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It’s Time to Get Organized
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Everything is “on display” at my house right now — and not in a good way.
So, so, NOT in a good way! (more…)
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Maximizing Kitchen Cabinet Space {Get Organized!}
If you’ve been hanging around here lately, you know that I am a total geek when it comes to organization. It literally makes me giddy.
When we remodeled our kitchen last summer one of my favorite results of our makeover is the fact that I feel more organized and efficient than ever.
(If you missed our kitchen remodel posts, you can see them here and here.)
Of course I love the new, fresh look of our kitchen, but the organization and usability factor was also one of the ultimate goals of the remodel. Some of that came with our new cabinet arrangement but a good portion came about from simple things I did after the contractors were gone.
Installing simple shelf dividers and stackable shelves made me love my kitchen even more.
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How to Create a Family Command Center in a Small Space
One of the challenging things about having a family is keeping up with all the various schedules and paper that comes in to the house daily.
Even though the school sends a lot of its communication via email and teacher web sites, we still get several papers that we need to keep around. The difficulty comes in trying to figure out where to put it all.
Until this week, I kept everything in a fairly organized manner near my desk in a spare room that we use for practically everything…exercising, guests, blogging, crafts, watching TV…you name it. It seems to be the most used room in our home besides the kitchen. Except now it’s undergoing a big change (I’ll be sharing more on that soon) so that meant I needed to find a new home for the family calendar and the kids important papers. I had no idea how I was going to accomplish this until I took a closer look at a very small wall between the kitchen and our “everything” room.
When I thought about it, I realized I didn’t need a huge wall to accommodate my needs. All I wanted was a place to hang the family calendar and keep the kids papers. I wanted it to be close to the kitchen, easy to reach and easy to use.
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Get Organized! How to Get Started
It appears I’m not the only one thinking about clean and organized spaces. Which, in retrospect, really shouldn’t come as a big surprise to me since so many stores and magazines are promoting organizing supplies and beautifully organized spaces this time of year.
Still, I am more than a little surprised at how many of you are excited about my addition of a regular organizing feature here on the blog! In case you missed it, I mentioned it when I shared my tips for How to Organize Practically Everything. Thank you so much for your kind and encouraging comments. As a result, I am more excited than ever to get started on this journey with you!
When I first began gathering my thoughts about sharing my organization tips on the blog I knew that the hardest part for the majority of people — including myself — would be getting started. Even if you don’t have an entire house to get in order, even if it’s just a drawer, it can seem overwhelming and like pure drudgery. It’s often enough to prevent us from getting started. (more…)
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How to Organize Practically Everything
The last of my holiday house guests left yesterday morning. Since then, I’ve been washing sheets and towels and trying to get my house back in order. Today, the Christmas decorations will start coming down and I’m just itching to get everything organized and the house back in shape.
Even if you have been reading this blog for awhile, you may not know that I have a bit of a love affair with all things organization.
Home organization stores set my heart aflutter and I have been known to swoon over little things like a divided organizer tray.
I am kind of a nerd that way.
My husband has often wondered why this blog isn’t an organization blog.
He mentioned it the other day.
I had to sit down and think about it a little bit. Why isn’t this blog an organization blog? I am every bit as passionate about organization as I am decorating and DIY.
I guess I didn’t feel like others would get as excited as I do, or my posts wouldn’t be compelling because I don’t always organize with matching or pretty bins. I was afraid my organized spaces wouldn’t be very “blog-worthy.”
I decided that I was being kind of silly.
No, I’m not turning this blog in to an organization blog, but I have decided that I will be doing more posts on organizing here.
After all, this blog is about “all things home” and my goal has always been to inspire, help and encourage others who feel the same passion about their homes as I do. And, I am a big believer that being organized makes you feel as good or even better as buying a pretty new throw pillow or a rug.
For me, my home wouldn’t be as comfortable and welcoming to me if I didn’t keep things organized and functional. So, when I thought about it, I decided that I might be able to bring you some real value if I share some of my organization thoughts, ideas and tips on a regular basis.
Beginning this month, I am starting a regular series I’m calling, “Get Organized!”
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