Archive for January, 2009
Office Organizing: 5 Min Blitz Cleaning
All I had time for, and all I had planned for Friday was a 5 Min Blitz of the office. I set the timer and was amazed at what I was able to accomplish. I kept thinking that I must have not heard the timer, because I’m getting way to much done in [...]
Organizing Scrapbook Room - Space Saving - Organizing Your Scrapbooking Area
With the hundreds of thousands of scrapbooking papers and embellishments available on the market, it is easy for your craft area to become overwhelmed by scrapbooking supplies. This becomes an especially difficult challenge for scrapbookers who live in small spaces such as apartments or dorm rooms. Never fear—with a little effort you can follow a [...]
5 Min Blitz Before Organizing
In order for me to keep my head straight and keep the house from getting worse during this organizing process I need to first straighten up every day before I delve into an organizing project.
5 Min Blitz
I take a room or area and set a timer and give it 5 min. Knowing that I [...]
Kids Closet Organizer
If you are a parent, then you can perhaps sympathize with other parents when it comes to organizing your child’s room. Except for the very fortunate few, most parents will have children that are generally messy, as they forget about the world around them, when they play in their room. This is generally the case, [...]
Organizing the Home (or How to Keep the Dining Room Table Clear)
There is a misconception that some people are born organized and others are not. If that were true, I would fall into the later category. My room was always a mess, I never planned things out, and spontaneity was always my style of order.
Now I’m a mom - and one that is working at home [...]
Organize Kitchen
I was just looking at the calendar, and all the coupons, cards, and notes on my fridge, and had a great idea. I’m still working on the organizing the office, but wanted to get this idea out before i forgot.
I’m going to select a cupboard door and use the inside of the door to [...]
Organize Your Home Office
The work from home experts will all agree that being organized is the key to staying on track with your workload. They may have different approaches, but here is a method I use.
Hanging on my wall is a large dry erase marker whiteboard that is overlaid with a calendar grid. You can buy one of [...]
De-Cluttering and Organizing Your Home With 7 Simple Secrets!
1. Out with the old, in with the new!
To minimize what goes into your house in the first place, remember this simple rule: If you bring in a new item then one has got to go! For example when I buy new clothes I look at what I have before I go shopping. This way [...]
Organizing Office: Quicken Online Vs. Mint
Switching from Mint.com to the free Quicken Online program because it lets me manually enter expenses that take a while to show up in checking…Like checks to relatives that forget they have them, or random restaurants that take a week to show up. That way I don’t have to remember that, and can see my [...]