Home Organization Myth #2: Getting Organized Is Expensive
Getting organized isn’t easy. Even in a small home or apartment it can feel like a daunting task, and in a larger home, it can be tough to know where to begin. Oftentimes we come up with excuses to justify why we haven’t made the progress we would like. One of those excuses might be […]
Home Organization Myth #1: No Time to Organize
In a recent article, I talked about excuses that we use to justify why we still haven’t gotten organized around the home. If you are in this boat, you are by no means unique. A lot of us get down on ourselves about not being more organized, but doing that doesn’t help. What does help […]
6 Backyard Shed Projects for Summer
It’s summertime, and that is the perfect time of the year to work on your backyard shed projects! Whether you are using your shed right now for storage or you have let it become run-down and neglected, there are many exciting ways you can transform your shed into a livable and workable space. Here are […]
Turn a Shed Into a Guest House
Ever wish you had a guest house in your backyard for those times when you have people over on an extended visit? If you have a garden shed, you may already have one! You just need to convert it so it fills its new purpose. So how do you turn a shed into a guest […]
Tips for Organizing a Craft Shed
Running out of room in your craft room? Don’t even have a craft room? If you have the space out back, you can convert a backyard shed into a craft room. A craft shed is similar to the idea of a “she shed,” except of course it isn’t exclusive to female crafters. Don’t have a […]
Great Habits for Home Organizing, Part 2
Are you looking for the best home organization tips and tricks? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Oftentimes the reason that we are not successful with organizing our homes and our lives has nothing to do with a lack of commitment. It has to do with the fact that we think of organizing […]
Great Habits for Home Organizing, Part 1
It is easy to think of home organizing as something you need to schedule in advance, especially at this time of the year. Spring cleaning is a big deal for a lot of households, but the problem with it is that it only lasts for a few months, and then everything is typically a mess […]
Bad Workplace Organizing Habits: Desk Clutter
If there is one area of workplace organization that pretty much every employee seems to struggle with, it is desk clutter. Even the cleanest, most organized desks usually have some problems. But many are downright terrible. There are employees who can no longer even find the surface of their desks, because they are buried under […]
Bad Workplace Organizing Habits
It isn’t just the home that is tough to keep organized; the workplace leads to many challenges too. There are so many problems with being disorganized at work which go well beyond those you experience at home. Being disorderly in the workplace doesn’t just mean a messy cubicle—it means you have a harder time getting […]
Bad Home Organizing Habits You Need to Break, Part 2
Do you work hard to get your home organized, but find that none of your efforts seem to pay off? It could be that you are serious about getting organized, but you are sabotaging your own success through poor habits. In Part 1, I talked about several common culprits: hoarding papers, disorganized desktops, and impulse […]
Bad Home Organizing Habits You Need to Break, Part 1
A lot of us have a hard time getting organized, but can’t identify a clear reason why. It isn’t that we are lazy or that we are avoiding putting in the time and effort. We may even work very hard at it, but no matter what we do, our homes are still disorganized. Organizing your […]
Spring Cleaning Part 4: Getting Kids Involved
Have a lot of spring cleaning to do? Everything goes faster when you have help, right? Then again, depending on your kids, that may not be the case at all. If you have tried to get your family onboard with your spring cleaning efforts in the past, you may have found that attempting to organize […]
Spring Cleaning Part 3: Why Get Organized?
People have variable definitions of spring cleaning, because they have variable goals. If you already have a perfectly organized home, you probably are planning simply on thoroughly cleaning all walls, floors, shelves, cabinets, and so on. But odds are if you’re here checking out our organizational blog, there are areas of your home that could […]
Spring Cleaning Part 2: Tips
If you are planning on using the first warm days of spring to clean your house thoroughly from top to bottom, you probably should be ready to embark on that journey of cleaning and organization any day now. Spring cleaning is a lot of work, so start stocking up on cleaning solution, plastic organizing bins, […]
Spring Cleaning Part 1: Introduction
It’s that time of the year again where we usher in new beginnings. The weather’s starting to warm up in many places, which makes it the perfect time to get up in the attic and out in the shed (before it gets too hot) and start going through things you may not need. Most of […]
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