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...

Organizing your Memorbilia…

Memorabilia Cases for KidsOne of the most common questions Life…Your Way readers ask when we talk about decluttering and organizing is how to organize photos and memorabilia. Life…Your Way will be talking about all things photo-related with a special series from...

Camera, Kids & Conversation

Here is another great blog from Life…Your Way in conjunction with APPO (Association of Professional Photo Organizers).  It is written by Phillip Griffith and if you have kids you will certainly relate! “I have two boys who alternately love and hate being...

Photo Organizing Made Easy

Capturing Your Kids With Pictures Here is another article from Life…Your Way blog on photo organizing.  This hits home with me since I have two kids of my own and I have been creating scrapbooks for them since they were born.  My youngest one, in particular,...

Organized Home? Organized Mind?

When you have an organized home or office: – you become calmer and less scattered because you are less stressed by adrenaline. – your more organized belongings make it possible for you to move forward more easily with your projects and puts your mind under...

We are here for a reason

Everyone is on this earth at this time for a reason. Don’t let clutter keep you from fulfilling that destiny. What are some of the things that you would like to do that you are putting off because of the struggle you are having with clutter? If your house were...

Getting Organized Definitions

There are various definitions of getting organized that I deal with on a daily basis.  They are interpreted differently by everyone.  I thought that these definitions were a lot of fun to look at.  What category do you fall into? Cleaning:           The removal of...

Quick Organizing Tips: 15 Minutes!

Here are a few quick organizing tips for your home when you only have 15 minutes:  Remember that timer that I had mentioned before, use it!  Use it and make it a habit to get a few of these things done on a daily basis. empty your dishwasher put in a load of laundry...