Two Ways to Find Neatness

They tell us that if we want to lose weight we need to do two things – eat less and exercise more. Consistently doing these two, even if it is a little at a time will eventually get us down to the weight we want to be. Keeping a neat house is the same way. Mess...

Commitment

This is a great quote from on of my clients that I work with on a regular basis.  Organizing is a commitment to yourself and you have to make that first step for the order in your life to come into your world.  I hope that you enjoy this quote as much as I did: Until...

Fill In The Missing Word “NOW”

You fill in the word that fits. The same word goes into all blanks. “I’ll send this card to my bereaved friend ________” (Now where did it go?) “I’ll put the folded clothes up ___________” (When did they get so scattered?)...

Thoughts on Dejunking

Let us imagine that you have decided to dejunk an area. As you go about making decisions you find these unproductive words recurring in your thinking, urging you to keep the very things that are cluttering up your life. MIGHT – As in “I might need that...

Deep Rooted Organizational Issues

I love looking at the different blogs and posts that come my way. Sometimes there is just some information that jumps right out at me for whatever reason. It could be because of a client I am working with or something that I am dealing with personally. Whatever the...

Craft Supply Overhaul

Image from Press RealIf your craft supplies could use you an overhaul, then this ultimate guide is for you! Here is another great guide from Organizing Your Way…a Life Your Way Blog! Craft supplies include can be hard to organize, especially when you’re...

Those 4 Letter Words

We should bring things into our houses only because we planned for them and because we need them. Sometimes, though, we act impulsively (and therefore contribute to our struggle to create an organized, beautiful home!) because of these alluring four-letter words:...

Organizing Your Kid’s Toys!

What is your “toy philisophy?”I was just perusing through my emails and blogs and stumbled across this great blog by “Organizing Your Way” with some great suggestions on how to organize your kid’s toys.  I wanted to pass it along since a...

Habits

Put forth one little extra ounce of effort. To stop short of finishing what you should do repeatedly will lead to repeated clutter. Don’t do that to yourself. When you feel like stopping short, don’t. Go just a little further and finish each job. -The...