Taking trips are greater than three nights here, five nights there, all seems great, right? But, when you have to plan a more extended vacation, like two weeks or more, it can be stressful. What do you wear? Where are you going? What do you need for the evening? It gets even more stressful when you […]
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What to Keep in Your Organized Entryway Landing Zone
How to Organize Important Documents in a Fireproof Safe
How to Install a Pull Out Spice Rack Organizer
Tips for Organizing Every Closet in Your Home
We have a variety of closets in our home, from bedroom clothing closets to pantry and office closets. Every one of these closets needs a facelift and a clear-out every so often. Today, we share all our posts that give you tips for each of these closets. Organizing closets is popular this month during spring […]
29 Days Small Items Big Clutter Challenge
What to Keep in Your Shed
It's time to do some Spring Cleaning. We will be going into our sheds and pulling out tools and equipment to get our lawns and patio ready for the summer. This is also a great time to do some shed organizing! Note: if you click through and buy something from Amazon, I will receive a small commission at no […]
Incredibly Easy Tips for Organizing An Older Adult's Home
I have worked with seniors for several years. From my experience, organizing seniors is different. They are more likely to be the ones who want to downsize and get rid of their stuff. Some of them get stuck with their kids' stuff, too. Others are likely to have health issues, like bending, knee problems, walking […]
How to Easily Pack for a Shore Vacation Without Stress
15 Organizing Tasks that take 15 Minutes Each Day
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 stuff that may have been brought to the existing home before it continues with you to your destination. Removing them now will help you save money shipping them to your new home. It will also protect your […]
11 Organizing Tasks To Do Before Gardening Season
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 Setup a Morning Routine
There are many benefits of having a leisurely morning instead of a crazy one. Some benefits include lowering your stress level, feeling more in control of your day, instilling healthy habits, and boosting your energy before you even leave the house. Easing into our day is much better than jumping out of bed and rushing […]
How to Make Your Own DIY Inspiration Board
How To Make An Effective Spring Cleaning Process
Making an effective spring cleaning process can be complicated. All the detailed steps involved with spring cleaning can make us forget a step or two. In this post, I will share how to create a spring cleaning process so you do not forget any step. Ensuring that your home will be ready for the summer […]
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. […]
Easy Ways To Do Spring Cleaning in your Home
Over the last ten years of writing this blog, we have shared several challenges and ideas to make the process of spring cleaning easy to do. Today, we are sharing our posts about spring cleaning and a summary of what they are about and how they can help you. Remember, before you spring clean your […]
30 Days Spring Cleaning Challenge
Spring cleaning doesn't happen just in one weekend. Well, it can, but boy, will you be exhausted after you are done. I like to do these tasks over several weekends or even a bit each day. Doing these jobs a part of the day for the next 30 days or longer will help manage the time more efficiently. You […]
How To Pack Up Your Home Easily
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 […]
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 […]
Cranberry Coconut Oatmeal Cookies Recipe - gluten-free
Making cookies from home is just so much fun. You not only get to enjoy the cookies, but you also have a house filled with the aromatics of baking. Yum! This cookie recipe is called Cranberry Coconut Oatmeal Cookies recipe. It's a favorite in our home. This is a gluten-free recipe but can easily be converted […]
An Entire Year of Taking Action Challenges
We made it through another year, organizing our life and home. If you haven't been following me, you may not know that I do a monthly challenge at the beginning of most months to help you jump-start organizing your life. Taking Action Challenges helps when we just don't know where to start. It's like doing […]
Create a Reward and Credit Card Binder to Help Protect Identity
Keeping your private and personal information in an organized, secured, and locked space is really important these days with all the identity theft going on. This post is a great, easy way to manage those unused reward cards and credit cards. Here are instructions on how to create a reward and credit card binder. Why organize […]
How to Create a Holiday Season Planner to Save Money and Time
Planning is necessary so we can fit in everything and enjoy the holiday season. Starting from November and running through the middle of January, we tend to participate in or host several events, either at home or outside the house, during this time. To help you keep your expenses in check and your day more […]
How to Make a Useful Home Management Plan and Binder
Top 20 Pantry Organizing Tips Your Family Will Love
Pantries can get pretty messy, especially if you don't revisit it every few months. Since the pantry is a constantly modified and used space, having assigned areas in a pantry is very useful to keep the space organized. To help you get your pantry organized for you and your family, below I shared 20 pantry-organizing […]
How to do November's Gratitude Challenge
It's November! So, for this month, we will be doing a gratitude challenge. Making a gratitude list helps you really see what matters in your life. It starts today and runs for 15 days. It's simple and easy to manage. Just follow these steps. Good luck! Easy Steps to Do This Gratitude Challenge. First, write […]
How to Organize Your Family Holiday Traditions
Starting to plan your holiday traditions? It seems early, but if you do holiday traditions around Thanksgiving, it isn't that early. So, let's plan, shall we? Every year in the United States, there are many holiday traditions you can do from Thanksgiving to the New Year, and immediately after, we take part in or host. […]
One Year of Monthly Organizing Challenges
DIY Organizing Projects to Keep the Kitchen Running Smoothly
A to Z Organizing Challenge
How to Create an Organizing Tool Box
When I organize any area of my home, I take my handy-dandy organizing toolbox with me so I don't have to run around the house to find specific items. This toolkit saves me time and keeps me focused on the organizing project. I'm going to show you all the things I have inside my create an organizing […]
15 Time Management Quotes to Live By
Time management is a movement of time that ebbs and flows depending on the situation and goals needed for a particular day. When I use the phrase "time management," it is an ongoing process that modifies and can be tweaked to make the moment work more effectively, resulting in a better outcome for tomorrow and […]
Easy Home Organizing Tips for People With Short Attention Spans
While doing my chores recently, I was going through my kids' rooms. They are teenagers now and, of course, don't listen to Mom's advice about how to keep a room neat and tidy even though I have 25+ years of experience. No bother; it's a typical mom-and-teen relationship. Anyway, I found that my kids, like […]
Car Organization Challenge
How to have a Glow In The Dark Sweet 16 Party
My daughter recently turned 16, and we wanted to have a party. It was a last-minute thing, and we pulled it together beautifully. She and her 15 friends, who comprised of Band and Guard kids, enjoyed the Black Light Room, as well as the Sweet Candy Bar. We incorporated gluten-free and dairy-free snacks for the […]
25 Areas to Clean a Dorm Regularly
How to Set Up Your Home Emergency Plan
How to have an incredibly organized backyard challenge
This month's challenge is to go outside and clear out the messy areas of your backyard. I have broken this challenge into 5 mini-challenges, so it's not as intimidating. Good luck! Here are the mini challenge zones to help you get your backyard super organized. First, start with your tool zones. I call these areas […]
