This post is meant to give a window into my reality. MINE. I’m not judging others and I would ask you not to judge me. Instead, find a laugh in something you can relate to. Or take a sigh of relief that your day looked different. At the end of the day, we’re all in this together.
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As an organizer I always feel an extra bit of pressure when it comes to the favors given out at my own kids’ parties. I feel an obligation not to add to the piles of plastic delights (although my kids would probably tell you they feel quite differently!) but I’m also busy running a business and raising my kids, so I don’t have hours to create Pinterest perfect creations. So what’s a parent to do?
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Like many of you, my kids have their first school week of the year under their belt, and for the rest of the family it means creating routines to help things run as smoothly as possible.
In that vein, I’m sharing a few tips to help you jumpstart (or restart) some routines for these first few weeks of school:
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We are two days away from the official start of summer, but school is out, ice cream trucks are on the road, and parents everywhere are lamenting the stacks of schoolwork that have accumulated this year without any idea of what to do with it.
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It’s always fun to shower Mom with gifts on Mother’s Day, but how do you do it without adding to the clutter. Check out these 5 suggestions:
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If your facebook feed and email box seem to be filling up with talk of things that “spark joy” or images teaching you “a way to fold your clothes that is truly life-changing” it is more likely than not inspired by the Netflix series Tidying Up With Marie Kondo that was released earlier this month.
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While hosting for the holidays can be seen as a badge of honor in some families it is also a cause of stress and anxiety for many. If you are starting to sweat just thinking about Thursday, this post is for you. Here are 6 easy tips on how to minimize the stress and clutter for Turkey Day.
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If your news feeds, news sites, and friend lists look anything like mine you have certainly seen the many iterations of summer reading lists. I love a good book just as much as anyone, but I offer you an alternative: where to donate the books from reading lists of years past that are now simply just taking up space.
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If I could offer one piece of advice around containers it would be this: stop buying containers before you are ready!
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One of the most common questions I am asked by clients is about children's artwork and more specifically: what should they do with it? It is often a question that appears to be asked out of guilt. Should they save it all and let their children decide what they want later in life? Recycle most of it? Display it all over their house?
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If you're stuck inside today like me, and most of the state of Massachusetts, you may quickly realize snow days can be a perfect spring board for organizing projects that have been on your to-do-list. Yes, there are other things to balance on these days like shoveling, working at home, and kids for some, but that doesn't mean you can't get started.
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Piggybacking on last week's entry, I'd like to talk about an easy way to help with the final step of getting donation items moved from a pile in your house, out the door to a donation location. Putting together a group of items for donation is hard work, both emotionally and physically. Make sure that effort is not wasted!
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Many clients I work with enlist my services because they have hit various road blocks at points in the organizing and decluttering process and they are now ready to commit to moving the process forward.
One common road block I hear about from clients is that they are able to make a decision to get rid of something, but somehow time passes and the item is still in their possession. There are many reasons this can happen, but often times it is simply because a client does not know how to dispose of or donate it properly.
Read MoreAre you one of the many folks that opted to start the new year promising that "this is the year" you would tackle a big item on your to do list, or finally "get organized"? Many people make New Year's resolutions with great intent, but quickly find they are not achieving the outcomes they had aimed for.
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