivation for Procrastination: 3 Ways to Make It Happen
How do you get organized? Have you found the motivation to fight your procrastination? Maybe you need some inspiration to start the perspiration that accompanies household chores,entertaining and de-cluttering. But how do you get motivated to organize this domestication location? Watch this video for illumination on how to get organized and stop procrastinating. Confirmation of… Read more »
Save Your Money! How to Choose Organizing Products
(Click infographic for a larger view– and make sure to PIN IT to refer to later!) You see the latest organizing gadget on an infomercial or in a store, and you immediately think, “Could that be the answer to my problem?” Before you get out your wallet, here are some things you should know about… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: Homework, Puzzles, and Bills: Your Kitchen Table CAN Do It All
Is your dinner table overflowing with homework, puzzles and bills? Are you telecommuting and working from home or just chin deep in homework assignments on your home furniture? If your kitchen isn’t your dream kitchen, if it doesn’t look quite like that Ikea ad, dig down deep, organize it and learn to love it again…. Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: How to Declutter Greeting Cards and Memorabilia
Living in a sentimental house of cards is no fun. If the cards are all stacked against you, maybe it’s time to get organized and declutter some of your paper keepsakes. But how do you get organized and not feel like you are one card short of a full deck? I have a few cards… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: How to Organize Sentimental Items, Part 2: 4 Easy Ways to Let Go
How do you solve a problem like memorabilia? Do you have sixteen going on seventeen keepsakes, but don’t know what to do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do with them? If your sentimental attachments are not your favorite things, watch this video and I will share tips on decluttering your keepsakes. Find a home for your edelweiss and say so long,… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: How to Organize Sentimental Items, Part 1: Rules for Keeping
Memories, like the corners of my mind… Are the corners of your mind over flowing with memorabilia? Are you home organizing photos and sentimental keepsakes? How do you get organized when you are surrounded by scattered pictures and heirlooms? Watch this video for the rules for decluttering and keeping your misty water colored memories in… Read more »
Downsizing: The Un-Nesting Instinct
I remember being pregnant and having the "nesting instinct," that deep-down urge to feather the nest with appropriate nursery gear and clean and sanitize and otherwise outfit ourselves for the new baby. This instinct was very strong, and I spent a lot of time and energy preparing for the addition to our family. Now one… Read more »
Clutter Video Tip: Make a Family Binder for Organizing School Papers, Emergency Information & More
Calendars, school papers, emergency information, schedules, phone numbers… Do all of the “little things” you have to remember make you feel like a human Rolodex? Put your mind at ease and centralize all of the kids papers, home checklists and neighborhood phone trees in one location where everyone can find it. Watch this video to… Read more »
The Day of Reckoning! How to Make Progress Fast
Many people are off for the holidays starting this week, and sometimes they are home looking around wishing they felt a little more relaxed in that environment. Here's a quick way to make some progress while everyone's around to help. Periodically, we have around here what I refer to as a "Day of Reckoning." Things… Read more »