You may know what to do with your stuff, but it’s so much harder when procrastination, frustration or overwhelm get in the way, right? Learn specific steps on how to clear the emotional mess and do the physical work of decluttering and downsizing in greater comfort and ease.
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Surprising real-life stories reveal how organizing photos and downsizing artwork is turned into a joyful party and memoir. Surprising twists and turns transfer dread into family fun.
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Whether you are selling your house, moving into a smaller space or just trying to make better use of the space you have, you could probably stand to de-clutter your life. It’s one of the main points of staging a home, and while many people choose to hide their stuff for the sale and then drag it to the next house, this only adds more work with very little pay off. Why not take this opportunity to free yourself from clutter? Bid adieu to the stuff, it’s […]
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How I Organize My Spring Cleaning To Fit My Life Style When I was a young teenager, we did spring cleaning the first week of spring break. This would include cleaning windows inside and out and cleaning the oven. Both chores I still hate today. No corner of our home was untouched, but these two chores help me realize there had to be a better way. Instead of doing spring cleaning in a one-week period, I like to break my deep cleaning routine into a more relaxed […]
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DO YOU HAVE TIME TO SPEED CLEAN YOUR HOUSE? House cleaning has never been one of my favorite pastimes. I like a clean house, but I don’t have a great deal of time to make that happens. I have learned by spending 15-30 minutes a day, you can speed clean one room without becoming overwhelmed. I like to share cleaning shortcuts that have helped me. Most of my suggestions, I have tried myself. Others I learned from family and friends. Most of us know to start cleaning from […]
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How To Stage Your Home To Sell In less than two years, my husband will be retiring. I’m not sure if we will be selling our home. Now is a good time for me to research how to stage my home in case we decide to downsize to a smaller home. I would like to share some ideas I found. What is home staging? Staging your home is merely arranging your furniture in an appealing manner with the goal of staging your home to sell. This may require […]
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My husband and I have separate home offices. Both rooms are small. My room is 9×11, and on one wall, I have a custom wall office desk with a three-shelf enclosed hutch. On my desk counter, I have two large desktop monitors, a HP printer, a computer speaker, and a HDOC4 channel DVR. My desk has four file drawers and two cabinets. I have purged items from both my file drawers and two cabinets. I still have too much paper. I also have a few books and […]
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Organize Clutter- Can You Make Money with your Organized Clutter Funny thing about organizing clutter, whenever you think it is organized, you find one more spot that is cluttered. New clutter in my home is not just from new items that my husband and I buy. It also comes from stuff we already have- like too many small appliances, two drawers full of kitchen gadgets in my laundry room. I have a utility room with five large plastic bins filled with stuff. I’m happy to say I cleaned […]
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According to Webster’s dictionary, common sense is having good judgment in practical matters. Many things we do daily may show we don’t use common sense. I would like to share four daily habits many of us may do daily without using common sense. Impulse shopper- Is your home filled with stuff you don’t really use? Do you have clothes in your wardrobe you have worn only once? If you are like me, you bought them not because you planned to buy but because of the emotional high […]
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Cleaning your oven doesn’t have to involve a lot of time or effort. If you’re tired of dealing with all that grime, grease, and mess, here are 4 oven cleaning tips you should try. Use the Right Tools The key to cleaning an oven is to use all the right tools. Things like abrasive pads are ideal for cleaning grime. You also need a spray bottle and a small bowl for mixing and applying your own cleaning solutions. Don’t use things like cloth towels or regular sponges […]
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