Do you struggle with knowing what paper work to keep and what to get rid of? Do you have a ton of paper in your office and are being buried by it? This article discusses what to keep and what to get rid of.

Is your biggest problem in your office knowing what to keep and what to get rid of? As I organize offices for women I find this is a big problem in the majority of homes.  First it is necessary to have a filing cabinet that accommodates hanging folders. It is not necessary to have manila folders 98% of the time.

If you live in a small space and don't have room for a filing cabinet use banker boxes which also come in plastic and are more durable than cardboard ones. Files can be placed under the desk or under a table if necessary. A filing cabinet could have two drawers and the top used as a small table.

Do you have too much paper in your home and are suffocating from it? Here are eight timely tips to help you breathe again.

As a kid did you love to play a game where you would all pile on top of each other and the bottom person would be yelling, "Get off, I can't breathe"?

Do you ever feel like the paper in your home is making it so you can't breathe? Paper piles in homes and offices can become a heavy weight if not contained. Rules to breathe by:
   

Are you organizing the same way and expecting different results? Maybe it is time for a change.  Here are some ideas to make tiny changes that bring big results.

Do you do things out of habit even if the end result isn't getting you what you want?  I am sure we all do this. My daughter shared with me the following experiences which all occurred to her within the last three weeks.

Nobody stays organized. Isn't that refreshing to hear? Organizing is a way of life and takes less time than living in clutter and disorganization. This article gives ideas and tips on how to make organization a way of life.

People have always said to me, "you're so organized". It is true I am organized and I think it may come from living with a brother who was completely the opposite. He used to pay me a nickel to make his bed so he could find his bed when it was time for him to go to bed. And then he didn't get nagged by my mom telling him, "make your bed, make your bed". It was a win-win situation.

Do you catch yourself saying, "I wish I had a bigger kitchen, I just don't have a place for anything". This article gives excellent ideas on how to find more space in your kitchen.

I am an expert on small kitchens. It has not been my choice but it is just the way it is. Only once did I have a home that had my dream kitchen, it was large enough that we could make over 100 donuts at a time and have them rising on the counter top without them being in the way of food preparation or anything else.  This was nice when the 4-H cooking club came over to cook.

Cut out the Noise in Your Life so you can have peace, confidence and happiness through an organized life.

When my girls were little they would always want to go with me when I ran errands.  They were all talkers. Sometimes my ears would actually hurt from hearing them chat nonstop. Since there were five of them the constant chatter and questions could get on my nerves. Once in awhile I would tell them they could go with me in the car if they just wouldn't talk. They agreed not to talk but of course that never lasted very long. Life is just too interesting and there are too many questions to ask to be silent.

Organizing family fun for summer to keep children and parents and grandparents happy.

Now the kids are home for the summer there is always the question of what to do. If you work outside the home schedules pretty much stay as they were during the school year except your child either has a nanny, baby sitter or goes to day care. With some creative ideas summer doesn't have to be a drag for the child or a headache for the parent or grandparents.

Do you have the laundry blues? Little things can help save you time and maximize space in your laundry room. Here are 4 organizing ideas to use in the laundry room to help save time.

In our home I was responsible for the family laundry until my daughters were about 12 years old. I remember when my first daughter (of five) told me she was going to start doing her own laundry. I was surprised and I thought that wouldn't last long, but it did. The reason I had been taken off laundry duty was because I ruined things. Okay so I did shrink a shirt or a sweater here and there and once I even got bleach on a shirt that was not meant to be bleached. I did feel bad and I didn't do it on purpose. But let's face it I was happy I had less laundry to do. In my defense I only did it a couple of times and it was always by accident.

Working around your home and yard is physically demanding. Frequent injuries can occur as we are bending, stretching, lifting and climbing more and the Summer season approaches. Here are 11 tips on how to avoid injuries while working your your home and yard.

My friend's daughter is a ballet dancer.  She had surgery on her tendon on her right ankle and then when it was almost healed she fell down the stairs and hurt her other ankle. This put her out of commission for several weeks and she wasn't able to try out for "So You Think You Can Dance' which she had been planning on doing. This was a huge disappointment; she will just try again next year, baring more injuries.

I was thinking even the young have their problems with injuries and as we get older even seniors have their share of injuries. With Spring and Summer here the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports there are thousands of ladder-related, raking-related and lawn-mowing-related injuries that require treatment in hospitals, doctors' offices and clinics. There are more injuries which include cuts, bruises, sprains and broken bones, not to mention pulled and sore muscles and injured backs.

As a professional organizer I encourage everyone to make it a goal to prevent injuries as we become more active this season. Here are some tips on how to avoid injuries:

As we get older we can expect some health changes, dementia is neither normal nor inevitable. There are simple steps we can take now to ward off memory problems later.

My aunt who was a wonderful loving, kind woman who had dementia the last seven years of her life. It was sad to see how it affected her life. The first I became aware of it was when a neighbor called me (I lived an hour away) and told me my aunt had answered her front door wearing only her underwear. This was not normal behavior for a 87 year old woman. I immediately took steps for her to have a full time care giver so she could remain in her own home.

Is stuff getting you down? Do you have too much stuff but don't want to part with it? Here are six suggestions of what to do with your stuff to free your life and your mind.

I was watching Veggie Tales with my grandson. If you want to have a good laugh while being taught something I recommend Veggie Tales. This episode was 'Madam Blueberry'. Madam Blueberry was blue and she didn't know why. She had friends, a nice home and lovely things. She just didn't know why she was blue.

No, I am not a gardener. Whew, it just feels good to say that.  Here in the Northern Hemisphere it is time to plant gardens and mow the lawns. We wait until after Mother's Day which was on May 11th this year to plant tomatoes and other warm loving veggies. Any earlier than this and they can get frozen. But this year the day after Mother's Day it was almost freezing at 36 F.

Organizing Your Sewing/Quilt room will make sewing more fun and efficient. Here are some great ideas and tips for a well organized room.

I quilt, I am a quilter, I love quilting, and I love to quilt. Quilting has enriched my life in ways I never dreamed of. I have learned interesting facts about history because of quilts.  I have made a ton of friends; and I have traveled because of quilting opportunities.

When I was a little girl we lived in a town of 1200 people in Oregon. An uncle came to visit and was horrified at the price of gas in our little town. I remember it was 41 cents a gallon and he said it was 21 cents where he lived. That didn't mean anything to me then but the high cost of gas today sure does mean something to me. We are all probably feeling the pinch in our wallets when we fill up at the pump. Here are some gas saving tips to help us all save some money to take a little of the sting out of filling up at the pump: