Considering I didn’t even know how to do my own laundry when I went to college and my husband had to teach me everything he knew about laundry when we got married, it is sometimes hilarious to me that I talk so much about laundry in my job and have so much advice on the […]
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Super Tidy!
The Super Tidy! I’ve been mentioning the Super Tidy! all over the place, but let me formally introduce the powerful, clutter and mess fighting Super Tidy! (Whenever I write Super Tidy! anywhere, I include an exclamation mark, but I won’t do that while writing this because it just looks like I have bad punctuation.) The […]
Living Standards – Minimum Daily Habits
If you want to get organized, improving your daily Living Standard is an important part. Our Living Standard is the accumulation of daily habits we’ve come to accept. Organization, at the core, is really all about habits. If you usually skip bed-making, leave dirty dishes in the sink for a while, or pile things up […]
2 Ways To Clean Windows
If you have a lot of windows on your home, cleaning them can be a big chore. There is absolutely no shame in hiring a professional to come and clean your windows for you. There are many times that I hire someone to clean my windows when things get busy. I’m not a martyr – […]
All About Dusting
Growing up, when I’d offer to help clean the house, the chore my mom gave me was dusting. It was the chore she hated most and so I learned to love it. I’ve refined my dusting methods over the years, especially having my own home to maintain and no longer having time to dust out […]
Setup a Donation Station
A donation station might not be adequate space for your declutter items from the Declutter Challenge, so don’t confuse this suggestion with setting up the bins in How To Declutter. The Donation Station I’m talking about today is one you keep setup permanently and is great for maintaining decluttering throughout the entire year. A Donation […]
Room Declutter Checklist (for Teens & Young Adults)
Teens and young adults have unique needs to help them declutter. My advice is to suggest their room may need a Deep Cleaning or a Decluttering, and then offer to help. Some teens may feel comfortable having you in their room helping, and some may really need that help, but they still may want some […]
A made bed gives us hope every day.
A few years ago, a video went viral about making your bed and it has stuck with me. I watch it every now and then because the message is so good. (Don’t worry, I’ve attached the video below, so you can watch it too!) If you want to change the world, start off by making […]
4 Routines to an Always-Clean Kitchen
My mom gave me a little magnet with an inspirational quote. She suggested I could put it on my fridge. My mom and I are very open with each other without being offended, so I reminded her “I don’t put anything on my fridge … and you don’t either.” 😂 I put the magnet on my simple command […]
Weekly Planning Sheet (FREE Printable!)
When I was in the beginning process of creating my own planner, I would just design one week sheets like this and try out different versions. I’d stick the weekly planning sheet into a clipboard and I was ready to organize my week! I took the planner design and used it to create this planning […]