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Why won’t my kids pick up their toys?

If your house is like mine, toys are everywhere — even the bathroom. They multiply like rabbits! Do you find yourself wondering (or yelling) why don’t my kids pick up their toys?!I have a few ideas…

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What is your clutter comfort level?

Losing clutter is analogous to losing weight. Being organized is a lot like being in shape. And though everyone is unique, most people tend to fit in to one of these three clutter comfort levels. W…

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The Most Important Step to Organize a Kid’s Room

When it comes to organizing a kid’s room, I’ve noticed a seriously sad trend. Every single child we’ve organized has so many toys they don’t even know what they have! First World Problems From high…

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What To Do With That Pile of Clothes

Every bedroom has this pile. Our bedroom pile is on a bench. Lots of times you find it on a chair. Some people call it the chair-drobe. A chair-drobe is one of those piles that just never seems to …

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Want a better sex life? Declutter these 5 things from your bedroom (maybe 6 things)

Newsweek magazine* estimates that 15 to 20 percent of couples are in a sexless relationship. Say WHAT? Researching statistics for this article was pretty depressing. Americans today are having less…

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5 truths and 3 lies about professional organizing from “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”

Marie Kondo is a professional organizer. She gets paid to help people throw away their excess clutter and organize what they keep in their homes. Before January 1st when her Netflix show “Tid…

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Kids and laundry are a match made in heaven!

The best thing I ever delegated to my kids was their own laundry. Never have I ever been reading a book or laughing at instagram videos and thought. “Shucks! I wish I could do the kids’ laundry for…

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Meal planning for your family

Ever since people started inviting me into their homes to organize their messy drawers and garages, their crazy piles of paper and dirty clothes, I’ve realized something: If all of y’al…

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Only lazy people need to hire an organizer

I’ve been a professional organizer for many years. Often people who are naturally organized ask me incredulously, “What do you do for people? Why can’t they throw away their own trash?” When you ar…

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Drop the extra weight to get ready for a move

My father was in the US Air Force for 20 years! That’s a long time. During his career our family moved every 3 years or more. We are all good at moving now, that’s for sure! In some way…

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