One of my Professional Organizer colleagues shared this picture on Twitter last week displaying a simple way to store and display your scarves and I loved it. While there are a lot gadgets and special hangers out there that will help you organize scarves, this is by far the most cost-effective. Simply take one of …
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Loved this article from Real Simple Magazine about how to create functional files. It addresses both paper and digital filing needs. 7 Simple Rules for Functional Files. If you find you are swamped by paper files you should also check out our Instant Filing System available for instant download at Life’s Lists: Instant File System. …
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I thought this was a great plan of action to get organized this year put out by writer Laura Gaskill on Houzz.com: Click this link to view Clutter Clearing Plan. She gives you a checklist for each month to tackle different areas of your home. It is important to look at projects in steps that you can …
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This was a great article put out by Good Housekeeping showing the essential organizing tools and areas you need to organize in your home to stay on top of clutter. You can see their gallery of 53 ideas here: Good Housekeeping – How to Get Organized
Fellow Livable Solutions Professional Organizer Heather Collins discovered this amazing app we have started using with our clients. It is called Artkive and it will completely change the way you save your children’s artwork, school projects and other keepsakes. Instead of keeping the physical object you download the app (Artkive App), take a picture, assign it …
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This comprehensive list put together by embracinghomemaking.net is great inspiration for how to declutter fast! Click on this link to get the list and view all the items that linger around your house that are not necessary: 200 + Things to Throw Away Today
We are now booking our 2016 organization workshop and public speaking schedule. Would you like one of our professional organizers to come to your next event and share organizing tips with your group or organization? We have a long list of workshops and topics that we talk about throughout Connecticut and would love to come share …
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Much like our tip yesterday, we loved the idea of using fabric sacks from Santa to wrap Christmas presents for each kid. For years my mother-in-law, who is a sewer, has been giving us gifts in homemade fabric sacks. It saves on time wrapping presents and can be reused from year to year. If you …
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My husband recently began making fun of me because within a week I produced a new work bag, lunch bag and decided to hunt for the perfect diaper bag to solve all of my organizational dilemmas. In the same week I began insisting on finding an acceptable camera bag after I dropped (and broke the …
The slower economy has forced everyone to make different choices. Most of you should have filed your taxes by now, and for some that can be a harsh reality check. I have witnessed my clients at all economic levels having a greater awareness of what they are spending and scaling back. Never has there been …
