Organizing and the Al Hirschfeld Effect
Before I was a professional organizer, I was a professional illustrator. What’s the connection?Read More
January 2016, Better Connecticut, Kitchen Organizing
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The Kitchen as Organizing Lab
If there was one room that made sense as a lab to experiment with organizing processes, it would be the kitchen. If you can master these principles in the kitchen lab, you can master them in the rest of your house. Here are five of my favorites.
Christmas Organizing Jumpstart
Are you having a hard time getting going with the Christmas decorating this year? Here’s a tip that I have found useful in getting the ball rolling. Create a Christmas jumpstart box.
Time Management for Resolutions
The new year is still a few weeks away, but this is the perfect time to think about how to make those new years resolutions a reality this year. Effective time management is the key.
Organizing Shades of Grey in the Kitchen
One of the problems my clients tend to have with organizing is that they to see everything in black and white. Whether an item is extremely valuable or completely useless, it's easy to find a home for it. The real challenge comes with all the shades of grey in between.
Great Ideas For the Space Under the Stairs
If you live in a two-storey house, chances are you have stairs and some space below them. Don't let it go unused!
Holiday Organizing and Beyond
It may seem too early to start thinking about holiday organizing, but a big part of organizing is planning ahead, so your next steps are easier. Besides talking about holiday storage, I'm also going to throw in some general storage tips as well.
When to Organize to 100%
I have written a lot on the subject of perfectionism-as-a-barrier. People often confuse organizing with a quest to be perfect and that’s a mistake. Organizing is more about managing priorities effectively. That said, although we usually don’t have the time to be perfect, there are times when managing priorities benefits from pushing things to 100%. Here are three examples.
Points Of Compulsion To Stay Organized
It is impossible to stay organized without action. If there’s no action on paying bills, the mail will pile up; if theres no action on the laundry, the clothes will pile up; etc. Certain points of compulsion are necessary to ensure that these actions happen.
Organizing Clothes for Storage
All of my organizing solutions are built around a plan for circulation and now is the time to look at a very important one: seasonal rotation of clothes. Here are some thoughts on how to store seasonal clothes, how to store daily clothes, and products that make it all easier.
Organizing A Wider Cast, To Last
We usually get called in for organizing help over a fairly limited problem: a cluttered garage, a pile of papers, or to-do’s not getting to done. It’s good to have a starting point, because it means that you have chosen a priority. However, to make the organizing last longer requires reaching a little further.
Back To School Organizing
Back To School Organizing School is in full swing and if it already looks likeRead More
Stanley Bostich Dynamo Stapler
The Stanley Bostich Dynamo Stapler is a great back-to-school office supply with a lot of really nice features.
Organizing Past Decision Blockers
It’s very easy to beat oneself up for not finishing tasks like decluttering, but there are usually pretty good reasons for it. Sure, laziness or lack of motivation can play into it, but what makes tasks difficult is not the actions, but the decisions involved. In fact, my favorite definition of “clutter” is Barbara Hemphill’s “postponed decisions.”
