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Category Archives: New Ideas
Create Quick Kits for Everything
One of my favorite ideas was recently captured in this Pinterest pin about creating quick kits for all your activities and needs. Source: bhg.com via Erin on Pinterest I have little personal care kits in my briefcase & purse. I’ve helped clients … Continue reading
Posted in General Organizing, Helpful Tips, New Ideas, Simple Ideas, Solutions, Travel
Tagged Home Organizing, kits, Office Organizing
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Craft Organizing: Toilet Bowl Brush as Crafty Clean-Up Tool
Did you ever think there may be an alternative use for a toilet bowl brush other than scrubbing the toilet? There actually is! The tight, coarse bristles on the brush work well to pick up stray pieces of string on carpets. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Tips, New Ideas, Simple Ideas
Tagged craft cleaning, craft organizing, craft space, home cleaning, Home Organizing, toilet brush
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Craft Organizing: Store Knitting Needles in Hanging File Folders
You may have several sets of favorite knitting needles, but organizing them for easy access and clean-up can be a challenge. Here is a crafty organizing idea a client of mine came up with: Buy a portable file caddy Add hanging … Continue reading
How a Home Inventory Can Help Keep You Organized
Organizing is never just putting stuff in its rightful place and calling it a day. It is a systematic process with a heavy dose of behavior modification that takes a great deal of strength, determination, and will power. Once a … Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Tips, Moving Tips, New Ideas, Solutions, Time Management
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Smart Phones Are For More Than Making Phone Calls
The invention of the smart phone has changed our world in more ways than one. In the world of organizing, smart phones can be utilized to help keep lists, schedules and general information. This in turn leads to less clutter (both in your home and … Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Tips, New Ideas, Simple Ideas, Solutions
Tagged ideas, notes, pictures, Smart Phone, solutions
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Feng Shui Lighting the Holiday Table Brings People Together
The best part of the holidays is reconnecting with those you love most. Simple lighting has power beyond mere illumination. Feng Shui tells us light is a form of energy. Architectural Psychology points out that human beings are drawn to … Continue reading
Cookie Sheet Work Station
I recently attended a button bracelet making class (yes, it is as cool as it sounds) and discovered a creative way to contain a project with small parts. Michelle Wilson of Creative Design often beads using a mat made of Vellux on … Continue reading
Posted in Helpful Tips, New Ideas, Simple Ideas, Solutions
Tagged Beading, cookie sheet, crafts, portable, work station
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Wallets in China Armoires: It Doesn’t Always Have To “Make Sense”
When working with a client recently, we tackled a china armoire in her dining room. We were able to remove paper, jewelry and loose change that had been dumpted there over the years. Then we decided what items would go … Continue reading
Posted in General Organizing, New Ideas, Solutions
Tagged china armoire, creative solutions, decluttering, unusual solutions, wallet
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Closet Organizing Tip – RED ALERT!
My husband quips that I can usually be found at “fine stores everywhere”… and he’s often right. I love to shop. But I also love to have a selection of clothing that plays nicely together. This is what works for … Continue reading
Posted in General Organizing, Helpful Tips, New Ideas, Simple Ideas
Tagged closet organizing, solutions
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How to Spend Less on Gifts but Make Sure You Give Them What They Want
Are you looking for a way to simplify and save money when giving gifts? Last year, we tried something new with my husband’s side of the family. Because finances were tight for all of us, we all agreed to buy just … Continue reading
Posted in Gift Ideas, Helpful Tips, Money Matters, New Ideas, Solutions
Tagged Amazon.com, gift giving, gift receiving, Holidays, Wish Lists
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