organize your home: The Satisfaction of One Well-Organized Drawer - 05/26/11 10:36 AM
The Satisfaction of One Well-Organized DrawerSometimes, it's the irritating little details in life that seem to create annoyance and stress in our lives. When Herb and I moved into our current home, we had flatware from both our previous homes, and skinny kitchen drawer in which to store it. One of us had a plastic flatware insert that fit the drawer, but because it was so shallow, our combined flatware wouldn't stay put. Also, the knives had nowhere to live in that insert, so they were in another drawer.I finally had enough of this irritation one day, and looked around for … (28 comments)

organize your home: Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll... - 05/20/11 01:43 AM
Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll...Have you been there, done that, and most importantly - bought the t-shirt?  No matter what we were like when we were younger, our pasts usually include, shall we say, a somewhat "wilder" side of our current selves. And, we've all been sobered by building our adult lives, and most recently, by the state of the economy over the past several years.
 

 
So it's no wonder of we find ourselves hanging on to "remnants" of things past, sometimes in the quite literal sense. If you having trouble clearing away tired old clothing, … (66 comments)

organize your home: From My Email In-Box: Making Your Wardrobe Work for You - Part 2 of 3 - 05/19/11 04:30 AM
From My Email In-Box: Making Your Wardrobe Work for You - Part 2 of 3Yesterday, I tackled how to cope with an overstuffed closet, where despite the large inventory, you feel you have nothing to wear. Today, we'll continue by going through the clothing in your dresser. It's a similar process here, with a bit of organization by type of clothing.A reminder about preparation:Preparation and Tools - Make sure you have room to create some piles - a neatly made bed is an ideal space - Bring in a couple of new, large garbage bags - Place a pencil and pad somewhere handy - Put … (12 comments)

organize your home: From My Email In-Box: Making Your Wardrobe Work for You - Part 1 of 3 - 05/18/11 02:36 PM
From My Email In-Box: Making Your Wardrobe Work for You - Part 1 of 3Do you struggle with trying to find something appropriate to wear every day? Is your closet over-stuffed, yet it seems like you constantly feel like you have nothing to wear? Do you find that you reject one article of clothing after another in the precious and few moments you have to get dressed in the morning? If you answered Yes! to any - or all - of these questions, then your clothing needs to be re-organized.
 

Be prepared, before you start the process outlined below, … (24 comments)

organize your home: Slim Down in Just 15 Minutes Per Day! - 05/05/11 01:56 PM
Slim Down in Just 15 Minutes Per Day!Come on, you know you want to do it!  No, no, this is not a scam. It's a proven technique that really works. Just commit to 15 minutes per day and you, too, can slim down - your home's load of paper. If you're totally in control and there are no unfiled papers at your house, then I guess you can go on to other tasks that need your attention. But if you find that you're tired of looking at paper, paper everywhere - and it causes you to feel too tired to even … (36 comments)