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Conquering your closet

Your closet may be the smallest “room”, yet it contains the most individual items. You want it to function well, with convenient access to items and stress-free use. Here are a few CLOSET tips to tackle the space and help you reach that goal. Clear out – Take everything out of your…

Questions on the Road to Organization

We have all heard that the destination of organization is “a place for everything and everything in its place”. But how do you get from where you are now to that organized place? Here are several questions you should consider along the way. What purpose does the room serve? Each…

Organizing… it’s more than tidying up

Some people feel that if they simply tidy up a space, it will be organized. These two actions are actually quite different. Tidying is defined as making something neat in appearance, whereas organizing means to arrange and to make more effective. Tidying up is a great thing to do if you want…

Spring Fling #3 – Organize your home office

Spring can bring a mix of weather: warm one day yet cold the next, sunny now and pouring rain tomorrow. It may seem random and wild. Unfortunately, our papers and home office often resemble the spring weather…a bit scrambled. During our spring fling, we are identifying 4 household items and…

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As the new year rolls around we often hear the word “start” – start over, fresh start, head start, jump-start, start up. These phrases all indicate that some thing or some action is moving forward. Although “start” does not imply when the action will be completed, it does indicate advancing…

What is “getting organized”?

Most of us are looking forward to a better 2021. Many people are setting “Get organized” as one of their resolutions or goals for the new year, without realizing that often it is more than just moving stuff. Organizing is not just color sorting your socks or alphabetizing your spices….

“On top of my table”

From start to finish, a downsizing move can be an overwhelming process. Let’s walk through the journey together with this fun ballad. It flows to the tune of “On Top of Old Smokey”. On top of my table, all covered with stuff,Are decades of treasures, going through them is tough….

Countdown to your best Christmas Gift

An Organized Home There are 25 days left until Christmas! 2020 has been an unusual year with plans changing and traditions being modified. However, it might just be the perfect time to give yourself the wonderful gift of being organized. In just a few minutes a day you can make…

A Colorful Move

Color coding helps moving go smoothly Downsizing or moving will require you to make many decisions. There will be decisions about what you will keep, what you will give to your children or sell, where you will place things in your new home, and much more. After you’ve made these decisions, you…

Maximizing Hidden Storage

Attics and Basements Most homes have some kind of concealed storage. In the northwest very few people are fortunate to have a full basement. More often homes have partial attics or a small crawlspace. No matter what kind of storage space you have there are several ways to help make…

When You Have to Move

Planning for a Move Change is hard. We all get into a rhythm in life, and disruption can throw us off balance and increase our stress. Seniors, young children, and those involved in an involuntary move may have a particularly difficult time with the transition. For them, relocation can feel…

Sleep Zone or Disaster Zone

Organizing Children’s Bedrooms Children’s bedrooms are often some of the smallest rooms in the house, yet we expect the rooms to neatly hold their beds, clothing, books and toys. Crammed closets, stuffed drawers and overflowing toys are hard for anyone to keep organized, but it is especially difficult for a child…

Transitions within your home

Although you may not be moving from one home to another, you may need to go through a mini-move within your own living space. A better term to describe this type of moving might be transitioning. There are a variety of housing transitions that can occur throughout our lives. There might be…

Organize your space for work or learning

We’ve been in stay at home, work from home, distance learning routines for a while. The start of fall is a good opportunity to take a step back and reevaluate if what many of us hastily put in place is working the best it can. As you look at your…