Recognizing that basic division is the first step in how to get organized fast. Here are six more.
Organizing Priority Management
I often say that organizing is ultimately not about sorting out your stuff, your paper, or your time. Rather, it’s about sorting out your priorities. Financial advisors have similar advise for managing your finances. Don’t look for that magic stock. Start by looking at what your financial priorities are. It’s essential in both cases. Why? Because everybody has different priorities …
A Guide to Donating This Holiday Season in Westchester
Throughout Westchester County, there are donation centers that are eager to accept gently used belongings and pass them on to local families in need.
Five Organizing Tips for Basement Storage
The best organizing tips for basement storage make sense when you understand it’s supporting role. This can be understood by revisiting a model called showroom/stockroom, which I’ve written about before. This is a conceptual model of storage, that makes your organizing systems more sustainable. Here’s a summary of how it works. In a showroom, the space is open, inviting, and …
10 Tips For Organizing a Guest Room in Your Home
The organizing details that you appreciate the most when you stay in hotel room must be tempered by accommodating the room’s other purpose.
Best Processing Materials to Get Organized
In this video, I recommend the best processing materials to get organized.
Self-Storage Organization Ideas for Fairfield CT
You may feel trapped by self-storage, but we have some organization ideas that can free you.
My Favorite Organizing Tool
My favorite organizing tool is a clear work surface, dedicated to processing. It will do more to help you stay organized than anything else.
5 Tips for Organizing Storage Closets
Here are five tips on how to get your storage closet organized and how to keep it that way.
8 Organizing Tips for Easier Unpacking On Day One
There’s still some simple things you can do to make the process as painless as possible. Here are 8 easy tips on day one.
The Ultimate Home Office Organizing Category Checklist
Having a comprehensive knowledge of all the categories is important in setting up sustainable organizing systems.
Kitchen Storage System Product Review: Shelf Genie, CT
I discovered the amazing Shelf Genie kitchen storage systems from Connecticut franchise owner Alex Modica. Alex has been a business partner with NAPO-CT, for a number of years. He understands the value of working with organizers and we appreciate the value of his product and service. Once you have finished sorting, editing, and prioritizing everything in your kitchen, then it’s …
The Number One Kitchen Organizing Tool
Your number one kitchen organizing tool, as with all rooms, is a clear work surface. When you have a clear island and clear counters in the kitchen, you can do three things. On a clear surface you can spread out, prioritize, and process. Where there’s process, there’s progress. Clear work surface should be reserved as a processing tool, never squandered …
Downsizing: What NOT To Declutter
Believe it or not, there are actually some things that you should NOT declutter, when you are downsizing. It’s easy to get caught up in the pressure to unload all the excess stuff in your home. This, however, can lead to bad decisions and regret. It’s important to remember that ultimately organizing is not about sorting out your stuff. It’s …