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Summer is coming…are you ready?
With all of the structure and activities during the school year, having weeks upon weeks looming upon you can be intimidating. But don’t stress! Use these tips to help make transitioning to summer just a bit easier.
Organizing your living room & holiday decor: I’m on Pottery Barn and Brentwood Home Page
While I’ve been super busy lately, as many of us have been, two recent blog contributions I’ve made, on the Pottery Barn blog and the Brentwood Home Page website, were posted so I thought I’d share!
Getting ready for the onslaught of holiday toys? Organize now!
Are you gearing up for the holiday influx of new toys for the kids? Already have gifts stashed here and there? Well, right now is the time to clear out the old and make way for the new!
Shopping kids consignment sales: Get organized before you go!
Have kids that need clothes for the school year? Thinking of trying out shopping at seasonal consignment sales? This post is a sequel to my earlier post about shopping thrift and consignment sales (see that post HERE).
It’s time for Back To School: Get organized now for a great year!
Back to school organizing is not really what you may want to think about in July but in our neck of the woods, school starts at the beginning of August so if we don’t get our act together now, the first day will sneak up on us and we will be frantically shopping at Target at midnight buying binders and Sharpies!
Got $20 in my pocket…getting organized for thrift or consignment shopping.
Recently I attended the NAPO National Conference which was pretty awesome. But one thing threw me off: business casual clothing. It’s not really my thing. But being on the Conference Committee, I kind of needed to up my wardrobe game in that department.
New Organizer Training! Thursday, April 4 2013
What: A day long training and hands on organizing session to not only help out a great organization by getting their new kitchens organized but a terrific way to get some hands on experience or simply share your skills.
And the papers never stop….
You know that flood of papers you get pretty much daily? The mail, the bills, the free newspaper you pick up, the catalogs, the kids
permission slips & homework, the wedding invitation, the coupon flyers, etc.
After the holidays…declutter your decorations!
Now that the holidays are behind us, let’s talk about your holiday decor! While I’m personally not a big fan of
decorating for the holidays, a lot of my clients are and I’ve done my share of organizing ornaments, spray foamed trees, wreaths, wrapping paper & bows, angels, garland, and lights.
Follow through…part way is just not enough
I recently got a facebook message from my cousin asking if I’d mailed a check for something I had purchased from her shop when we were visiting out of town. I said, of course I had mailed it! I mean, I’m organized.
It’s a new school year…do you know where your papers are?
Now that a new school year is upon us, I get calls from parents panicking over dealing with the massive
influx of papers coming home from school.
3 simple tips to having a better day
The times I’m late & frazzled are the times when I think I can get so much more done than I have time for. Just one more load of wash, one more email, tweet an oh so witty observation, run just one quick errand before I have to be somewhere.
