How Decluttering Can Pay Off, Literally!

Lately, I have been hit by the decluttering bug. And by hit, I mean HIT hard. I am pretty good about decluttering, honestly, but about once or twice a year I just start to go a little nuts around the house. Just ask my husband! What I do is I imagine that we are going to be moving across the country! I give myself a deadline - say 2 months - and I start going room by room through every closet, cupboard and shelf! I think about whether I've used the item in the last six months, or even a year. Why am I keeping it? 

Step 4 - Find a Faithful Friend: The Mom's Guide to Getting Your House Organized and Clutter Free

Last week, I shared the third step of getting your home organized and clutter free, which was letting go of clutter. You might be thinking, "letting go of clutter might be easy for some, but not me." I'm here to tell you that if you struggle with hoarding and/or are a clutter bug, I've got the fourth step directed especially for you. Find a faithful {organized} friend. Yes, this is very important. You need to find a friend {or if you really can't, hire a professional organizer} to come and help you to let go of clutter.

Look at your home with fresh eyes this week - WALK THROUGH your whole home and start looking at the piles of things everywhere. Actually look at it - pretend you are a visitor in your own home. Are you horrified? Or is it pretty good? Look around carefully. 

Step 3 - Let Go of Clutter: The Mom's Guide to Getting Your House Organized and Clutter Free

Today is the day. Are you ready to start looking at things differently? In the Mom's guide to getting your house organized and clutter free, we started by simply getting into the habit of sitting down each evening and planning out our schedule and routine each week. Second, we started meal planning. Those two things are vital habits to form in your home in order to get your whole life/home organized and clutter free. And, did you start these habits? How are you feeling about them? Is it making a difference?  Today, I want you to start looking at your stuff differently.

Step 2 - Meal Planning: The Mom's Guide to Getting Your House Organized and Clutter Free

This week, we're going to explore the next step to getting your house organized and clutter - and becoming more of a home and your life much calmer. Meal Planning.

Meal Planning is truly vital for us Moms, it's the second step to helping you get your home organized and clutter free! Like step one, getting into the habit of doing this on a regular basis will help you the most. You need to decide how often you want to meal plan and how often you need to grocery shop. I have a weekly plan, since we have two teenagers and need food often! Let me help you with this simple weekly step:

The Moms' Guide to Getting Your House Organized and Clutter Free

Today is the day! This year is YOUR year! You can get your house decluttered and organized - I'm here to coach you through it! We're going to answer all your questions and excuses for not doing it. Are you ready?

First, let me say, if you don't really want to be organized or clutter free, you won't. It's like trying to make someone lose weight that doesn't want to. It's not going to happen. You have to WANT to make changes. You have to WANT to get organized. You have to WANT to get rid of the clutter. 

Second, this is not a challenge. I know there are lots of "challenges" to get organized in so many days, but I'm not necessarily a big believer in these for everyone. It probably works for some, but my goal is to help you develop solid, long-lasting habits that will help you to stay clutter free and organized. So, if you're looking for a challenge, this isn't it. 

Third, start thinking about what you want for your home. I am adamantly anti-perfectionism. If you are a perfectionist, you absolutely have to give up that thinking - imperfect organization. That's a big topic I'll be talking about throughout this journey and series. 

What area of your life do you need to organize? Your schedule, your kitchen, your whole house, your whole life? Share this with your friends and tell them where you hope to get organized this year!

 

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“But,  What If I need It Someday?”

This is a common thought we have when we want to declutter and get organized.  I would bet that if you have a small (or large) problem in your home with clutter that you (or someone in your home) has used that phrase once or twice. This thought can sometimes even paralyze our ability to get rid of anything.   

My grandmother was born to a poor family in 1930 and spent her childhood playing with bits and pieces of scraps and junk in the yard rather than the playhouses, swing-sets and electric ride-on cars that her great grandchildren enjoy. Unlike many of her generation, who struggle with hoarding, she kept an immaculate home all of her life.  

How to Organize Kitchen Cupboards

If you want to get some more great ideas with organizing your kitchen, I've got them! Last week I shared my new kitchen and how I organized all the drawers in there! Today I'm sharing the rest of the cupboards in the kitchen! There's so many great ideas I'm going to give you about organizing them, so be sure to share this and pin all your favorites!

5 Tips for Back to School Organizing and Cleaning

When you think of back to school - do you think of cleaning? I don't, honestly! But, it's actually a perfect time to start perfecting your cleaning and organizing routine - again! Yep, every year you are probably having to tweak and fix that schedule and your routine for cleaning and everything else. I know that I have to every year when school starts. I now have a high school junior and a seventh grader so things are so different now than just a few years ago when my kids were little. Whether you public school, private school, or homeschool it's a perfect time to sit down and work out your routine and schedule. Here are my FIVE tips for getting back to school and getting updated in your routine:

5 Ways to Get a Better Night's Sleep

I am partnering with IKEA to share some of my best tips for the #First59 Campaign. 

How can you possibly get a better night's sleep? Well, for me, there are things that I do each day to help me ease my way into getting a better sleep! It might seem like simple ways, but they are definitely something that help me be calm. We've got a busy schedule some days and I try to consistently get to bed around the same time. 

5 Quick Tips to Keep Your Space Organized

So, you want an organized space! You work and work, declutter and declutter. Now your space is FINALLY looking pretty organized! But, here's the part that's crucial - it's the "keeping your spaced organized" part that's the last step and it's a critical step! I'm going to give you five quick tips that you can keep with you. Feel free to pass this along to any other friends who are trying to get, and stay, organized! Pin it - don't forget about it!

TINY House Fever!

Have you seen the latest craze on HGTV and other channels? It's Tiny Houses - and it's fascinating! My daughter and I watch these shows weekly and can't believe how people can live in such teeny, tiny square footage! Can you?  So, I've come up with some of my favorites and why we can all relish in the tiny-ness that is so fascinating!

5 Tips for Letting Go of Clutter

If your goal is to get organized this year, than clutter is your first obstacle! Sometimes we just need a little push to figure out how to let go of that extra clutter hanging around, right? I am going to give you five quick tips for letting go of your clutter! 

The BIGGEST Organizing Mistake You Make {And How to Fix It}

What if I told you that you are making the BIGGEST mistake in your organizing? Would that be a big deal to you? With your resolution to get more organized this year, this could be the one thing that helps you realize how to do it, and do it RIGHT.

How to Get Organized Without Spending Any Money!

Getting organized doesn’t have to be costly, especially since doling out money on cute but pricey organizing containers isn’t the solution.  Believe me, I understand the lure of container shopping but urge you to hang onto your money until you edit your stuff.  It’s likely you won’t need containers if you edit enough stuff. 

The 10 Best Organizing Posts of the Year

It's not a secret that organizing is my passion - along with a few other things like decorating and DIY. It's also a passion of mine to help inspire and motivate YOU to get organized - it doesn't mean that MY way is the ONLY way. It just means that it gets your brain thinking about all the ways you can get your whole life organized, one little area at a time. And I really hope that you feel that I have helped you in this way. It's the end of the year and 2015 has been so good for organizing! I want to show you the best of my posts of the year! 

15 Last Minute Stocking Stuffer Ideas that Don't Cause Clutter

Maybe you have done great and are all done with all your Christmas shopping - maybe you've been done for weeks, or just a few days. Doesn't matter because you need ideas for stocking stuffers for your kids - BUT, you don't want them to be trinkets that are going to make a pile of clutter! Right? Or maybe you have a tween or teen and just can't figure out what in the world to get them. Well, I'm here to help you! I've got 15 uncluttered stocking stuffer ideas that you can get at the last minute!

Tips for Keeping Large Utensil Drawer Organized

A couple of weeks ago, I shared my #cupboardconfessions with MasterBrand Cabinets as my sponsor and a chance to win a $300 Visa Gift Card! Today, I'm going to share some tips for keeping a large utensil drawer organized, a video of how I organized mine, and the winner of that $300 Visa Gift Card! Do you have a drawer in your kitchen that is a MESS? Maybe it looks a little like this?

Organizing and Decluttering Christmas Decorations

You love to decorate for the holidays but because your decorations are disorganized, it’s not as much fun as it used to be.  Your collection of decorations has grown with time and may have become unmanageable and disorganized.

Let’s put the fun back into decorating, with some tips for keeping it all organized, contained and easy to find.

The Ultimate, Uncluttered Holiday Gift Guide

Christmas is a joyous time, a time to celebrate the birth of Christ, and for most of us, a time to give gifts to loved ones! It can conjour up dread or it can make you joyous! Well, as a dedicated organizer and declutterer, I have a big problem with lots of Christmas gifts that come floating through our doors! On the one hand, we want to show our love and appreciation to loved ones, but on the other hand most of us already have way too much stuff! So, today I'm presenting 20 Uncluttered Gifts to guide you through the season! 

A Thanksgiving Kitchen Cupboard Confession + $300 Visa Card Giveaway

So confess...how are your kitchen cupboards looking? Are they a mess? Totally organized? Maybe they are close, but you just can't seem to make things work the way you want them to? Let me tell you something, my kitchen "looks" pretty good from far off, but our cabinets are a mess - old, falling apart, doors that won't close all the way! With Thanksgiving coming {and Christmas holidays}, I begin thinking about the efficiency and organization of my kitchen while we're entertaining all kinds of people for parties! Do you? I confess that these cupboards drive me crazy almost daily!