Your home must be perfectly organized
Upon hearing what I do professionally, a common question I’m often asked is your home perfectly organized? In my home, I make it work for me and everything I have has a home. When I … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
green organizing
Flatten those boxes
There are many benefits of being an Amazon Prime member or using similar companies that ship for free. Items you need/want come to your door without you needing to go into a store for convenience. … Continue reading
Importance of consolidating papers
One of the many reasons people have a hard time finding certain important documents such as medical history, passport/social security card, financial paper is because they lack a consistent system of filing whether as hardcopies … Continue reading
Culling books
Both clients and friends ask me why it’s so hard and exhausting to sort through books and stuff. A psychologist explained to Martin Copenhaver, who wrote It’s time for me to let go of some … Continue reading
Passing on jewelry
Over a big family reunion my aunt brought a box of jewelry she no longer wears from her own collection including items worn by my grandmother. Her nieces and great-niece took a look to see … Continue reading
“When an old synagogue downsizes, what do you do with all its stuff?”
That was a title of an article (by Alanna E. Cooper) that caught my attention. Downsizing at home is not the only place with its challenges. It’s an issue for many churches and other religious … Continue reading
Changing storage systems, especially after moving
Clothes are often stored in dressers, built-in cabinets, walk-in closet with shelves, closets with only hanging rods and if you’re lucky, maybe even a top shelf, or simply on a coat rack. There are so … Continue reading
Aim for unscented cleaning products
It is so easy to pick up household cleaning products you’ve had for years and use regularly without realizing a subtle change in the product. Now there are scented garbage bags and scented Swiffer for … Continue reading
Shredding Papers
With the rise of identity theft and the painstaking amount of time required to address it, it’s more important than ever to shred documents that have your personal information. Personal info includes: social security number, … Continue reading
Oy coupons
Does this ring bells when you get to the store and realize you forgot the coupons? It certainly has happened to me a handful of times until I started storing coupons in the car so … Continue reading