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Prepare For Change So You’re Not Caught Off Guard When Life Happens

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Typically, around this time of year I post a blog about preparing for disaster. The truth is that you are never as prepared as you later think you should have been when disaster strikes. As I recently wrote, the people in Maui were lucky to escape with their lives when disaster hit their beautiful island.  So, what can we do? I believe we can prepare for change in lots of big and small ways. No one wants to be caught off guard when life happens. Big ways to prepare for change Create a home inventory. As I recently wrote, one…

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3 Fun Ways To Make Organizing Enjoyable

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Organizing can often feel like a tedious and overwhelming task. However, it doesn’t have to be boring or mundane. With a little creativity and a positive mindset, you can turn the process of organizing into an enjoyable and even fun experience. In this blog post, I’ll share three exciting ways to make organizing not only effective but also an activity you look forward to. Deciding to organize a whole house or just a whole room is a huge and overwhelming task. Challenge yourself to conquer the task by doing it in small blocks of time. Use the following strategies to…

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14 Things To Do Before Leaving For Vacation

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It’s summertime and many families are taking vacations. Instead of just packing your suitcases and leaving for vacation there are some things to do around your home before you go. Vacations are wonderful. They give you time to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and have an adventure of some kind. It’s always best to come home to a clean and tidy home. No one wants to come home to a sink filled with dirty dishes, a smelly garbage can, or laundry piled up and waiting to be done – you’ll probably be bringing some laundry home with you. Here…

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Getting Your Garden Ready For Spring

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Have you been focused on spring cleaning inside your home? This time of year, when the light is newly bright again, take the time to open your eyes and look into all the spaces in your home. Get right into the corners and dark spaces. Clean them. Take the opportunity to look closely at your belongings. Dust them off and put them back or remove them from your home (if you determine they no longer fit your decorating style or lifestyle). Remember that spring lasts a good three months. Now is also the time to get your garden ready for…

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How To Have A Successful Multi-Generation Vacation

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It can be hard to have a 100% successful vacation under the best of circumstances and even more challenging when there are multiple generations to consider. I have just returned from a super fabulous and successful multi-generation vacation to Myrtle Beach with my son and his family. They flew to Atlanta, spent Easter here, and then we drove to Myrtle Beach. That sounds very straight-forward, doesn’t it? Well, what I didn’t initially say is that this adventure included my two-year old grandson and my five-year old granddaughter. There were 3 generations on this trip. My husband and I are seniors….

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Reasons To Organize Your Closet With A Professional Organizer

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Is your closet ready for a spring make-over? Have you ever thought how great it would be to organize your closet with a professional organizer? Recently, I have been organizing lots of closets. There is something very satisfying about creating order in a closet. I love the look on my clients’ faces as we work together to make their closet functional for them. Each of them at one time or another during the process said, “I never would have thought of doing that”. As a professional organizer I can look at the space objectively and provide lots of different storage…

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How To Downsize Your Home Without All The Drama

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Are you getting ready to sell your home and move to a smaller place? Or, are you downsizing and staying where you are? No matter which you are doing you will need to evaluate your belongings and decide what stays and what goes. If you have lived in your home for more than a couple of years you will have lots to assess. How will you do this with a minimum of fuss and bother? Is it even possible to downsize your home without drama? As a professional organizer, I can tell you the answer is “Yes!”.  I have done…

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How To Organize Your Clothes When You Don’t Have A Dresser

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Keeping clothes tidy is something that can impact how your bedroom looks. When clothes are piled all over the bedroom it looks disorganized and cluttered. Some people don’t have a closet and others don’t have a dresser to use. Today I’m talking about how to organize clothes without a dresser. There are many creative ways to organize clothes without a dresser. Some people even prefer having no dresser because it’s easier to see the clothes that are available to wear. It is also easier to put clothes away when you don’t have to open and close a dresser drawer. Here…

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How To Put Away Our Holiday Decorations

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It’s time friends. Time to return our homes back to normal and put away our holiday decorations. Yes. The holiday rush is over. We are now left with the job of cleaning up. It was so much fun, wasn’t it, to get out the decorations and feel the anticipation of the holidays. It is not so much fun in reverse. We have to get out the boxes and crates which hold the decorations, stuff the decorations inside as quickly as possible, and return the boxes and crates to the attic, basement, or storage room. Really? What if we went about…

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Organize Your Purse

How To Organize Your Purse

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Let’s be honest, here. I don’t know about your purse, but my purse contains my life. When I don’t know where it is I get a little anxious. How about you? When I can’t find something that I KNOW is in my purse I also get a little anxious and even upset. I think to myself, it must be there. That’s where I always put … (you can fill in the blank). Does that ever happen to you? It is very important to me to keep my purse organized because it’s one simple way for me to avoid stress and…

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