Category Archives: General Organizing

 

Getting Started On Your Own

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Rebecca Childs

It’s not always ‘in the cards’ to hire professional help, so how can you get started being more organized than you are now? There are two simple rules to follow: For everything that comes into your home, something must go read more

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Why am I disorganized?

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Rebecca Childs

I’m often asked why people are disorganized. What are the root causes? Can understanding the why of it, help us with the fixing of it? I believe an important root cause of our society’s disorganization problem is the massive availability read more

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An Organized New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Rebecca Childs

The New Year is here again, and like most Canadians, you probably hope to do something better this year! Short of calling this a new year’s resolution (a recipe for failure?), let’s just say you aim to live more clutter-free read more

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Making your home back-to-school ready!

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Rebecca Childs

Here are the tips I shared when interviewed for the Ottawa Citizen about getting organized for Back-to-School. Q: Back to school creates a whole lot of “clutter”. What are some creative ways to control the back to school clutter – read more

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Kids’ Closets

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Rebecca Childs

One of the changes I often recommend in a home with children, is to remove the closet doors in the kids’ rooms. More often than not, children either never close their closet doors, or they simply can’t (and therefore don’t) read more

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Finding a Home

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Rebecca Childs

Continuing the series on how to get organized… In my last post I discussed the “Purge” step that comes first when you begin an organizing project. No matter what space you want to organize, once the sorting and purging is read more

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Too Much Stuff!

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Rebecca Childs

People often ask me what the secret is to getting and staying organized. The truth is, there are a number of “secrets”. Over the next few posts, I’ll go through some of the methods I use when helping people to read more

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Dealing with Cord Clutter

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Rebecca Childs

For many homes the problem is the same: too many electrical cords running every which way, cluttering space and twisting through our lives. You can reduce that cord clutter in a few easy steps. First, unplug and inspect each cord, read more

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Better Board Game Storage

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Rebecca Childs

Board games aren’t much fun if the pieces are missing, but keeping the boxes for games in spill-free condition is also a challenge. Keep your supply of games and puzzles organized and ready for the fun. Use zipper seal bags read more

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Lists for Easier Lives

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Rebecca Childs

Busy lives can be made easier by keeping a central household lists for things such as grocery items and household supplies. Place a notepad on the refrigerator (magnetic-backed) or kitchen bulletin board. Teach everyone to write anything down on this read more

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