Jewelry is usually used as an accessory to our outfits. But, where do you place them when you get home? My mom used to always lose one of her earrings in her purse because she never had a place to put them near her changing area. If you are similar to her, you can make […]
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How to Conquer Fear in Your Life
With the pandemic fear that is running rampant these days, I am taking a break from my usual home-organizing post to bring you something near and dear to my heart. It is a conquer fear reflection piece I wrote during my freshman year in college. And how I moved forward and what I learned from the […]
Chicken Cacciatore Recipe in the Slow Cooker
Chicken cacciatore is a delicious dish and wonderful for a weeknight meal. Usually, it is cooked in a skillet, but this recipe offers a slow cooker option. Follow along to see how this recipe was made for you and your family. If you do not know what chicken cacciatore is, it is an Italian dish. […]
Super Easy Tips for Clearing a Room for Your Next Move
When getting ready for a move, it's a great time to visit all those unopened boxes and unused items that may have been brought to the existing home before you move to your destination. Removing them now will help you save money on shipping them to your new home. It will also protect your body from carrying them. […]
How to Make a Spring Apothecary Jars Decor
Apothecary jars are excellent options on your dining room table or in your home to decorate for the season. Depending on the season, I replace the items inside my two glass jars and love changing them. In this post, I will share my spring apothecary jars with you. I hope they inspire you to get […]
How to Find The Perfect Downsizing Home
Downsizing is not just for baby boomers or empty nesters. Many younger couples are looking to lighten their cost of living. When looking for a home to downsize into or your dream home to live in for a long time, many home features that you wouldn't think of when buying a home need to be […]
The Reasons I Love Order Out of Chaos® Academic Planner
I have been an Order Out of Chaos (OOOC) academic planner affiliate for six years! My son was starting high school, and my daughter was finishing middle school when they began using these excellent planners. Today, I will revisit those posts where my kids and I explored using these academic planners. Follow along and see […]
How to Make a Timed Tasks Markerboard
Time management is always a great idea for anyone who keeps forgetting to do tasks that they need to do on a regular basis. I'm going to share with you a way I keep myself focused on tasks by showing you how I made this timed tasks markerboard layout. First, to get my template for […]
Honey Roasted Beets Carrots and Sweet Potato Recipe
Roasted vegetables are excellent! They bring out the sweetness in every root vegetable. Today, I will share a recipe that can be used as a side dish as an accompaniment to poultry or beef. This "Honey Roasted Beets Carrots and Sweet Potato" recipe is super easy to make. While it does take time to cut […]
Chicken Soup with Shells and Vegetables
At our home, we love chicken noodle soup. So, here's a twist on that recipe. I made chicken soup with shells and vegetables in a slow cooker to help me out because it was a busy day. This recipe made extra to have for lunch the next day. Who invented chicken soup? From my research, […]
How to Create a Well Organized Craft Zone Cabinet
If you have visited my blog before, you know I love to do DIY projects. And, as the blog has become more DIY craft-friendly over the year, I found that it has been more critical than ever before to declutter and organize my craft cabinet. So, this post will show how I decluttered and made […]
Blueberry Iced Tea Recipe
Homemade blueberry iced tea is great for a summertime gathering. I made this recipe for a smaller crowd. It serves about 8 people in 6 oz glasses and can be made a day in advance. Follow along and see how I made this refreshing drink. Why add blueberries to iced tea? There are many reasons […]
Organizing Issues Experienced By A Professional Organizer
We remodeled our kitchen. So, being the professional organizer I am, I decided to collect lots of stuff that would help me organize my kitchen precisely the way I wanted it. Well, I think I overdid it! I returned what I could. After the organizing was complete in the kitchen, I decided to keep the […]
Five Super Cheap Family Dinners To Make Tonight
This week, we will share some of our favorite cheap family dinners. Finding recipes that can be done over and over again is beneficial. And it can be your go-to meal when times are tough and when drones are easy. Some of the recipes below are freezer meals, and others are not. They can be […]
How to Make Your Own DIY Inspiration Board
Whether you call it a DIY inspiration board or an Idea board, this super easy project was fun, and I can't wait to use it for future blogging DIY craft projects. Follow along and see how I made this DIY Inspiration Board. Visit our post about Secrets to Making a Great Whiteboard Wall for more […]
Living Room Organizing Essentials
Living rooms are constantly used. You may have two of them-a family room and a living room. They are usually the main gathering space. We always share these places when spending time with family and friends. But if the area is a mess, we may not want or have room to use the space. I […]
How to Make a Fabulous Photo Wall Collage
Do you have a lot of frames that don't have a home? You are not alone. Many people love to take pictures and take the time to mount them but never hang them in their homes. Why waste these perfectly good pictures and artwork? Make a collage wall and see what happens. Photos lined up […]
Easy Dairy-Free Dinner Recipes for Your Entire Family
If you are like us, we are sensitive to dairy. I know horrible, right? Not to fear, this post will help you make a meal plan that will be dairy-free for you and your family. We will share ten dairy-free dinner recipes for you and your family to make this week! I divided these recipes […]
This Year's Recycling and Shredder Events
We challenge all environmentally conscious individuals to purge clutter from their homes in a way that protects the environment. Below are various recycling and shredder events that will help you eliminate these items in the most environmentally friendly way. This page updates periodically, so please return each spring to check for new information. All the […]
How To Clean Home Electronics
We are tech people in our home, so over the years, we have perfected the art of cleaning our electronics. Years ago, you could use products like glass cleaner on tube TVs. But the technology has changed over the years and we had to also modify what we were using to clean our home electronics. […]
8 Important Places To Deep Clean This Spring
While looking at my backyard, noticing the buds on the trees, the flowers emerging from the ground, and the grass turning bright green, I was reminded that spring would be here soon, and it was time to do some deep cleaning. To do this, each year, I have specific places to deep clean during springtime. […]
How to Create an Elegant Minimalist Wedding
We are in the middle of wedding season, and to help everyone planning for this special day, I created this list of tips to have a minimalist wedding for maximum effect. To recognize the busy wedding season, I divided this post into sections to quickly check off the tasks to make your wedding amazing. From […]
What Memorabilia To Keep To Honor Loved Ones
If you are like me, and your mom or dad passed away, you may be wondering what to do with all those family items you have inherited. Some things can easily be given away. But, when it comes to those keepsakes (memorabilia), you may find it more challenging to get rid of them. To help […]
Delicious Sunday Beef Roast Recipe
This week, we are going to make a recipe that my mother would make when I was a kid. It was one that my mom would make because it was easy to do, had a lot of flavors, and we would have leftovers the next day. Read on to see how we made this Sunday […]
How To Pack Up Your Home Easily
Packing up your home for a move can be pretty intimidating. And, if you are packing up and moving an entire family, it can be downright stressful. You can go out of your mind just thinking about all that needs to be done. Fortunately, I've compiled a list of tips to help you pack your […]
Transforming a Planter into a Command Station Organizer
I'm a huge fan of upcycling things. I love turning items that were not used into new and improved organizing products. It's helped me use the items in a different more effective way instead of trashing them or donating the items. Today I am going to transform a planter into a Command Station Organizer. Follow […]
What to Keep in Your Organized Closet
How does your closet look at the moment? Can you find everything you need to wear when you need it? This is one of the most significant issues I encounter with my clients with my years of experience. Many of my clients with various closet sizes have asked me this question. "How can I make my […]
Homemade Gluten Free Cauliflower Tots Recipe
This week's recipe is a little different! I decided to do a low-carb cauliflower recipe. The Cauliflower tots are super tasty and easy to make. Follow along and see how I made these gluten-free cauliflower tots. Additional thoughts There are some things you need to know about this recipe: The important thing when making these […]
Five Family Command Center Board Options to Organize a Kitchen
Many items need to be organized in a family command center. From papers to schedules, you do various tasks in this area of the home. Today, I am going to talk to you about board options for organizing a family command center. Follow along and see which Command Center Board Options would work best for […]
Transforming coffee table with gray chalk paint
We are in the process of updating our family room. First, we painted the room a beautiful yellow, which brightened it up so much that we can now leave the lights off and still see. Then, we got rid of the old furniture. This post is about how I am transforming a narrow table into […]
How to Add Lighting to the Bookcase in a Dark Room
If you love plants but just don't have the light you need for them, you will love this DIY project. It was quick and easy to set up and enjoy. And, boy, your plants will love it! Giving your plants the light they need is so important. In our home, they need a full spectrum […]
Chalk Paint Armoire DIY Project Tutorial
The below armoire was from my father, a great Italian man who loved the world and loved people. It's a nice piece. I inherited it when he passed. But, since it was in the basement family room, it was way too dark for the room. As I mentioned in last week's post, I purchased a […]
Bathroom Organizing Essentials To Make Your Mornings Easier
The home's bathroom can get very disorganized, which leaves you wasting time in the morning and buying items you don't need. This post talks about bathroom organizing essentials to help you get your bathroom organized and, hopefully, save you time and money in the mornings. Every bathroom has a maximum of six areas. All these […]
How to Downsize the Home Without Moving
In 2021, only 8.4% of Americans moved. It is less than half the move rate since the Census Bureau started tracking it in 1948. It's a fact that people are staying in their homes longer than ever before. But are they keeping their homes clutter-free? Probably not. Many homeowners rent space in a storage facility […]
Critical Areas to Visit When Organizing Older Parents
In this time of uncertainty, revisiting tasks that may have fallen by the wayside with you and your senior citizen parents is essential. These areas are not just for organizing your aging older parents. It's necessary for you, too, to get these items in an order that your beneficiaries can understand and take action on […]
Chicken Artichoke Soup Recipe
I'm a fan of artichokes and chicken. So, this recipe shares my love of chicken and artichoke into a soup. This chicken artichoke soup recipe uses a slow cooker and is easy for a weeknight dinner. This recipe makes 6 servings in the slow cooker. Read on and try today! Slow cookers are great options […]
The Ultimate Closet Organization Tips for Senior Citizens
Closet organization changes throughout our lives. But, we may not consider how we organize our closets as important. When we were children, we used the closet (kids' closet organizing) to store toys and memorabilia because it had very little clothing. Then, we become teens and need more space for dresses or gowns. When we start […]
Easy Ways to Transform Bad Memories into Good Ones
The great thing about organizing with clients is that I learned many things about human behavior. One particular action I come across often is the customer's bad memories. Many of these experiences come to the surface because of an object they encounter while purging clutter. This distraction usually stops them in their tracks, and they […]
13 Simple Ways to Motivate Yourself to Clear the Clutter
Merriam-Webster defines clutter to fill or cover with scattered or disordered things that impede movement or reduce effectiveness. The key to this definition is that clutter impedes movement or reduces effectiveness. Effectiveness that will impact your simple life or home. Many things may stop us from removing these obstacles and having an organized home. Today, […]
Amazing Checklists to Reduce Stress in Your Life
The other day, my client and I discussed how tired she gets after going through the clutter (clothing, papers, books, etc...). Here is my take on the organizing process. Not making decisions turns into an incomplete action. Let's compare it to a little pebble that stays in your mind until the action is completed. Over time, […]
Eggs Bacon and Peas Spaghetti Recipe
This week would have been my mother's birthday, and to honor her, I wanted to make a dish that I used to eat as a kid as well as cook for my own kids. In fact, it is one of my kids' favorite dishes. It's called the eggs, bacon, and peas spaghetti recipe. It's an […]
The Best Goal Setting Advice You Were Ever Told
Since January is "Get Organized Month" and goal setting is a major part of getting organized, I wanted to share a collection of what Professional Organizers have learned when setting goals. Feel free to read on and receive an abundance of goal setting advice. For me, goal setting is a task that helps me focus […]
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