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11May2022

Home Organizing Tips For Summer

May 11, 2022

Now is the best time for home organizing and to get ready for summer! You’ll have plenty to do once your children are out of school and the weather warms up.

Get organized now to save time searching for sunscreen and toys, and spend more time enjoying summer. These are some simple ways to organize your house for summer.

Summer Home Organizing Tips

1. Make Your Summer Calendar

You will feel more prepared if you plan ahead for your summer calendar. It will also prevent events from sneaking up. This is a great opportunity to give your family some vacation days. Summer should be relaxing.

You should make space on your calendar for lazy summer days or spur-of-the-moment fun. Your summer calendar should be visible to everyone. This will allow everyone to know what’s happening in the summer.

29Apr2022

Downsizing Tips For A Smaller Home

April 29, 2022

Sue White

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It can be difficult to move into a smaller house. But, it’s an opportunity to declutter, downsize, and organize your belongings so that you can make a fresh start in your new home. We have all the information you need to make this process easy!

Moving To A Smaller Home? Here Are Some Downsizing Tips

Declutter.

Although it may seem like spring cleaning, we encourage you to clean out all closets, cabinets, and drawers of your home in order to eliminate unnecessary items. You may not have seen the garage or under your sink in years. These areas should be addressed first.

Spatial awareness.

When packing for your move keep in mind how much space you will need in your smaller home. It is not a good idea to have everything in one place. When downsizing, it is important to be mindful of the square footage of your new house.

27Apr2022

Home Organizing: Six Tips to Make Spring Cleaning a Success

April 27, 2022

Sue White

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The birds are singing, the flowers are in bloom, but the house feels stuck with what they refer to as the winter blues. When it comes to spring cleaning, people know it as a tradition that lets us clean out our homes and prepare for the busy seasons of summer and spring. Although it can seem daunting, home organizing doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

Home Organizing: 6 Spring Cleaning Tips To Help You Get Started.

Clean Room by room

It is the best way to clean your home. To help you organize and remind yourself of areas that require extra attention, create cleaning checklists for each room. You can skip areas that have not been cleaned in recent months and instead focus on those parts that were neglected during winter.

22Apr2022

5 Easy Ways To Declutter Your Garage

April 22, 2022

Sue White

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Garage organization poses unique challenges. How can you combine toys, tools, sporting equipment and cleaning supplies into one place? How do you declutter this part of your home?

Every household keeps things in its garage that they don’t need. Garages can become a household’s “dumping ground” because they contain too many things. You aren’t the only one who has accumulated a lot of clutter. You don’t have to worry if your garage is full of clutter. A professional home organizer has seen the following: dead and alive animals, food spoilage, photos that are ruined by moisture, termite-infested furnishings that never made it to a dump, and so on.

19Apr2022

Tips To Declutter and Organize Your Garage

April 19, 2022

Sue White

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There are few better places than your garage for storage space. The problem with garages is that they are often a mess. Many local families cannot park their cars in their garages because it is so full of their stuff. If this is you, stay put! This article offers great tips on how to declutter and organize your garage.

Declutter: Get Rid of Everything You Don’t Use

Most of the junk in your garage is actually junk. Your son’s bicycle that he has outgrown. Your daughter’s broken toys. The lamp your dog knocked over last Thanksgiving. You can free up lots of garage space by decluttering. It is a good rule of thumb to get rid of junk that you don’t use, need, or want. There are several ways to do this, including:

14Apr2022

Home Organizing Tips: 8 Room Makeover Ideas For Mother’s Day

April 14, 2022

Sue White

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Mother’s Day is right around the corner and because moms deserve the best – the perfect gift can be tough to shop for. To make things even more tricky, you may not have time to go browsing at the mall or her favorite store. But don’t worry. What if instead of buying something, you embark on a home organizing project? Having an organized space for creative projects, relaxing, or reading is one of the best presents you could give mom this year.

Check out these 8 room makeover ideas and create the perfect retreat for mom this Mother’s Day.

Home Organizing Projects For Mother’s Day

1. Craft Room Makeover

Does the mom in your life love to scrapbook, knit scarves and blankets, or transform vintage yard sale finds into works of art? Fixing up a special spot for her to harness her creativity and tackle crafts may be the perfect Mother’s Day gift. If there’s not already a designated spot in the house for a craft space, find an unused nook or simply set up a small table in a guestroom or home office. You don’t need a ton of space — just room for the essentials. If she already has her own crafting space, organize that messy area as a Mother’s Day surprise.

29Mar2022

Six Spring Home Organizing Tips

March 29, 2022

Sue White

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Spring is the perfect time to organize and clean up your home. These quick and easy home organizing ideas will help you tackle four areas that are the most cluttered in your home this spring.

Home Organizing Tips

Find the perfect home for you.

Make sure you have all your cleaning supplies in one place before you start decluttering and spring cleaning.

Use organization systems to inspire creativity

A cleaning supply organizer such as a freedomRail Over the Door System that hangs above a hall closet door can be a great way of staying organized. It makes use of the vertical space at the back of the door. Hang brooms and mops on hooks and keep cleaning supplies bottles on shelves. To make it easy to transport, put all of your cleaning supplies in one bag.

25Mar2022

TIPS TO DECLUTTER AND DOWNSIZE YOUR HOME

March 25, 2022

Sue White

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When you downsize, it best is to get rid of the things you don’t need in your life. It may seem quite simple but it’s a cumbersome process. You need thoughtful consideration and time. So, if you don’t have that much time or if you are not considering the consequences, you will wind up committing mistakes. You need to be smart when decluttering and downsizing.

Are Your Moving? Downsize The Big Stuff.

If you are moving to a smaller home, there’s no reason for you to bring too much stuff. Hauling big furniture will cost you a lot of money and if you have no place to put it in your new house, you’ll end up paying for a storage unit, which means extra cost. Check the floor plan of your new home. You can also do a walk through using a tape measure so you’ll get a feel of where you can place your sofas, chairs, and tables. You should make these decisions before moving. It will save you money and time.

15Mar2022

ORGANIZING TIPS TO SELL YOUR HOME FASTER

March 15, 2022

Sue White

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The thought of moving can be overwhelming for many people. There’s a lot of things to do and so many matters to attend to, that a lot of people wind up just staying in the same place even if they don’t like it. Fortunately, there are things you can do to make the move possible and stress-free. Here are some tips from professional organizers that you might find useful.

Declutter Your Home

Pair down the furniture, décor, clutter as well as family pictures you have displayed to a certain amount that makes the place feel more inviting and open. Declutter closets and cabinets of excess items so you can make a more spacious feeling. Be sure that the entry way is free of clutter and can be navigated easily.

11Mar2022

DOWNSIZING GUIDE FOR SENIORS

March 11, 2022

Sue White

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Seniors know that they eventually have to downsize to cut costs, simplify their lifestyle, deal with medical issues, or to be closer to their grand kids. The process is usually tolling and stressful, both physically and emotionally. However, you don’t have to feel overwhelmed. Here are a few downsizing tips for seniors.

Senior-friendly Downsizing Tips

Start Early

Give yourself enough time to downsize. The downsizing process will take longer than you expect so you need to have a lot of time to sort through all of your belongings. You can’t do this in just a single day or one weekend. Give yourself a more realistic timeframe like a few weeks or months. Work on one room at a time and make sure to take breaks as needed. You’ll find downsizing less stressful if you are not rushed.

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