3 Simple Steps to Staying Organized

Why is it so difficult to stay organized?  It felt great to have an area of your home organized and clutter-free but have yet to discover the secret to keeping it that way.

Decluttering from Your Abundance....

You know you have too much. But, now what? Your kids are watching how you handle these things, too. What you do with that clutter, those things that are nice but you can't seem to let go of? Decluttering from your abundance means that you give what you have to others...

Decluttering Your Home

Every year I attend a few blog conferences, where I meet so many of the bloggers and people that I've admired and seen their work. A few years ago, I had been in contact, via Twitter and other professional organizer, with Geralin Thomas. You may or may not recognize her name, but Geralin is one of the professional organizers on the A&E show "Hoarders" and has an amazing ability to help people who are in absolute desperation to get their things organized and decluttered - but more than the average clutter bug! Well, I met her, and she and I hit it off! I adore her - she is so sweet and kind - and patient! She has written the most amazing book and I can't wait to share it with you...

  

5 Reasons Why Organizing is Fun

It's hard to believe that in over 5+ years of blogging I've never actually talked about the reasons why organizing FUN! If you HATE organizing, or even if you LOVE organizing, it can really be fun! Let me help enlighten you with these five ways!

Organized Closet Trends

Closets are an essential that we all need and have. Having an organized closet is even more important since, of course, we want to keep organized - and have fun too! I was asked by The Container Store and Zillow Digs to share some amazing and fun closet trends with you at one of my favorite places to shop for all things organized - The Container Store! I currently own FOUR closet organizers that I purchased at The Container Store - one each year the first few years we lived in our current home - all our closets that are unique and totally different uses. So, I feel like I have a pretty good grasp on what it takes to have an organized closet, plus being a little trendy too! {Be sure to click over for a chance to learn how to win a $5000 closet makeover - YES, $5000 closet makeover!!!}. 

I'm going to show you two different closets in our home and how I've updated them to be "on trend" and kick them up a notch! The first is my daughter's closet and the other is my master closet.

How to Keep Your Kitchen Counters Decluttered - for GOOD!

You’ve cleared the clutter off your kitchen counters and before you know it the surfaces are covered once again. The kitchen is a busy area of our home and easily cluttered….even if you don’t cook. Their flat spaces are inviting places to dump our stuff as we enter our home or pass thru the kitchen.

How Does HOARDING affect you?

Let me be honest, I have not broached the subject of hoarding before because I'm honestly not an expert! I have no idea what to tell people, have no patience for not being able to declutter...it's the truth. But, I know it affects many people and I know that it can consume families with despair and hopelessness. So, I asked my professional organizer contributor, Jill, to talk about Hoarding since she has much more experience with that than I so. I hope you are encouraged and that you can get help if this is something you or a family member or close friend are struggling with. 

My Favorite Organizing Quotes

Motivation can come in all forms. Right? Sometimes we just need someone {like me} to help kick us in the rear to get moving! Sometimes, it helps to have things clearly written out to post on our fridge, pin on Pinterest, or just share with others. I have found great quotes all over the web. I encourage you pick your favorites and share them, and visit the blogs where I found them. Organizing and decluttering is possible...let me help inspire you!

5 Ways to Stop Clutter

Wherever I go, I meet people who find out I am an organizing blogger, and I get pretty much the same response! They begin making excuses for why they aren't organized, why they need me to come to their house to help them, and launch into questions about how organized my house must be. 

Corralling Stuffed Animals

Are your children’s stuffed animals constantly underfoot and multiplying? Fortunately, there are solutions that will create order and corral those critters out of chaos.

Small Bathroom Storage Solution

Having a small space poses problems for most. But, for me, I look at it like a challenge! We have this one teeny tiny bathroom! It's great because it has a shower, a toilet, AND a sink. But, it's tiny and there's not much storage in there. It's located near our back door so it's great for our guests who come over to use that restroom, but we also like to have it for overnight guests to use, as it's a spare bathroom for us. So I came up with a great storage solution!

June 2015 Wrap Up - Summer Clean Out

Its hard to believe that June is already done:  It seems we were just longing for school to end and now we are looking foreword to celebrating Independence day! 

Have you declared your independence from your cluttered mess yet?  Those of you who are following me on Instagram know that I have been busy getting rid of TONS of stuff!  

Join me on the #OMFgreatsummercleanout2015 and experience the joy of freedom from the stuff you don't need! 

Short on Storage Space?

Are you short on storage space? This can make it difficult to stay organized and clutter-free.

How to Handle Paper Clutter

Today, I'm so excited to bring you a guest post from a sweet lady. Mary is a professional organizer and mother of four. She loves to organize, create, decorate and then blog about it at MaryOrganizes. Mary doesn't chase after perfection, her goals are a healthy home and happy life. She has amazing organizing skills and is here to help me out with all my back and forth traveling I've been doing. Now..let's handle that paper clutter before it controls us!

 

 If paper is your problem, you are not alone! 

Laundry and Paper are the monsters of homemaking and are more similar than you realize. A good strategy for laundry maintenance can teach you a lot about how to solve your paper problem. Your dirty clothes go in a hamper until its time to wash it. It would be a waste of time and energy to wash each piece of laundry one at a time as it becomes dirty. I use my inbox as my paper hamper and I save time dealing similar types of papers (or loads) at the same time. 

The Hidden Cost of Clutter

I am going to be traveling quite a bit in the next few weeks. To help me fill in while I'm busy, I've got some amazing organizing bloggers who will fill in here and there...like seriously amazing! If you'd like to see what I'm up to, head over to Instagram and follow me there. I'll be heading to a blog conference this week and then more fun after that...

Hi Organizing Made Fun readers! I'm Hilda and I blog over at From Overwhelmed To Organized.  I love sharing tips to help overwhelmed people declutter and organize their homes.

Thanks for having me here Becky!  I'm excited to share about one of my favorite topics... decluttering! Do you have clutter in your home?  Have you been wanting to declutter but just haven't been motivated enough to get started? Well I'm hoping today's post will give you a little push towards purging some things from your home!

Did you know that your clutter is costing you money all the time?  There are some obvious ways... like making late payment charges due to overdue bills you couldn't find... or re-purchasing items that you already have but can't find when you need them. But clutter also has costs associated with it in other ways that you may not think of.

Dealing with Junk Mail

Junk mail is a source of stress for many of us.  My niece hadn’t even moved into their new home, yet she was buried under an onslaught of junk mail…a full month before moving in!  She sent me these photos.Insert photos somewhere please….Junk mail certainly wastes a lot of our natural resources and clutters up our personal and mental space.Where does it come from and why is there so much of it?

Thanks for Jill of Simply Organized for her post today!

How to Declutter and Get Organized Right NOW!!

I wrote this piece for 30 Handmade Days several months ago and I wanted to share it with you because it's important for all of you to declutter and get organized this spring! Don't get stuck drowning in clutter...don't make excuses! Read this and get inspired!

How to Organize Photos

Do you have boxes of photos that need organizing?  Who doesn’t?  Photo organization is on most of our to-do lists. We figure we will get to it “someday.”  When your kids start school, move out or when you retire.

Where Do I Begin?

I asked Jill Annis, of Simply Organized, to help answer some of your tough questions! One of the most asked questions I get is "Where do I begin?" So, she is going to help answer that question, from a professional organizer's view!