Attic Organizing
Attic organizing comes with unique challenges which prevents you from storing some items due to its limitations.
Attic organizing comes with unique challenges which prevents you from storing some items due to its limitations.
Last Friday our NAPO-CT chapter had a visit from the nice people at SCRRRA, who taught us a LOT about recycling. I also realized how [...]
One good reason to get organized is to make your space easier to clean.
Doorganizing means your organizing systems depends on recognizing doors and when to keep them open and when to keep them closed.
One of the things I always tell clients about the process of getting organized, is that it can be like doing a tile puzzle.
Matt is joined by Susan O'Connell of Just So Organized, a Certified Move Manager, with hosts Scot Haney and Kara Sundlun, to talk about organizing for a move. Matt and Susan share some great tips to make your move less stressful.
Moving is stressful, but doing it in an organized way, can relieve that stress. This starts by breaking the moving process down into the major stages. In this series, I already talked about first assembling the right team, how to declutter the excess, and staging your home to sell, and, last time, we left off with moving day. Now it’s time to settle in to your new home.
Moving is one of the most stressful life events there are. Being organized about it, can significantly reduce that stress, but there’s a lot to it.
If all clutter is “postponed decisions” (and it is), then it is probably safe to say the decisions in the attic are the MOSTponed.
Our clients often get ahead of themselves. I mean WAY ahead of themselves. We may be looking at 30 bags and boxes of papers and the client will ask, “Do you recommend color-coding my files?” What I’m really hearing in their voices is “CAN we color-code my files PLEASE?” It’s as if a magical rainbow of colors will make the 30 bags and boxes disappear.
Getting your house on the market and getting ready to move can be a very stressful time. Having a comprehensive plan can reduce that stress. We help folks with this type of work every week , so here are a some of the essential guidelines we recommend for such a plan.
Back To School Organizing School is in full swing and if it already looks like some of your organizing plans are running into trouble, here [...]
To reliably access what you want, when you want it and to manage quantities, I have written about the showroom vs. stockroom model. I have thought of another way to demonstrate the same concept using the example of something most of are able to keep organized without any effort: the toothbrush.
When I first started my organizing business, I called it Breathing Room. Back then I believed that breathing room is a highly desired result from getting organized. I still do. I also believe it is a vital component to organizing systems for both space and time.
One of our favorite clients, Kate Jarvis, shares her struggles with ADHD. We're not mentioned, but you'll see our handiwork.
In this video, I explain how organizing by category helps you stay clear on WHY you keep a file and for HOW LONG to keep it. I also show you how to always keep plenty of room in your file drawer for incoming files.