Saturday, October 25, 2008
Organizing Tips!!
IKEA has a very cool and colorful hanging sorter for kids rooms. This is great for stuffed animals or lightweight toys. Use the one in, one out rule to keep from overpopulating the stuffed animal kingdom at your house.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Organizing Tips!!
Brace yourself ladies! Use the one in, one out rule for shoes. Yes, I said it. I know they are shoes – I LOVE SHOES but, if here is dust on them it’s time to let them go. If they give you blisters let them go. If they need repair, repair them or let them go.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Organizing Tips!!
Donate books, magazines and videos that are collecting dust to the local library. You can build your library and get a tax write off. Any books they can’t use are sold to benefit the library.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Organizing Tips!!
Go vertical in your closet by using hanging shoe holders to keep shoes off the floor.
Friday, October 10, 2008
Organizing Tips!!
If cable modems, wireless devices and surge protectors are cluttering up your desktop and floor Velcro them to the back of your desk and wrap the cables with twist ties or rubber bands to keep your area clear.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Organizing Tips!!
If you take your shoes off in the garage before entering the house us a hanging shoe sorter for shoes. (like the ones that hang on the back of the door) Hang it on the wall low enough so that every member of the family has pockets at their height.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Mission: Situational Disorganization
Remember the Flintstones and the dreaded closet where everything fell out on Fred’s head? If you’re younger than it would be the closet that the Kraft brothers open on Zamboomafoo. Or maybe it’s your real life closet. Do you open the door just wide enough to get your arm in so you can hold back what’s falling?
How does it happen? How do wonderfully organized, intelligent people get so overwhelmed and disorganized? In the professional organizing field this is considered situational disorganization. An event or series of events occur in life that takes our feet right out from underneath us and we get behind or we lose the umph for keeping things in order.
These do not have to be bad things; the birth of a baby, a child goes off to college, change of careers. Sometimes these things are more challenging; loss of a parent and gain of their stuff, moving to a smaller home, starting a business. All of these events are considered to be in the top 10 of stressful events in life – what if you have a few at a time! Whoa…hold on.
So what if the clutter takes less meaning while all of this is going on? No big deal unless it adds to your stress. During the time of change and grief we need to be kind to ourselves and allow ourselves to heal. We also need to keep moving in a forward direction so we don’t stay stuck.
So how do we keep the clutter from sucking our energy from us?
Do a little at a time. One drawer at a time. One shelf at a time. Ask for help from a friend or professional. Invest a few minutes to reduce stress – you would be amazed at the momentum that gets going when you just step in and start.
Give yourself the gift of stress reduction and order when all else seems to be going crazy! You deserve it!
Kelli Wilson is a professional organizer and owner of A Simple Plan Consulting. Kelli started A Simple Plan in 2005 with the intention to help others reduce stress and find serenity by reducing clutter and streamlining their homes. Kelli is President of the Sacramento Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, a disciplined martial artist and mother of two. She strives for serenity in her life which she knows is contagious to those who desire it. Kelli can be reached at 916 765 6104 or Kelli@asimpleplanconsulting.com. Her website is www.asimpleplanconsulting.com
How does it happen? How do wonderfully organized, intelligent people get so overwhelmed and disorganized? In the professional organizing field this is considered situational disorganization. An event or series of events occur in life that takes our feet right out from underneath us and we get behind or we lose the umph for keeping things in order.
These do not have to be bad things; the birth of a baby, a child goes off to college, change of careers. Sometimes these things are more challenging; loss of a parent and gain of their stuff, moving to a smaller home, starting a business. All of these events are considered to be in the top 10 of stressful events in life – what if you have a few at a time! Whoa…hold on.
So what if the clutter takes less meaning while all of this is going on? No big deal unless it adds to your stress. During the time of change and grief we need to be kind to ourselves and allow ourselves to heal. We also need to keep moving in a forward direction so we don’t stay stuck.
So how do we keep the clutter from sucking our energy from us?
Do a little at a time. One drawer at a time. One shelf at a time. Ask for help from a friend or professional. Invest a few minutes to reduce stress – you would be amazed at the momentum that gets going when you just step in and start.
Give yourself the gift of stress reduction and order when all else seems to be going crazy! You deserve it!
Kelli Wilson is a professional organizer and owner of A Simple Plan Consulting. Kelli started A Simple Plan in 2005 with the intention to help others reduce stress and find serenity by reducing clutter and streamlining their homes. Kelli is President of the Sacramento Chapter of the National Association of Professional Organizers, a disciplined martial artist and mother of two. She strives for serenity in her life which she knows is contagious to those who desire it. Kelli can be reached at 916 765 6104 or Kelli@asimpleplanconsulting.com. Her website is www.asimpleplanconsulting.com
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Getting ready for weather changes
We're getting ready to start changing from shorts and tanks to warmer clothes, our closets are getting ready to transition. Our warm blankets are coming out. The BBQ may be traded in for the crock pot!
If you are ready to transform and declutter to get ready for the cooler weather and the holidays call me! I can give you lots of tips and ideas for keeping it simple!
Let's talk!
Kelli
kelli@asimpleplanconsulting.com
www.asimpleplanconsulting.com
If you are ready to transform and declutter to get ready for the cooler weather and the holidays call me! I can give you lots of tips and ideas for keeping it simple!
Let's talk!
Kelli
kelli@asimpleplanconsulting.com
www.asimpleplanconsulting.com
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