Professional Organizing Tips, Articles and Ideas
Have your child empty out their backpack each Friday after school and put the papers in a pile to show you. Paperwork about upcoming events can be entered in your master calendar. Then put any paperwork associated with those events in a folder on your counter labeled “Upcoming Events.” Include you current school year calendar, […]
Hoo boy, we are sometimes our own WORST enemy when it comes to getting organized because of the things we tell ourselves! Here’s a list of the most common thoughts we hear and how to reframe them: Thought: I’m just going to put this here for now. Reframe: Stuff never stays there momentarily. Chances are, […]
Sort and eliminate what you don’t want first. THEN categorize like with like. And only AFTER THAT do you buy an organizing container, now that you know exactly how much space each category will take up. It’s a waste of time and money to buy containers before starting your organizing project. Buying all matching containers […]
1. As you unpack items, don’t make the mistake of putting things away one at a time. Instead, unwrap EVERYTHING in a room first, group it by category, and then put each category away. This way, like gets stored with like, and you can make sure you have allocated enough space on each shelf for […]
