Is your refrigerator a black hole of fuzzy cheese, past-their-prime veggies, and unidentifiable leftovers? It’s time for some easy refrigerator organizing tips. In just a short time, you can take your fridge from funky to fresh! You’ll also get a peek inside my refrigerator as I give it a quick makeover with help from some neat READ MORE
Paper Overload? Set Up Your Command Center!
What would it feel like to organize your home joyfully? Join our fourth JOY Challenge, and find out! We will be setting up a Household Command Center to help you get a handle on your busy family’s paperwork and activities. If you’re like most people, your kitchen is the hub of your home. Papers come READ MORE
Think Outside the Box for Storage Boxes
Storage boxes are everywhere right now! During the first couple weeks of January, stores will be pushing their organizational storage containers. Everywhere from Target and WalMart to Home Depot and The Container Store will have plenty of sales to encourage you to stock up now. And while you’ll find containers in a variety of sizes READ MORE
Holiday Challenge: Organize Your Entryway
November is the start of the holiday season, which means that friends and family will be ringing your doorbell throughout the next couple months. But are you starting to panic with the thought of guests visiting your home, seeing your mess? Don’t fret! It’s time to join the JOY (Just Organize Yourself) Challenge. {Photo courtesy of Ikea} READ MORE
Target Dollar Spot Gets Us Organized For Less
Who doesn’t love a good deal on organizing products? And who doesn’t love a trip to Target? Let’s combine the two and hit the Target Dollar Spot for some neat, multi-use organizing tools. First off, I just found some new adhesive labels this week. I bought a bunch for just $1 per pack to READ MORE
Catastrophic Cabinet? Containerize!
I recently helped a client take a bathroom catch-all cabinet from spooky to spectacular! It was such fun. After a quick assessment of the space, I recognized that the problem was due to three things: Due to lack of organization, the client couldn’t see what she had, so she was over-buying on some items. Although READ MORE
An Organized Baby Shower Gift Idea
My cousin is having her first baby next month, and I just attended her baby shower a couple weeks ago. I needed the perfect organized baby shower gift idea that would be useful and adorable, and, of course, organizing-themed. A quick perusal on Pinterest gave me some ideas, and a follow-up on Etsy helped me located just READ MORE
Quick Make-Up Drawer Makeover
Ready for the quickest organizing makeover ever? This one took ten minutes, and it’s the perfect starter project for the organize-phobic. Here are the simple steps: Take out everything, grouping items on the counter or floor by category (make-up, skin care, implements/brushes, tooth care, nail care, etc.) Wipe out the drawer with some spray cleaner. READ MORE
Why I Love Organizing with Mason Jars
Mason jars bring me back to my childhood. My beloved grandma was an avid canner. She had an abundant garden, filled with cucumbers, onions, green beans, strawberries, and — my favorite — raspberries. She canned all summer long so that we could all enjoy the fruits of her labor in the dreary winter months. I READ MORE
Target Dollar Spot Gets You Organized
Who says getting organized has to cost an arm and a leg? I hit the Target dollar section (AKA the “Dollar Spot”) today and found plenty of organizing tools that costs between $1 and $3 each. Here are a few scores for a few bucks: Metal buckets: Just a buck each, they could corral anything READ MORE