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Get Organized by Eliminating Clutter

Submitted by admin on February 20, 2012 - 2:13pm

We say it time and again on this blog: clutter is the enemy of an organized household.  Not only is clutter visually distracting and practically difficult to navigate while performing small tasks, but it is the enemy of a clear, relaxed state of mind.  Below are some tips to help you quickly banish clutter in the main rooms of your home: 

The Kitchen 

Tips for Organizing Your Medicine Cabinet

Submitted by admin on February 13, 2012 - 9:44pm

The medicine cabinets in your bathroom, or bathrooms, are tempting places to store just about any small item: toothpaste, cosmetics, contact lens cases, and the actual items they were originally designed to store – medicines.  Unfortunately, medicine cabinets are usually relatively small, and before you know it the space can become overloaded, disorganized, and even unclean.

Guests Arriving Soon? Speed Clean Your Home

Submitted by admin on February 8, 2012 - 12:02am

Have you ever gotten one of those calls?  A friend or family member plans to stop by – and they’ll be there in an hour.  You can’t say no, so you tell them they’re welcome.  But when you hang up the phone and take a quick look around, you realize your house isn’t presentable.  What now?

The only way out is to clean your house in a hurry, and these tips for speed cleaning will help:

You Can Never Be Too Organized

Submitted by admin on February 1, 2012 - 12:00pm

Are you spending most of your time indoors during the cool winter months?  We recently blogged about getting organized after the holidays, but what if you still find yourself battling clutter in interior spaces?  There are always small projects you can take on, bit by bit, to organize household areas that are usually out of sight.

Choose Your Weapon – Check Out the Best Cleaning Tools

Submitted by admin on January 23, 2012 - 1:06pm

Most of us have hard-worn habits when it comes to cleaning tools; we like the broom we’ve used for years, or prefer a certain type of duster that we saw our parents use.  If we want to clean more efficiently and better, however, our choices for household cleaning tools should be based on ease of use, effectiveness, and concern for the environment.  We’ve gleaned a few tips from housecleaning experts to help you decide on the best mops, brooms, dusting tools, and vacuum cleaners for your home. 

Wet Mops

How to Keep Your Fireplace Clean and Safe

Submitted by admin on January 15, 2012 - 9:14pm

If you are lucky enough to have a fireplace in your home, you likely enjoy it most during the winter season.  A crackling fire adds warmth to your home and creates a peaceful ambiance for family gatherings or guests.  We read books by the fire, play board games, enjoy hot chocolate, take part in relaxed conversation, or simply relax by gazing at the flickering flames.

Getting Organized after the Holidays

Submitted by admin on January 9, 2012 - 3:09pm

December has come and gone, and with it, the year-end holidays.  We’ve all ushered in a brand new year, and it would be great to start 2012 in a state of organized optimism.  Before January activities get fully underway, however, you have to take time to get your house back in order.  A few organizational strategies implemented now will make it easier to get back on track – and to access your holiday items easily when you need them again next December.

Linen Closet Organizing Tips

Submitted by admin on January 3, 2012 - 4:52pm

A clean house is an organized house, and that goes for both visible and shut-in spaces.  Often, however, we let the insides of our closets get overstuffed or disorganized – and the linen closet is a major offender.  Out of sight and out of mind, right?  Only until you open that closet door and have to stuff the clean sheets anywhere they’ll fit or search through piles of unsorted towels and washcloths to find that one thing you’re looking for.  In the process, of course you leave the closet even messier and less organized than it was before.

Home Is Where The Hearth Is

Submitted by admin on December 19, 2011 - 4:11pm

Homeowners who are lucky enough to have a hearth know that a fireplace can be the coziest gathering spot in the house.  For centuries, families have congregated around the hearth for warmth and conversation.  In his book The American Essay in the American Century (University of Missouri Press 2011), Ned Stuckey-French writes: “In Victorian America the hearth was where the most unencumbered and intimate co

Can’t Find Those Decorations? Organize Your Garage!

Submitted by admin on December 12, 2011 - 3:14pm

It’s holiday time and the kids can’t wait to put up the tree or menorah, hang holiday lights, and help you decorate the house.  You’re sure you put the decorations away somewhere in the garage last year, but when you look, you just can’t find them.  In fact, over the last year your garage has gotten so cluttered that you can’t find just about anything.

Face it – it’s time to clean out the garage.