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4 Nifty Ideas To Get Rid Of Paper Clutter

Monday, April 30th, 2012 by admin

Monday’s Paper Clutter Focus:

Thank you cards

When you read this what did you think? Do you still receive them? Do you need to keep all the ones you have? Are you selective in the ones you keep? Do you have a pile of them and have they become clutter? Are they taking up too much space in your drawers, cupboards or where ever?

It can be so hard to get rid of the clutter of thank you notes we receive. I recommend:

  • Keep a select and special few
  • Designate a home for them
  • Keep the note, not the envelope
  • Transfer the address from the envelope into your address book

What do you do with thank you notes? I LOVE to get them but I realize I don’t have to keep them all, I will do something nice for someone again and if I am lucky I will get a new note.

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Taking A Break From Clutter Control To Do Sweet Liberty Swap

Friday, April 27th, 2012 by admin

Have you ever done a swap? I have participated in three of them and every time I am happy and delighted with what I get. I do stress a bit about what I send and if my swap partner will like what I chose for her.

I had the opportunity of doing the Sweet Liberty Swap sponsored by Amy at Bumble Bee Lane. Cindy below is her link) It was great fun and I received beautiful things. The rules were that we had to have at least four items, two hand made with an Americana theme. I had a wonderful swap partner, Marti from http://artymarti.blogspot.com/ She is a talented artist whose goal is to live creatively.

Since taking this photo I have put a photo in the frame that was taken on our recent trip to Charleston. (sorry I didn’t take another photo). I like unique interesting sheep and she sent me three of those cute animals. One is made out of bees wax, one chenille fabric, and one on the frame. I have always wanted a crazy patch quilt and now I have a piece of one in this antique looking pincushion. I think she made the coasters and the hot pad.

Thank you Marti, you out did yourself. If you would like to see what I sent her go to her blog here:

http://artymarti.blogspot.com/

I keep my eye on Amy’s blog as she loves primitive and has the best swaps.

Clutter free wishes to you all

http://bumblebeelanecottage.blogspot.com/ This is the link for Bumble Bee Lane

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Clearing Clutter In A Snap Without The Worry

Wednesday, April 25th, 2012 by admin

“When you stop worrying you free up energy that can be used more productively”.

—Tammy Cravit

My mother was a big worrier. She would worry that my brother came in late and had maybe been injured. She was a school teacher and worried about her students, she helped the girls in her class make 200 candied apples for every home town football game and she worried about having enough. You get the idea—she was a worrier, so much so I bought her a worry stone for her to rub her thumb back and forth on.

Maybe her example is why I am not a worrier. Instead of worrying about clearing clutter it is a lot more fun just clearing clutter. (Isn’t it?) As a professional organizer I find women worry about:

  • Clothes closets
  • Paper
  • Children’s toys and stuff
  • What to do with clutter when guests come

Do you have a “favorite” clutter problem you worry about? Or are you always clearing clutter instead of worrying about it? That is how we keep organized is to do a little at a time all the time and then it isn’t a daunting task at all.

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Refreshing Look At Clearing Clutter

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 by admin

Clearing Clutter Show ‘N Share:

We went to a friend’s home for a few hours of sewing/quilting time and she showed us her beautiful sewing room and organized sewing closet.

She is very organized to say the least. Look at all of these containers labeled and stacked perfectly. Notice too that along with all her necessities she has included fun decorative items that light her up and make her happy.

Along with getting organized and clearing clutter always have things that light you up, make you happy and put a smile on your face and make you feel good.

Thank you Karen for sharing with us!

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Just For Kicks Let’s Do Clutter Clearing

Monday, April 23rd, 2012 by admin

Monday’s Clutter Clearing Focus:

Costco has this delicious trail mix that has nuts, yogurt buds (I am not sure what they really are it is just delicious), raisins and chocolate chips. Our local store was out of it so as I was leaving for work I left the phone number of another store for my daughter to call to see if they have it.

The number didn’t work and it is the one I had in my planner. I checked on line and called the number listed there and sure enough I had the wrong number written down.

How are the phone numbers you have? Are they all up to date or do you have so many cross outs it is hard to see which one is the right number to call? I am sure guilty of this one. Right now I just updated my address book and my goal is to keep it clean and readable! (I hope it lasts forever—I am such a dreamer).

The older my book gets I need help clearing clutter in my address book—how about you? Do any of you use electronic address books? If so do you have to do clutter clearing on them or do they stay clutter free?

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Compact Styling For Getting Rid Of Clutter

Friday, April 20th, 2012 by admin

Some people are so clever. I want to meet the people who come up with these things to help get rid of clutter.

Just a little extension rod gets rid of clutter and makes the spray bottles easy to reach and accessible—who would have thought? Plus it leaves room for other storage.

If you use this idea measure before you go out and buy the rod. Don’t guess at the size—you’ll be s-o-r-r-y.

Have you ever seen this done?

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Stay Tuned For Clutter Control Tips

Thursday, April 19th, 2012 by admin

Wait for it…wait for it…Sorry guys the video will be posted later, life just comes too fast sometimes and as I say “life happens”.

The video today was going to be with me and Casey when I was on T.V. Monday. For the first time ever they taped it to be shown at a later date. No worries, we will catch up.

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Success And Failure–Overated?

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 by admin

“Success and failure are greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about”.

—Hildegard Kinef

Isn’t this the truth? When our homes are neat and tidy there is no need to chat about clearing clutter because there is no clutter to chat about. Which would you rather do chat about it or clear clutter?

Actually I think failure sounds final but mistakes are healthy when we learn from them. When I was a child I took a glass jar that had some hard olvaltine (this is a sweet drink when mixed in milk) in the bottom of it. I took a long butcher knife and was chipping away at it when the knife slipped and I cut my knuckle. Blood was streaming out (from my perspective) as I ran screaming and crying to my mom who was a couple of blocks away and she bandaged it. I remember her gasping and was quite horrified that I had done this. To this day I have a scar from that mistake—but I learned never to do that with a knife again.

Whether we talk about clearing clutter or we actually clear clutter in entirely up to us. What do you feel like doing today?

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3 Sensible Tips For Clutter Control Everywhere

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 by admin

Show ‘N Share for Clutter Control:

This lovely laundry room became even lovelier when we did some serious clutter control. The table meant for folding can now be used at will because the piles of clothes have been removed and put in their place. One of the containers was labeled so the hand wash doesn’t get mixed up with the other clothes.

In the cupboards there are washing supplies, emergency supplies, and now cat supplies. All are organized by category and in terms of how easy it is to retrieve what is most often used and needed. One thing we did was simply adjusting the shelves.

When doing clutter control in any area keep in mind:

  • What do I use most often—keep these items where they can be easily accessed and returned.
  • Teach your family what your goals are and get their commitment to help keep it clutter free.
  • Use suitable containers.

This is a laundry room in progress—several containers will come to live to keep the items in the cupboards in their own space.

Does your laundry room light you up? Does it need clutter control or is it just the way you want it? About once every two weeks I find that I have to tidy mine up and remove sneaky things that have come to live there that don’t belong.

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Spring Cleaning Brings Me To Organizing On TV

Monday, April 16th, 2012 by admin

Monday’s Spring Clutter Clearing Focus:

For you early birds and those in other countries my blog will be posted in detail later this week because I will be on KUTV, a local T.V. station on a show called Fresh Living. We tape at 10:00 and it airs at 1:00 MST. Then the segment will also be posted here on Thursday.

The subject they asked me to talk about is spring cleaning. Cleaning does go hand in hand with organizing. So come back for some clutter clearing tips as seen on T.V.

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