Organized Trip Packing for Kids
June 18, 2009 in Organize
Here’s a tip I picked up from my sister-in-law who’s a mom to 5. When you pack your kid’s suitcase for a vacation or summer camp, place each day’s complete outfit into a large ziploc bag. What are your travel tips for kids?
Read more...Staying Balanced While Life is Full
June 15, 2009 in Organize
Focusing on priorities helped me to pull back from responsibilities that were receiving too much importance, and focus more on areas I felt had been neglected. Having a clean home was important, but it wasn’t the measure of my success as a wife and mom.
Read more...Prioritizing Goals and Letting Some Go
June 11, 2009 in Organize
What do you do when there is more to do than you ever have time for? It’s easy to be reminded of all the things that would be good to do. It’s also easy to feel worn out or overwhelmed.
Read more...How to Move in 6 Weeks or 6 Days, and Keep Your Sanity
May 29, 2009 in Organize
I’ve been through chaotic, last-minute moves, a few crazy DIY moves, and some that weren’t so bad. When we moved to a new apartment recently, it was our best move yet. Moving can be really difficult, but there are a few things you can do to make it easier.
Read more...Getting More from Your Address Book
March 5, 2009 in Organize
No matter if you use a book or you’ve changed to the computer, an address book has the potential to organize much more than simply addresses and phone numbers.
Read more...The Most Important Rule for an Organized Clothes Closet
January 26, 2009 in Organize
Baskets are nice. Specialty organizing systems are impressive. You can sort clothes by color. You can arrange them by category.
No matter what technique you use for your clothes closet, one rule remains the most important:
Don’t crowd your clothes.
However organized your closet may be, if your clothes are jammed in there, it won’t seem organized at [...]
Small Space Solutions: Look Up for New Storage Opportunities
January 23, 2009 in Organize
The space close to the ceiling is prime for storage. It’s out of your way, and out of your line of sight — perfect for things you want to keep but don’t use very often.
We add a top shelf in almost every closet.
In the kitchen, we store bulky items on top of the kitchen cabinets. [...]
Manage Toddlers’ Toys for Post-Christmas Sanity
January 7, 2009 in Organize
Photo by firepavedskies
I lasted a few days before all of the toys we already had plus the new toys from Christmas started to feel like too much.
Several times a day, each toy found it’s way piled in the middle of the floor after being played with for a minute, and then the pile migrated to each room.
I [...]
Small Space Solutions: Kitchen Pantry
January 2, 2009 in Organize
We have one cabinet in the kitchen for most of our food, but I have to stand on a chair to reach the back of it.
We decided to turn the wall under the cabinets into useful storage space, with easy access to food for cooking.
Since everything is on full display, I wanted it to be [...]
Paper Pile Makeover Results!
October 29, 2008 in Organize
A few weeks ago I set out to reform my towering pile of papers. It was an overwhelming catastrophe.
When I gathered all of the papers together, they buried my dining table. The problems were clear: I saved too many cards and letters, and I had not dealt with incoming papers that should have been tossed [...]
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