A Beautiful House

We should never lose sight of our overall goal, which in this case is a beautiful and orderly house. When we see our work in terms of this lofty goal, individual tasks become a means to an end. – The Organizing Lady

A Simple & Organized School Year

I stumbled across this blog by Motherhood Your Way a “Life…your Way Blog” and I wanted to pass it along.  It offered some great suggestions on some routines and ways to keep organized with all of the paperwork that comes home from school every day. ...

Your House Is Your Larger Self

Here is a great post by Sandra Felton with The Organizing Lady! The house is not just bricks and mortar, furniture and personal items. Your psyche, as a woman, is intrinsically connected to the condition of the house. The problem is that a messy house does not...

Space is Beauty

Space is not something to fill with beauty. Space is beauty. We need to learn to be comfortable with empty spaces. Resist the urge to fill up every unfilled spot. Learn to tolerate and then to enjoy the void. The Organizing Lady. Happy Space Clearing!...

NEATNESS DELAYED IS NEATNESS DENIED

One of the differences between people whose houses look good consistently (usually without really working at it much) and those who do not, is the length of time between the time the mess is made and the cleanup. Each time we let a mess just sit there until we get...

Feng Shui and Clutter

Clear Your ClutterThe longer I work with my clients and their clutter, the more I see the energy connection between the two.  I noticed that when I worked with someone heavily weighed down with their clutter, I would struggle with that energy (unknown at that point)...

Menu Planning

I know this is a struggle with most of us and that is menu planning and grocery shopping.  There are definitely systems out there to help you out or you can create your own.  I think the most important element of the system is to plan your menu for the week.  If you...

Labeling Your Photographs

A really important step in organizing photographs is labeling them and the categories you put them in. This is important whether you are organizing digital or traditional photographs. Why is labeling so important? It allows you to remember what is going on the...

Kids, Photos, and a Labor of Love

As most of you may know, I have added photo organizing to my repertoire of services that I offer my clients.  This stems from the fact that I am a firm believer in photos, telling the stories of our lives and the lives of our kids through our photos.  I use to own a...