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September as National Preparedness Month, Are you prepared?

Organized A to Z | September 11th 2009 by Kathy Jenkins

Contributed by Kathryn McMillan of  Clutter Conversions, LLC, www.clutterconversions.com The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has designated September as National Preparedness Month, are you prepared?  You may think, “It can never happen read more

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Get Organized: Organize Your Junk Drawer in 10 Easy Steps Part 1

Get Organized! | September 10th 2009 by Carmen

Junk drawers — everyone's got one. (Or maybe 2 or 3!) It really starts out as an innocent act of "I'll just put this here now and take care of it later." Until, *poof* that one little thing multiplies and becomes a cesspool of trinkets, gadgets, to read more

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What’s In Your Memory Box?

Organized A to Z | September 8th 2009 by Kathy Jenkins

Creating an Organized Home For Your Prized Possessions “Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery When conducting an organizing presentation or teleclas read more

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Get Organized: How to De-Clutter When You Treasure SO Many Things…

Get Organized! | September 7th 2009 by Carmen

Last week, we talked about the reasons people have a hard time getting rid of things and that the main reasons is attachment, especially to sentimental items.Here are 2 more tips I recommend to help you get organized and overcome your resistance to p read more

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Get Organized: How to De-Clutter When You Treasure SO Many Things…

Get Organized! | September 3rd 2009 by Carmen

There are many reasons why people may have trouble purging things, and attachment is one of the most common reasons of all. It's also one of the most difficult hurdles to overcome, especially if that attachment makes us feel good or feel loved.If you read more

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It's Wednesday - Let's Get Organized!

Obsessively Organized | September 2nd 2009 by Erin

That's right it's Wednesday, which means it's time for the first post in my weekly feature. Each Wednesday I will post ideas for keeping organized. I have two for you today:When I started my Etsy shop one of my issues was what to do with the items th read more

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Get Organized: 5 Hidden Ways to Boost Bath Storage

Get Organized! | August 31st 2009 by Carmen

BHG has a wonderful article about finding some extra bathroom storage in not-so-obvious places. As we all know, bathrooms often run short on storage room, but with a little creativity, you'll find more than you thought -- if you know where to look.(1 read more

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Get Organized: 3 Tips for Organizing Kids

Get Organized! | August 25th 2009 by Carmen

It’s that time of year. The time of peace on earth and goodwill toward men. Nope, I’m not talking about the holidays. I’m talking about back-to-school...the house gets a little quieter and Mom can put her feet up, enjoy a nice cup of tea, an read more

Get Organized With Daily Routines

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | August 22nd 2009

Apparently Americans are an unorganized lot because there’s a lot of talk, both online and offline, about how to get organized. You’ll find magazines with featured articles about it and television shows devoted to nothing but organizing your hom read more

Closet Organizer Kits

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | August 22nd 2009

Do you want to get your closet in shape? Are you tired of not being able to find anything in there? If you are stumped on how to do it, consider purchasing a closet organizer kit. These kits come with everything you need to get the project underway a read more

Be Organized and Never Forget a Thing Again

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | August 22nd 2009

Being forgetful about little things isn’t a good sign of leading a healthy mind or good memory. These things are important in terms of allowing your mind to create its own association with the things in the past that you have been used to and t read more

An Organized Office

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | August 22nd 2009

Instead of using somebody else’s definition of organization, let me ask you: How organized do you want to be? When we talk about getting organized people usually get an impression of a spick and span office with not a paper out of place. But read more

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Now What? Organize Your Free Time

a fresh start blog | August 22nd 2009 by Gail Gray

I know the back to school dream of the parent.  The one where if you finally have your kids in school full time so you are going to get all the projects left untouched in your home complete.  You may even squeeze in a leisurely bath while you dread read more

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Apartment Worthy vs. House Worthy

The Clutter Princess | August 19th 2009

I’m house hunting right now and discovering the highs and lows of house buying in today’s environment. As I continue my search, I’ve begun dismantling and packing my apartment. When I started, I thought I would not have a large pile read more

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Caregiving Tips A-Z: Alzheimer’s Other Dementias

Life of Caregiving - Becoming an Enlightened Caregiver | August 17th 2009 by Jim Charles

Everything you need to know to care for your loved one at home!You can do it! Our home care manual provides you with over 1200 excellent caregiving tips and suggestions to make your life easier. Written in a down-to-earth, non-clinical language, you read more

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It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – 5 Tips for Organiz…

a fresh start blog | August 16th 2009 by Gail Gray

For a few years there was a commercial (I believe it was for Staples) that ran for back to school shopping.  It had a casually dressed father soaring on a shopping cart shopping for back to school supplies.  The kids walking behind him were absol read more

5 simple tips to declutter your online life

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | August 14th 2009

(ARA) - With more people than ever before flocking to social networks and loading their computers with digital media, many are recognizing the need to get their digital clutter under control. This year, the trend is to organize your digital world, wh read more

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Get Organized: Clutter, Clutter Everywhere

Get Organized! | August 13th 2009 by Carmen

When you imagine clutter, you probably think about that pile of bills on your desk or the menagerie of toys your 3-year-old can never seem to find a place for. That kind of clutter can definitely be frustrating to deal with, but there are other type read more

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Get Organized: Peace of Mind in Death

Get Organized! | August 11th 2009 by Carmen

Kick the bucket. Buy the farm. Bite the dust. We like to use silly euphemisms for death because the truth is: it’s an uncomfortable topic. A lot of people don’t like to talk about it and some people are so superstitious that even bringing up t read more

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Dream Weaver – Organizing your Ideas and Thoughts

a fresh start blog | August 9th 2009 by Gail Gray

I feel like a mental drain has been attached to my brain.  I am in the process of updating my website and blog. I have had this WordPress blog for over a year and wanted a more custom look.  I wanted my blog to stand out!  I love to look at blo read more

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Absolutely Organized!

Organized A to Z | August 5th 2009 by Kathy Jenkins

Moms – celebrate the back-to-school season with a little gift for yourself! I’m happy to announce that Organized A to Z is carrying Absolutely Organized by Debbie Lillard! With school starting soon, you may soon find yourself running non- read more

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Get Organized: How Much of Your Time Are You Twittering Away?

Get Organized! | August 4th 2009 by Carmen

Ashton Kutcher has nearly 3 million followers on Twitter. Will Smith has over 4 million fans on Facebook. Celebrities have led the way in social media, but not everyone agrees that it’s the best way to spend your time. On the Late Show with Davi read more

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Getting Your Duck in a Row...Organizing Tips for Back to School

A Fresh Start the Blog | August 2nd 2009 by Gail Gray

As a young girl, my mom used to call my sisters and me her little chick-a-dees. This was a term of endearment, as well as a way to call us one name instead of listing us off one by one. I think she should have called us her little ducklings, because read more

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Great Organizing Article!

The Clutter Princess | July 31st 2009

Austin organizer Lorie Marrero of ClutterDiet.com was intereviewed for an article in Good Housekeeping. The article’s writer was working her way out of her own clutter issue, and Lorie gave her a helping hand. Lorie’s Clutter Diet program read more

Ends Today: The Organizer Lady Ebook Special, The Essential Guide…

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | July 31st 2009

Update: This offer has ended. Thanks to all my readers who got in on this special offer. The response was tremendous! We will be running another offer in the near future with new ebooks. Be sure to check back often! The Organizer Lady has been run read more

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Scan-Man… Give Me Space!

Tidy Kidz | July 25th 2009 by Zane Griggs

I don’t know about anyone else out there but school hasn’t even started yet and I’m already starting to shutter at the thought of all that schoolwork flooding in my door and onto the kitchen table and every other flat surface in th read more

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It Is Time To Cut The Ties That Bind You (To Your Clutter)

A Fresh Start the Blog | July 18th 2009 by Gail Gray

When you are ready to start organizing an area in your home you realize the emotional value you have put on your things. There are items you can readily throw away or donate, but then there are the items you have held onto for a reason. You feel guil read more

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Get Organized: So What Ever Happened to That Resolution?

Get Organized! | July 16th 2009 by Carmen

It's been over 6 months since January and New Years Resolutions. Can you believe it? Time has flown by!Did you make a resolution to get organized? How's it going?If you're still on track — great! Keep up the good work. I bet you're lovin' how balan read more

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Home Staging

The Clutter Princess | July 15th 2009

I’m buying a house, and I’ve already had two days of house hunting under my belt. Watching the home staging shows on HGTV, I could see how home staging could be important, but I always thought people should be able to look beyond whatever read more

Review of the Hanky Tanky Hanger

Essential Guide to Organizing Your Home | July 15th 2009

From time to time I review products that I feel will help to organize your home and organize your life, things intended to make life easier, help with time management, give you more space in your home, etc. The Hanky Tanky Hanger is intended to hold read more