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Archive for October 2008

October 28th, 2008

Halloween style organizing

To tell you the truth, there really is no Halloween style organizing. I mean sure you can organize candy in bags of various flavors, but that’s not close to true storage solutions. Still, being that Halloween is upon us, I’m feeling obligated to do something. Since we can neither declutter nor organize Halloween exactly, this [...]

By Jennifer -- 4 comments

October 28th, 2008

Almost wordless storage shot of the day

[Grande Hotel Storage Bed and Headboard via High Tech Living]
I guess this gives new meaning to under the bed storage; no?
Tags: , bed storage, bedroom storage, under bed storage, under the bed storage

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By Jennifer -- 4 comments

October 28th, 2008

Computer Maintenance Checklists

I’m not sure if I mentioned this before, but my laptop died about two weeks ago - lucky me huh? To answer your first question, why yes, it WAS a total nightmare. Secondly, in case you didn’t guess, yup, this is why I haven’t been around this week. I finally got a new laptop the [...]

By Jennifer -- 5 comments

October 28th, 2008

Five tips for EXTRA small bathrooms

If you’re dealing with more people than you have bathrooms, or maybe just too many people for too small a bathroom, then use these ideas to save on space.

Nothing in the tub, drawers, or on the counters: Give each family member a plastic or aluminum tote and let them carry their bathroom goodies back and [...]

By Jennifer -- 5 comments

October 28th, 2008

Where’s that lipstick / calculator / change / cell phone?

Ok granted, I’m not so much the lipstick carrying type; to be honest I’m not even the purse carrying type. That said, I know that plenty of you are the purse carrying type, and that keeping it all organized can be a hassle. Losing stuff, when it really counts is also a total waste of [...]

By Jennifer -- 2 comments

October 26th, 2008

Serious Help for Cluttered Folks

Having always been sort of tidy and really organized, it’s hard for me to imagine being any other way. Trust me, I have faults, but messy and disorganized; those aren’t my issues.
Thus until recently, I had never heard that there are actual groups for cluttered folks. Yet, there are. If you’re in a serious state [...]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

October 21st, 2008

Declutter It’s Final Blogtoberfest Prize Winner

Declutter It’s final Blogtoberfest post was, “Do time draining tasks all at once to save time.” If you left a comment on said post, you were automatically entered to win the secret Blogtoberfest prize.
And just what was the final secret prize?
Scan-on-the-Go Secure card from Network Intercept.

The Scan-on-the-Go Secure card is a portable identity theft [...]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments

October 20th, 2008

Live smaller to fight clutter & cleaning issues

Uncluttered lives tend to be simpler than cluttered lives. Uncluttered lives also tend to be full of smaller things - smaller rooms, smaller collections, smaller items in exchange for big ones. Why? Smaller is just easier to clean, organize, and keep clutter-free. It’s not hard and fast, we’ve all seen people living in small rooms, [...]

By Jennifer -- 8 comments

October 18th, 2008

The 2 minute toss it rule

If you’re actively trying to declutter, you may be trying tricks like sorting boxes of stuff (i.e. stuff to keep, stuff to toss, maybe items). This does work for many people. In fact I advocate this as a pretty good decluttering tactic.
That said, it doesn’t work for everyone. Some people NEVER finish deciding about that [...]

By Jennifer -- 2 comments

October 17th, 2008

Declutter It’s Second Blogtoberfest Winner!

The second Declutter It secret prize Blogtoberfest icon was in the following post,In case of a world disaster, which memorabilia will you run to save?.
25 or so of you found the icon, and left a comment on said post, which means you are eligible to win the secret prize hidden behind the post. Now what [...]

By Jennifer -- 0 comments