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Do you dread getting organized? Here’s the secret to overcoming that feeling

March 19, 2012

Do you know what is often the hardest part of getting organized? Getting started! At first getting organized sounds like a great idea. You are inspired after seeing images of perfectly organized rooms in magazines and on TV. You look at new containers and storage products in the stores with anticipation. Then you look at [...]

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Organizing craft project your kids will love

March 16, 2012

Cute craft project that kids can make to organize their desk at home. Simply cover old cans in colorful scrapbook paper and glue together into a pyramid (I’d use super glue or Gorilla Glue for this). Then kids can have fun putting their pencils, markers, scissors and more in each one. I love ideas that [...]

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A year ago in review: organizing magnetic alphabet letters, DIY headboard heaven, organizing gobs of ribbon

March 14, 2012

Just in case you missed it, here’s what we were discussing a year or two ago the week of March 14: 2011 How to organize those magnetic letters on your refrigerator You are going to love how easy this idea is! 2010 DIY headboard heaven 6 ideas for fabulous headboards you can make yourself! Have [...]

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How an organized kitchen can make you a better cook

March 12, 2012

Today’s post comes courtesy of Rachael over at www.kitchencourses.com. She has some great things to say about how organization in the kitchen makes us better cooks (and I could really use some tips on being a better cook!) Please let us know what you think of her ideas in the comments below: We spend a [...]

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Ask the Organizer: I don’t know where to begin organizing in my house. Help!

March 9, 2012

Question: I would love to get organized, but when I look at the piles of stuff in my house (and there’s piles in every room), I don’t have the slightest idea where to begin. I’m so completely overwhelmed! So I end up not even trying to get organized. Can you offer me some advice so [...]

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A year ago in review: I offer paint consultations, secrets to keeping paper piles off your counter, crazy organizing products, 3 things to get rid of now

March 8, 2012

Just in case you missed it, here’s what we were discussing a year or two ago the week of March 8: 2011 Stressed out by choosing paint colors? Let me do it for you Did you know I do paint consultations? Well, I do and I use paint from Devine Paints, which is guaranteed to [...]

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Don’t beat yourself up if your clutter piles come back — try this instead

March 5, 2012

I can tell you first-hand that there is a kind of “high” that comes with finally getting a space in your house organized. All that hard work sorting and purging pays off in a big way when we get to stand back and survey all the clear space we created. We feel a sense of [...]

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A year ago in review: getting kids to part with old toys, are you living an authentic life or idealized life? a simple rule to transform your house & organizing tiny toys

March 1, 2012

Just in case you missed it, here’s what we were discussing a year or two ago the week of March 1: 2011 What do you do when your child wants to keep everything? Some of my best ideas for teaching children to part with their old toys. Does your house represent the real you? Or [...]

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How to store toys in the living room — without it looking like you have toys stored in your living room

February 29, 2012

For those of you with a small house, you may have no room to store toys except in the living room. Even if you can store them in your child’s bedroom, chances are she doesn’t want to play with them alone in her room; she wants to play with them where everybody else is, which [...]

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make a huge difference in your house by organizing with pegboard

February 24, 2012

Pegboard is pretty easy to come by — we found ours for free along the side of the road last summer! It’s relatively simply to install, yet it makes a world of difference in rooms that hold lots of tiny things such as craft rooms, garages and pantries. Any Home Depot or other builder’s supply [...]

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