Do you ever find that you simply don’t have the time to make dinner and get it on the table every night? Do you find yourself wishing that you had a stockpile of healthy meals that were already cooked and ready to go? If so, then freezer cooking might be just the answer that you…
C’mon, ‘fess up. You’ve got a big ol’ stack of old VHS tapes lying around somewhere, haven’t you? Or 8mm tapes, Super 8 tapes, even those old reel to reel tapes. Or you’ve got a BIG stack of paper photos or negatives that you’ve been meaning to do something with. Am I right??? Don’t feel…
The Fall 2020 Self-Care Challenge: How to Prioritize Wellness Daily The Fall season is almost officially here, and it’s bringing plenty of stressors along with it. In the wake of COVID-19, there’s never been a more important time to prioritize your physical and mental well-being. Self-care is a tried and true way to help…
I have a very simple tip today, but it’s super versatile. You can use this tip to declutter virtually anything in your home. I call this my Post-it Note method. Works to help you declutter everything from clothes to books to linens. One thing I really LOVE about this method is that it helps you…
Parents understand that teenagers can get a bit hard to deal with. They’re in a stage in their lives where they want to explore their independence, which can come off in the wrong way. And if we’re doing a big life transition like moving with teenagers, this can be difficult for them to adjust to….
Nothing compares to the feeling of a freshly cleaned and organized home. It doesn’t take an expert to figure out the benefits of a tidy living space. However, it’s much easier said than done to maintain an orderly house when life gets busy. In the midst of our fast-paced lives, it’s easy for our drawers…
Maybe it’s finally spring and it’s time to get everything cleaned up or perhaps you are just fed up with having dull and listless looking flooring, but whatever it is, you can brighten up every type of floor with just a few quick and easy steps. Heart your hardwoods While deceptively easy to keep…
If you’ve got clutter around your house, you are missing out on the peace and serenity that you could be enjoying. That’s one thing I learned after growing up in a messy house. However, there are so MANY problems which can cause clutter. Depending on which ones are your particular bugaboos, I’ve got some GREAT…
Moving – Start Your Planning Early. If you have are fortunate enough to know about your upcoming move, double the time you think you’ll need to get everything done. That will help ease the stress of moving. Once you start packing (learn how to pack like a boss here) you’ll probably realize you have more…
At My House Kids Chores Aren’t FAIR And I’m totally OK with that. As they say, there’s a method to my madness and I’m doing it for a very specific reason. Well, actually a couple of reasons. For one thing, I assign household chores more or less permanently. The reason I do that is for…
I blog a lot about decluttering and organizing, but not much about actual cleaning. Decluttering, organizing, and cleaning are all very intricately linked topics. In order to make life easier for your cleaning, you need to have the clutter out of your way. Otherwise, the cleaning operation will take twice as much time. And also…
The world seems to be broken into two types of people – the morning person and the night owl. I am decidedly in the night owl camp, but this is the real world. I have a job that requires me to function as somewhat of a morning person – if I want to receive a…
Organizing strategies are one of my best ways to keep my sanity on my busiest days. I’ll bet you struggle with it too. How ’bout if I share with you some products that would really help you boost your own organizing strategies. Let’s face it, part of the key to organizing your belongings is to…
Today we are talking about doing a Spring clean on your digital devices. This is another guest post from my friend Seana Turner of the Seana Method. Seana is a Professional Organizer – she’s actually the President of the Connecticut Chapter of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) and she’s going to help us with this…
Here we are on Day Three of our New Year’s motivation series. Today, we are talking my best tips to clean/declutter/organize your home. I’ve got more than 100 posts to choose from in this category, so I couldn’t narrow it down to just five posts. Instead, I selected five different types of posts to help…
I’ve written before about my struggles with Email hoarding and digital organization in general. There are very few areas of my life where I need professional help, but Email overload is one of them! Thankfully, I have finally found a solution that works for me. I think everyone struggles with Email overload these days. I’m…