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1 Tip For Feel-Good Clutter Control

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 by admin

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We have been using ribbons galore around our home because we have been crafting things for Valentine’s. My ribbon drawer (one of 2) got all messed up and scrambled.

You can see I like using plastic sacks to corral and contain which makes clutter control ever so easy.
All it took was a couple of minutes to put the ribbons back where they belonged rather than leaving them all a tangled mess to deal with later. (That was actually my first thought).

Setting goals makes clutter control easier than pie because we know what we want and it is easier to work towards something rather than away from something.

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Refreshing Look At Clearing Clutter

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012 by admin

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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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Appealing Photos Speaks For Clutter Clearing

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012 by admin

Show ‘N Share Clutter Clearing:

I was excited when I found these photos in my in box—one of my blog readers bought my book (Go Organize! Conquer Clutter in 3 Simple Steps) and said “I followed your system and here is what I did”.

Look at all the clutter she cleared—it doesn’t even look like the same drawer. JL Thank you for sharing!

Do you have a drawer that needs some clutter clearing? Send me you photos and I’ll post them as inspiration to us all. Or leave a comment telling us what you did.

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4 Tips To Keep Organized and Clear Clutter

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 by admin

Show ‘N Share Clearing Clutter Tuesday: (Day 5 of 5 showing clutter in my home)

I know, I know some women have complained that what I have been showing isn’t a lot of clutter—to me everything I have shown is clutter because things either didn’t have homes or weren’t put away where they belong (I had a photo to show you but due to fun filled photo editing problems I can’t show it … but the ducks are cute right?)

In my little bathroom there were a few things left on the counter that could quickly become lots of things if I allowed clutter to accumulate. This is the key to keeping organized:

•Decide what you want your space to look like
•Put things away after using them
•Teach your family what it means to be organized
•Clear clutter while it is small, don’t wait until it is in huge piles

Clearing clutter is sooooo much easier and faster if it isn’t allowed to gather friends and have babies.

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5 Easy To Follow Tips For Paper Clutter

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012 by admin

Show ‘N Share Paper Clutter Tuesday: (Day 4 of 5 showing clutter in my home)

Don’t you just love to file? Do you go to your mail box and pull out papers that need to be filed and you dance and sing all the way to your office because you have something that needs to be filed? (If you said yes I want to know if your nose is growing like Pinocchio’s did).

I use a fabulous filing system called Freedom Filer that I have set up for tons of my clients to get rid of paper clutter.
However…the best of systems is only as good as the person “using” the system. My files need some weeding out as they have become too full and it is harder to file in them than I like it to be. And besides I like tossing “things to be filed” in this basket and taking one day a week to file everything. It takes me less than 5 minutes to file. I chose a day that is less busy for me to do this and it is actually pretty relaxing.

To recap these filing tips:

•Use a fabulous system that is EASY
•File once a week
•Put all papers to be filed in one place
•File on a day that is less busy than others
•Keep files lean and up to date—I do this constantly as well as every 6 months I go through all of them one by one if they are over grown like the receipts one tends to do.

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Clearing Clutter Is A Major Stressor–True Or False

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 by admin

Clearing clutter Show ‘N Share Tuesday (Day 3 of 5 showing clutter in my home)

Some have told me, “You are brave to show that you have clutter in your home being a professional organizer and all”. (What do you think “and all” means)? Anyway, again, I am not perfect, one thing for sure I do not let clutter pile up and live for long but I do get clutter creep sometimes.

This is a place I am constantly and I do mean constantly clearing clutter. I had it all nice and tidy because we took a 2 day trip to Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago and I had everything put away, then I got home and I have let the receipts “live” on my desk for a few days. It is just so easy to do.

If I took a photo today of my desk after my 10 minutes of clearing clutter you would see a nice and tidy desk. Clutter comes and clutter goes. Do you have the same experience with clutter in your home?

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Clutter Clearing Makes Life Beautiful

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012 by admin

Show ‘N Share Clutter Clearing Tuesday: (Day 2 of 4 showing clutter in my home)

No room at the Inn or in the undies drawer either…..

I was laughing because I heard coming from the other room “I don’t have room in my drawer for my underwear because of my sachet collection”.
Now granted these are beautiful and they are a collection but when they are taking over space that is needed for necessary items it is time for clutter clearing.

Now we don’t think of beautiful things like these as clutter but “too much of a good thing is too much”. (Contrary to what the sign says “Too much of a good thing is wonderful)”. Well, maybe chocolate but then that is an oxymoron as there is never too much of that is there?

Clutter clearing doesn’t just have to be about things we are getting rid of or don’t like anymore, it can be about things we like, use or even collect.

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Clutter Clearing Is My Way Of Life

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012 by admin

Show ‘N Share Tuesday: (Day 1 of 5 showing clutter in my home)

I don’t know if I have shared this or if I just thought it so many times that I think I have shared it. That strikes me as funny but on to the point I am going to make…..

A while back I mentioned I had removed clutter from somewhere in my home and received emails saying they were actually glad to hear that I also have clutter. Granted it doesn’t live long in my home but there are certainly places that I need to do clutter clearing. (Actually on a daily basis so I can keep organized).

I decided right then and there (after reading the emails) to walk around my home and when I saw clutter take a picture of it and share it with you. So, for the next (including this one) 5 Tuesday’s that is what I am doing.

In my living room I have some magazines that always end up on my piano bench or on the fireplace hearth. It looks like to clutter to me and besides they don’t have a home.

I gave it serious consideration since I knew I was doing this blog. I came up with a brilliant solution (why didn’t I see it sooner)? The way to free myself from every needing to do clutter clearing with my magazines again (I didn’t want to put them in a basket or a magazine rack) was to put them in this empty drawer in the armoire in the living room. (And the angels sang Ahhhhh). Did you catch that—the drawer was already empty. It was no extra work to put them there.

Now my magazines have a home and with the limited space does not become cluttered with oodles of magazine. Have I told you before I l-o-v-e clutter clearing—either in my home or organizing as a professional organizer.

Footnote: Before you ask…the rug under the drawer is the last one I finished hooking a few months ago. The would be rug on the piano bench is the first one I ever did (years and years and years ago) and the rug under the piano bench is a woven one my daughter brought me from Turkey.

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“The Easy Organizer” To The Rescue For Clutter Clearing

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012 by admin

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This is me reading my entire book on galley sheets. My editor said it is the editorial thumbnail of my book. I am without make up but I have a full tummy from breakfast. (As you know food is very important to me). In about two hours I will have my snack of cheese and an apple. I have 14 days to review my entire book.

I learned from my last book that after I have written the book it is not done and ready for publication yet. I am now reading every word for clarity of instruction and for my voice. Then it goes to someone else to be proof read again. The design is being worked on by someone else and the color scheme is not final.

This is similar to clutter clearing. When we think it is all done, it isn’t, there is always more tweaking to do. We are not the only ones in our homes responsible for clutter clearing—anyone who lives with us is also responsible. If they don’t know this then it is time to show them and educate them on what clutter clearing means and how to do it. Sounds like fun times ahead doesn’t it?

I like the name F+W (my publisher) has chosen for the name of my book—“The Easy Organizer”. As you may know I do all of the writing they do everything else—color planning, the name, the size, the price etc. It will be published in August of this year.–Thank you to you who have asked.

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Smart Answer To Clutter Control

Tuesday, February 14th, 2012 by admin

Clutter Control Show ‘Share Tuesday:

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

AFTER
I love seeing before and after photos. How about you? These pictures say it all—as you can see some serious clutter control happened.

Things had been shoved into this cupboard, likes weren’t together and bowls and pans were kept that were never used.

It was a simple thing to donate items that were never used and others that were used but only because they were there, not because they were liked.

Do you have some clutter control that needs to be done and it is as simple as getting rid of some things you don’t like but you just hang on to?

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