Hello 2025 – good bye expired products from 2024. I like to use this time of year to encourage purging expired food, but it works for medicine and personal care items too! If it says ’24, it’s out the door!
Do you have a Christmas shopping plan? Make a list with each person that you need to buy for, and whether it’s been purchased. You can track if the package has arrived, when shopping online. If you’re hiding gifts, it’s helpful to keep track of where they are stashed.
15 years ago, I started Actually Organized by Angela. I enjoy helping clients get organized, and improving their lives. I never take for granted how brave it is to ask for help, and how difficult it is to allow me into your home when you are feeling most vulnerable. @NAPOnatl
My client and I bid farewell to a pile of mismatched socks today. Then she discovered it was Lost Sock Memorial Day! How appropriate. We had already searched one more time, honored them, and let them go.
Cal State Fullerton Professor Can Discuss Why Many Americans Crave Home Organization
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Experts agree with what we know - clutter causes stress.
Even the Ohio State Alumni Magazine is getting on the decluttering bandwagon! Sort by Category. You can't know how much you have of something, if it is stored in multiple places. It makes it easier to discard/donate if you know that you have more of it.https://t.co/d6gRoVsp5T
January is officially "Get Organinzed Month." What are you going to do to Get Organized in 2024? Here's a helpful hint. The less you have the easier it is to get and stay organized. I'm available to help. @napochicago
Greeting cards – I love to send them, and love to get them. But do they become a problematic? I find a lot of cards in client’s homes (and mine), and they can be difficult to get rid of.
I’m surprised that newer homes don’t have linen closets in the hallway. One idea for storing linens is to place folded sheets in the pillow case and store them in the room where it will be used. This also works to free up space if the linen closet you have is too full.
Do you have piles of magazines laying around? Recycle them. When this month’s magazine arrives, toss last months. If you haven’t read it already, chances are you won’t. If it’s a news or entertainment magazine the information is dated anyway. The cleared space will feel great!
Basic organizing principles apply to your refrigerator, just like the rest of the house. A place for everything, and everything in its place. Create zones for different food types including leftovers.
Feeling the joy of accomplishing a task on my to do list that was there too long! In Dec, I posted furniture to get rid of, and was unsuccessful. On Mon.,thanks to NextDoor, someone came quickly to take both pieces. The furniture found a good home and I crossed it off my list!
A very satisfying refrigerator clean up. Time to purge expired food and organize by category so you know what you have. No need for my client to buy onions for awhile. We found seven.
So many clients comment that their lives are easier to manage once they have decluttered and minimized what they own. The more stuff you have the more stuff you have to manage.
How many calendars are you working with? As we approach the new year, consider only using one. Digital or paper, the recommendation is the same - use one! You are less likely to miss something! @napochicago
J – How to dump the Junk mail! https://t.co/rCtUP7vWK9
Shout out to https://t.co/6PvHGcMpQU. This blog post has much needed information for reducing unwanted direct mail pieces. Scarce is my go-to source for recycling and repurposing. Check them out!
Try to find a few minutes today to prepare for the week ahead. Tidy your kitchen, create your to do list for the week, menu plan and make your grocery list. You’ll be glad you did!
Every two years, my client pulls everything out of her basement storage. We sort and purge what she no longer needs. Outgrown toys and clothes get donated. So great to have an organized storage space again.