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henrikboyander

Email Overload: 3 Simple Strategies To Declutter Your Inbox Now

S:O:L:I:X:T:A | November 13th 2009 by henrikboyander

  A few months ago my inbox had 678 messages in one account and another 142 in the other. I didn’t want to delete the messages because I hadn’t read them yet. Many of them were newsletters and Ezines I subscribe to that had good read more

melodywatson

Breaking up with a whole pile of hobbies

Melody Watson's Blog | November 11th 2009 by Melody Watson

When's the last time you broke up with a hobby? Because I've unintentionally-but-decidedly been doing a lot of that lately, I got a kick out of the way my actions were so well described in these Unclutterer.com pieces: Saying Farewell to a Hobby, Pa read more

Maximize Your Closet Space With Wonder Hangers

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | November 10th 2009

Maximize Your Closet Space With Wonder Hangers Instantly triple your closet space with the amazing Wonder Hanger. Sold in a set of eight, each of these fantastic Wonder Hangers holders fits five wood, metal, or plastic hangers, for a total of 40 shi read more

tripletlyblessed

Week Two, Zone Two

Tripletly Blessed | November 9th 2009

Week one went well. Check out my nice, newly organized art closet. I found some stuff I had forgotten I had and discovered that I only have two glue sticks left.This week I head to the kitchen. The kitchen is a hub in our home and stuff seems to accu read more

kidcitynycom

Simplifying: Transferring Tapes (Kids & NYC life)

KidCity | November 9th 2009

NYC Family Simplifying Remember I mentioned our big push to get more organized and de-cluttered? One more step down the simplifying path is getting rid of old media–digitizing it. When it comes to music, in most cases its a far better investmen read more

cmerth

Thanksgiving Decor and other pictures

The Art and Flair of Being Domestic | November 4th 2009 by Carrie

Here are my pilgrim bears that sit on my dining room tableI decluttered my mantel the other day....This bear sits on the far right side of the mantel.... see his harvest basket full of fruits and vegesThese are my Thanksgiving ornaments...My mom boug read more

tripletlyblessed

Week One, Zone One, Attempt...too many to count

Tripletly Blessed | November 2nd 2009

I'm restarting a variation of FlyLady that I was doing successfully for many years until I got too pregnant to move much. Since giving birth I have tried to restart what I was doing and contiually fell flat. It finally occurred to me that i need to r read more

labellewaste

Check out our Fall Specials!

Trash Talk | October 30th 2009 by Jamie Labelle

Not sure if everyone noticed our “Specials” tab, but this is where we have been posting our monthly dumpster and snow plowing specials. This is the last weekend that we are running the October yard clean up special but that means its time read more

FMPR

Top 3 Free PR Tips in Today’s Economy

Your public is waiting. | October 30th 2009 by Fujita & Miura Public Relations

We’ve found that while many are calling this a “challenging economy,” many businesses are making the best of the times.  So, if we all can put ourselves in the mindset that challenges are opportunities waiting to be unearthed, then here are th read more

QuasiSerendipita

Magpie moment

Quasi Serendipita | October 30th 2009 by Quasi Serendipita

I love beads. I have been collecting them for years and buy them everywhere I go - and friends and family kindly add to my collection for Christmas and birthdays. So now I have quite a substantial collection of necklaces and earrings which seem to read more

barbjaxn

Best Uncluttering Question EVER

Barb Jackson's Disaster Restoration Site | October 27th 2009 by Barb Jackson, CR

I can’t take any credit for this question, but I’m so excited about it, I just have to share.I found it in this great post on decision-making over on Shawn Driscoll’s Lead the Way blog. The question? very simple – Does this item represent read more

barbjaxn

Best Uncluttering Question EVER

Barb Jackson's Disaster Restoration Site | October 27th 2009 by Barb Jackson, CR

I can’t take any credit for this question, but I’m so excited about it, I just have to share.I found it in this great post on decision-making over on Shawn Driscoll’s Lead the Way blog. The question? very simple – Does this item represent read more

mylifeonplanetmom

Operation Organization Resumes....

My Life on Planet Mom | October 26th 2009 by Penny

This week it is the bedrooms. I am starting with our bedroom... should be interesting - I am on a mission to minimize what we have, so our bedroom will be a challenge. I have a tendacy to store things in there when I am not sure where I should put th read more

linensandlaurel

Metamorphosis Monday – Completed Dining Room

La Chambre Rose | October 25th 2009 by Nancy

Hosted by Susan @ Between Naps on The Porch I am presenting this room as completed as if any are ever done! It is always so fun to find “new” items in other rooms that would be perfectly placed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we read more

knittingdragonflie

Decluttering, working towards simplicity

Knitting Dragonflies | October 24th 2009 by Vicki

I have been on a major decluttering streak. I have pitched, donated and reorganized, but I’m not done yet. I come from a mother who was extremely neat and orderly, and a grandmother that teetered near hoarding. So I live in fear of, well, maybe read more

tpaulette

Donate for good

Stellar Spaces | October 23rd 2009 by tpaulette

Is it time to go through your closets, garage, and/or storage unit?  If so, I’m sure you will find all sorts of things which can be donated.  You may not know where to begin to find a good recipient, however.  There are all sorts of organiza read more

Blackhorse

Multi Tasking, Lifehacking, Outsourcing: Words Not To Live By

When Pigs Fly | October 23rd 2009 by Blackhorse

"Can you hear me?" I say as I move around the kitchen, cell phone in ear, looking to find that magical spot where reception remains clear for more than a nano second. I hear a garbled something from my friend on the other line and decide to hang up read more

linensandlaurel

The Butler’s Pantry is Next – Help!

La Chambre Rose | October 23rd 2009 by Nancy

I think it is normal that as you redo one room, another becomes the temporary storage location for items that just don’t work in your new decor. So, here it is. The butler’s pantry has all the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi read more

Thursday’s Quick Tip: De-Cluttering your Counters

Decorating Divas Dish | October 22nd 2009

Clutter is an evil thing…All of us strive to get rid of it all, but sometime the stuff we have on our counters are things we like to have at our fingertips and often don’t have the cabinet space to store it. The thing is, when assort read more

primelibra

8 Ways to Save Time to Revitalize You By Marilyn Bohn

e-Guru.org | October 22nd 2009 by umesh

We were out and about in the car the other day buying supplies to make the cutest bags that will we are giving for gifts. We wanted to check with some other stores before driving all over town to see if they had the supplies we needed. Fortunately read more

mylifeonplanetmom

Operation Organization 10/21/09

My Life on Planet Mom | October 21st 2009 by Penny

The battle of the living room rages on, although it appears I am ahead. Honestly, I could have won the battle yesterday, but I had this 2 year old little girl, who came up to me and in the sweetest tone ever said "mommy, wanna mmball wif me" that tra read more

mylifeonplanetmom

Operation Organization 10/20/09

My Life on Planet Mom | October 20th 2009 by Penny

The living room will be my first battle in this war against clutter...In reality it shouldn't take me long, the only real major thing that needs to be decluttered is our coat closet, aka, Brian's closet - closet space in this house is very minimal. H read more

wisebread

3 Steps to Organize and Track Your Finances Without the Hassle

Wise Bread | October 16th 2009 by Will Chen

By Sarah Winfrey When it comes to money, there's a lot to track, especially if you're doing all the right things. It starts out simple enough, with a checking account and maybe one for savings, too. But pretty soon you've got a credit card or two (o read more

laxmikant

DeClutter Fast – Get Your Home In Order!

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How To Declutter Your Home Immediately! Discover The Joy And Power Of Order. This Quick Read Changes Your Life! DeClutter Fast – Get Your Home In Order! read more

linensandlaurel

Autumn in Vermont – Dining room so far from comments

La Chambre Rose | October 15th 2009 by Nancy

I am struggling with this empty nest thing in isolation. My son is in New Orleans, happy to be on his own, but so far away.  My sister there had a PE a couple of years ago and my dear friend had... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we read more

CrazySuburbanMom

Clutter Hammers O' Doom

the crazy suburban mom | October 12th 2009 by mom@crazysuburbanmom.com

At this point (Day 22, No car), I'm stir crazy.  Compared to most people in New Jersey, I don't (didn't) drive that much (5,000 miles a year) but still, I got out of the house, right?It's funny, you know...When I was out more I was able to ignor read more

techandlife

Replace lost or misplaced manuals at Diplodocs

Tech and Life | October 8th 2009

I misplaced the manual for my Canon Powershot A570 digital camera recently. It’s around the house somewhere and it’ll turn up eventually but I needed to refer to it today about the macro function and different shooting settings. When I th read more

Fall Clutter Control in Your Closet

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | October 6th 2009

An aunt visited us a few years ago just after we had our living room carpet replaced with blue carpeting. As we visited she said she didn’t like the color blue. I was amazed that anyone could not like the color blue. After all the sky is blue and t read more

Two Tips to Help You Indulge Yourself While Organizing Clutter

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | October 6th 2009

Have you ever noticed how many things come in two’s? I am making a quilt called “Mile A minute”. I start out with one piece and add it to another piece so I go from a onesies to a twosies and on and on. I know people who give measurements in re read more

Get Rid Of Clutter Fast and Easy With These Simple Tips

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | October 6th 2009

Let’s face it, there are some things that we don’t like to do either because we think they are hard or we don’t know where to begin or how to do them. A few years ago I was making one of my daughters her freedom quilt (this is a red, white and read more