Category Archives: organizing rules and tips
Post-It Notes
Emily Vander Tuin, a residential organizer, shares a simple organizing tip using post-it notes. Continue reading
Top Organizing Myths: Part 2
MYTH 1: Organizing is a one shot deal. This is a really hopeful myth. But sadly, so untrue. If you organize your garage and a year later you look at it again and it’s a mess you might say this … Continue reading
Top Organizing Myths and ways to get over them
A myth is a story we tell ourselves or each other that has no basis in fact or natural event. Such a common way to deal with something we don’t want to look at realistically, right? “I have time to … Continue reading
Love your home again!
Have you ever invited a friend over and just before they arrived, you saw what they will see (dusty shelves, overflowing with books, papers, piles of laundry clean and dirty etc. etc.) and felt pre-embarrased? So, you spent the next … Continue reading
YOU decide
When you face your organizing options remember this: You need to decide. You need to decide how much of this thing (be it sponges, magazine subscriptions, shoes) do I need for my life work for me? How does this work … Continue reading
My 5 part organizing Methodology
There are as many ways to organize as there are organizers. The trick is to find that organizer who is compatible with you. The way I organize is as holistic as is appropriate for each client and project. Each of … Continue reading
Your organizing Style
I often get asked “Is there just one way to organize?” Often, there is a critical undertone to this question. Like “I’ve tried to be organized but it still hasn’t happened.” Or, ” I feel badly because I read one … Continue reading
Wastefulness of Decluttering
I subscribe to just a few blogs. I must love them very much if they are to be put into my email inbox multiple times a week. This here Blog is one of them: Zen Habits I’m giving you … Continue reading
Emily’s Organizing Tips part 2
Learn 3 organizing rules that will help and direct you to living a more organized life. Continue reading
Emily’s Organizing Rules: Part 1
Emily’s Organizing Rules So, I was just talking to my good friend Tracy the other day. She’s moving for the 2nd time in as many years. Getting excited to move again is just about impossible for most folks, but Tracy … Continue reading