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Use a Lazy Susan to Tame Craft Supplies

If you are a crafter, you know how many small supplies go along with your hobby; pens, scissors, pins/needles, tape measure, buttons, paint, the list goes on.  While these items are essential for the success of your work, they are also easy … Continue reading

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Moving to multiple destinations

Working with individuals who are downsizing for a move means I run into more and more people moving items to multiple destinations.  Recently I spoke to someone who needed to transport items to new homes in both Boston and California … Continue reading

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Shopping from your cabinets

When my pantry gets a little too full I look at what I have and make a meal plan based upon the contents before buying more food. Often times I get almost a week’s worth of dinners from the food. … Continue reading

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Helping kids clean their rooms

One of a parent’s big challenges is helping a child into the consistent habit of cleaning up his/her room.  This can be especially daunting when the child is young and easily distractible.  Many parents will tell a child to clean … Continue reading

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Jump start your tax preparation

At this time of year when taxes are due it always makes sense to review what changes we can implement to make the process easier for the upcoming year.  With the 2011 tax season drawing to a close you may … Continue reading

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A new use for comforter bags…

Do you remember those plastic zippered bags that comforters and sheets often come in from the manufacturer?  I have never liked them much, mostly because in many clients’ houses I run across extensive collections of these bags!  People are always … Continue reading

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A creative method for storing electrical cords

While organizing solo in a client’s spare room a couple weeks ago I ran across a trash bag full of empty toilet paper rolls. Upon my client’s arrival home later that day she would look through a pile of suggested … Continue reading

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Decide to Decide: Organizing is about Follow-through

In the organizing industry, we have a phrase coined by Kathy Waddill, “decide to decide.”  What does this mean? In her book The Organizing Sourcebook, Waddill talks about “decide to decide” as the need to follow through with projects and tasks in … Continue reading

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Making sense of memorabilia

It’s usually on the very top shelf of your closet or buried in the basement. It’s usually in a cardboard box, sometimes beaten up and ripped by multiple moves, or sometimes clean and crisp because it has never been opened. … Continue reading

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Making a Grocery List

Adventures in Being Prepared when Grocery Shopping I made a menu for the week, made my grocery shopping list, and when I arrived at the grocery store I realized I had forgotten my list!  What a bummer!  I always advocate … Continue reading

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