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Archive for October 2007

October 30th, 2007

Tip of the Day #34

We’ve had a touch of winter here in Georgia this morning and it is very windy and cold. Trying to get my kids to wear warm clothes this morning was no small feat. They still want to live in flip flops and shorts.
I tried some pants on my 3 year old this morning and none […]

By Julie -- 5 comments

October 28th, 2007

Holding on to Halloween Costumes

Usually I am all about purging stuff from your home and not holding on to a lot items that clutter your home. But there are some things that are just a good idea to hold on to and I was reminded by that this weekend.
I was talking to a friend of mine this weekend and […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

October 26th, 2007

Video: Using Containers to Organize Your Home

I am loving all these organizing videos! One of these days I’ll get brave enough and do my own. I have this love/hate relationship with video cameras. :)

Tags: Bathroom, Organizing Basics, Storage, Videos

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October 25th, 2007

The Container Store’s Gift Wrap Wonderland

It’s official! The gift wrap wonderland has arrived at The Container Store. In addition to this, if you spend $100 or more on stocking stuffers, you can get free shipping from now until November 4th.
Don’t forget to get your gift wrapping center organized!
Tags: Favorite Products, Favorite Stores, gift-wrapping-supplies, the-container-store, wrapping-paper, wrapping-paper-storage

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October 25th, 2007

Professional Organizer Cindy Culpovich

I would like to start highlighting and interviewing professional organizers from around the country on Declutter It! I used to be one myself and the profession has really taken off. I had to stop my business because of time constraints and I just needed to be more available to my family. After having to cancel […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

October 25th, 2007

Let’s Cruise Through the Holidays

Doesn’t that sound nice? Cruising through the holidays? I am a HUGE advocate of a non-stressful holiday. I probably do less decorating than a lot of people, I buy my gifts online and the last few Christmases we have gone to someone’s house for lunch, so I only had to cook/bake a couple of items. […]

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October 24th, 2007

Categorize Your Belongings

Here’s a video from Expert Village about categorizing your belongings in the bathroom. Enjoy!

Tags: Bathroom, Organizing Basics, Videos

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October 23rd, 2007

Pay Your Bills Online

Have you ever thought of paying your bills online? Or maybe you do this already.
People who pay bills online do so in 15 minutes a month, whereas those who write out checks take two hours, a Harris poll finds.
That’s a big time difference! What would you do with those extra hour and 45 minutes? Hmmmm, […]

By Julie -- 3 comments

October 23rd, 2007

Tip of the Day #33

Organize one space at a time. I’ve seen it over and over again when someone gets bitten by the organizing bug. They are determined to get themselves organized no matter what.
What ends up happening sometimes though, is they go into this organizing craze with no plan and they bounce back and forth between all the […]

By Julie -- 2 comments

October 22nd, 2007

Make Your Bed!

This is a Motivate Me Monday post.
I was just telling you about SELF magazine’s 30 days to getting organized and Make Your Bed was their first tip. I think this was an excellent choice for the first tip to share because it’s simple enough for anyone to do.
So, for this whole week make every effort […]

By Julie -- 4 comments