Monday, April 29, 2019

A Downsizing Menu for Fairfield County

Downsizing options in Fairfield can be like ordering from a menu: A la carte or prix fixe. Where you may spend more on individual services, you can save money by skipping unneeded services. If you do need a full service option then a move manager may be a better value. However, for help in just a few key areas, a ...

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Monday, April 1, 2019

Organizing Paper: When Should You Scan and Shred?

When should you scan? and when should you shred?, aren’t the first questions you should ask when organizing paper. However, clients often ask these questions early on in the conversation, so I am going to answer them. I understand the frustration that leads to these questions. The paper accumulation is overwhelming. They client has had it and believes there has ...

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Storing Keepsakes

A while back, ! wrote a post on organizing keepsakes. It was really more focused on getting your keepsakes organized. This post focuses more on tips for storing keepsakes. Clarify keepsake category The first step to storing keepsakes is to recognize that you have them! As a reminder, we are talking about items that you are keeping strictly for sentimental ...

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Sunday, March 3, 2019

Why Your Garage’s Floor May Be Its Greatest Asset

There are a lot of of great garage storage products out there.  The MVP, however, might be something that you may think of as nothing. In my last post, I discussed when empty is golden. This certainly includes an empty garage floor. Here are three reasons why  your garage floor may be its greatest asset. Protect Your Car! Do you ...

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Sunday, February 24, 2019

Minimalism: When Empty is Golden

You know the song “Silence is Golden?” After a loud day, silence is golden. It’s a relief.  I wouldn’t quite say that empty is golden, not always. We certainly don’t want an emptybank account, for example, but sometimes empty is golden. Clients often asks, upon emptying a bin, “What am I going to use this for now?” This always strikes ...

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Monday, February 4, 2019

5 Attic Organizing Tips

Attic organizing projects can be overwhelming, but you can overcome, by understanding the challenges and breaking them down.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Organizing the Playroom

While I’m not a parent, after almost 15 years of organizing the playroom, I understand the challenges. Mostly, I understand the limitations of just how organized a playroom can get. You just can’t hold it up to the same standards as rooms that you have more control of. I often have clients ask for a playroom where their children can ...

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Organizing Priority Management

I often say that organizing is ultimately not about sorting out your stuff, your paper, or your time. Rather, it’s about sorting out your priorities. Financial advisors have similar advise for managing your finances. Don’t look for that magic stock. Start by looking at what your financial priorities are. It’s essential in both cases. Why? Because everybody has different priorities ...

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Monday, December 10, 2018

A Guide to Donating This Holiday Season in Westchester

Throughout Westchester County, there are donation centers that are eager to accept gently used belongings and pass them on to local families in need.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Five Organizing Tips for Basement Storage

The best organizing tips for basement storage make sense when you understand it’s supporting role.  This can be understood by revisiting a model called showroom/stockroom, which I’ve written about before.  This is a conceptual model of storage, that makes your organizing systems more sustainable. Here’s a summary of how it works. In a showroom, the space is open, inviting, and ...

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Monday, November 12, 2018

10 Tips For Organizing a Guest Room in Your Home

The organizing details that you appreciate the most when you stay in hotel room must be tempered by accommodating the room’s other purpose.

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Thursday, November 8, 2018

Best Organizing Zone Signs

There are two parts to organizing: getting organized and staying organized. It doesn’t make sense to buy organizing supplies, to stay organized, until you get organized first.  In this video, I recommend my favorite processing materials to get organized. This includes the best organizing zone signs, which you can download here, for free. 01 Review Zone 02 Keep Zone 03 ...

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How To Declutter Your Home Like A Professional Organizer

There can always seem like such an overwhelm when we talk about declutter you home. It can seem like such a long and boring process… unless you like that sort of thing!!

I am breaking down all my tips for how to declutter like a professional, with a FREE checklist you can use for every project!! Plus, I am sharing all the steps I go through to organize my in-home and virtual clients!

Kitchen

Keeping things organized in the kitchen can help with quick meal prep! Make sure you keep all cooking supplies located in areas where they are frequently used. Keep as little on the counter as you can. And give everything a home! For more kitchen organization tips, check out these posts:

Kitchen Drawers

Under Kitchen Sink

Kitchen Linens

Kitchen Inspiration.

Pantry

Being able to find everything in your pantry can actually help keep your food costs down! Not only are you saving money because you aren’t buy excess, but you are more likely to use up everything you have! Meaning you are creating limited waste! For more pantry tips, check out these posts:

Organize Pantry

Pantry Label Ideas

My Favorite Pantry Organizing Supplies

Living Spaces

I love having a well-organized living room or family room. Contain extra items in your living spaces with some of these helpful tips:

Toys In Living Room

Declutter Living Room

Living Room Inspiration

Bedrooms

Closets, drawers, and toys.. oh my! There is a lot to tackle in bedrooms, which is why these tips are rather specific for each type of bedroom in your home!

Organizing Boy Bedroom

Organizing Girl Bedroom

Bedroom Toys

Deep Clean Bedrooms

Master Bedroom

Closet Organization

Bathrooms

Bathroom organization can be tricky, depending on how much you need to store in your space. I have a bunch of helpful tips for organizing your bathrooms and linen closets below!

Organize Bathrooms

Organize Kids Bathrooms

Bathroom Inspiration

Linen Closet Organization

Favorite Bath Organization Supplies

Play Rooms

I shared all my play room organization tips on Monday! But the most important thing to remember when it comes to limiting toy clutter, is to constantly sift through toys and get rid of the ones your kiddos’ don’t play with. Even if it’s one or two at a time. It really does add up quickly!

Organize Toys

Garage

Here in Chicago it is too cold to get the garage organized, but come spring, it should totally be on the top of your to-do list! Some of my favorite ways to organize the garage include using wall and ceiling space for storage, and categorize everything!

Organize Garage

Tool Organization

Favorite Garage Organization Supplies

Favorite Toy Organization Supplies

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A Downsizing Menu for Fairfield County

Downsizing options in Fairfield can be like ordering from a menu: A la carte or prix fixe. Where you may spend more on individual services, ...