Tag: organizing tips

  • The 21-Day Challenge: Organize Your Whole Life in 3 Weeks!

    The 21-Day Challenge: Organize Your Whole Life in 3 Weeks!

    Every January for the past three years, we gear up for a little “routine refresh,” if you will. We tackle all regularly used areas of our home and perform a purge and an organization tune up. While the 21-day challenge may seem intimidating, consider this: make it work for you.…

  • Back to school: 5 ways to be more organized this year

    Back to school: 5 ways to be more organized this year

    I blinked in June and suddenly, it was August. I’m not sure where summer went, but wherever it went, it left quickly. My oldest daughter starts school next week. The school supplies have been purchased and the school clothes have already been washed and put away. But what else can…

  • An organized craft cabinet

    An organized craft cabinet

    I bet you’re thinking, “Well, that picture doesn’t look very organized.” You’re right. That is the before picture. Now that I’ve got your attention, let me tell you how a sheet of pegboard, some bins and baskets, some lumber, and some spice racks totally changed my creative space. I keep…

  • How to successfully purge your playroom

    How to successfully purge your playroom

    Right after Christmas, our playroom looked like this: I had no idea where we’d put all this stuff! I knew it was time to do a “playroom purge.” A playroom purge sounds complicated, but it really isn’t. You will need three laundry baskets or boxes. Label one of them “donate,”…

  • Who Cares About Being Organized…and why you should.

    Who Cares About Being Organized…and why you should.

    As the owner of a blog about organizing, I am often asked lots of questions. The most frequent question I get is this one: “Why do you care so much about being organized?” Some people just seem to be organized by nature, but for others, it’s a learned behavior. There…