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If you have been following Organizing-Life for a bit, you already know that I set aside the month of June to tackle our basement. I mean: clear out all the clutter, give away, sell, and toss extra stuff we never knew we had, clean every surface, and re-decorate a bit. My goal is to [...]
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I chose to tackle my entry way and the area of the kitchen around the corner where everything that doesn’t have a home hangs out. Come on over to www.organizing-life.com and see my before and after pictures as well as read my tips for decluttering your own home! Create a Grab-n’-Go Play-date bag to collect those odds and ends you need when you are heading out the door with little kids. You can also use this tote for baby shower gifts, summer pool gifts and hold those special essentials. Visit www.organizing-life.com for more info on how you can create your own. For the month of June my goal is to reclaim our basement! We have a very nice finished basement that could be the perfect space for lounging, entertaining, or kid-play. Right now it is neglected and not organized well, okay, at all. So, do you think I can get this done in one month? I’ll keep you up-to-date on my progress weekly. A touch of accountability usually gives me a big kick-in-the-you-know-what to get going and stave off procrastination! What is your summer home organizing project? How long do you keep that? I admit I love keeping those paper pieces for the just-in-case. But I am running out of space so I need to pair it down. This list will help me, and you, figure out which papers to pitch! Happy Organizing! What do you re-purpose to organize around your home? I used a fishing tackle box to organizing my sewing notions. The box is protable and holds all my beginner sewing needs in neatly. Come on over to www.organizing-life.com to share how you re-purposed an old item to create a new organized storage space. This week I have been organizing my linen closet. My problem was containment. Stacks of linens would slide sidboard, hand towels would get lost in the pile, and stock pile items mixed in with each other making it hard to know how much of anything I had. So, I followed the steps I outlined in my Monday closet organizing post, and set to work devising an organizing system for the items that “live” in my hallway closet. Most closets are like large boxes. How do you effectively organize all of your belongings in this three dimensional space? It is like a 3-D puzzle, and making it all fit can challenging. Here are the processes I use when I am tackling a closet organizing project. Before kids, my clothing was neatly pressed, folded perfectly, arranged by garment type, color, pattern, and fabric. After kids, I just throw stuff in a heap on the floor in the corner. Come see my spring cleaning master bedroom before and after pictures and see the difference a few hours made on my space! Feng Shui experts believe the bedroom is the most important room in your home and this room can greatly affect your health, marriage, and prosperity. To enhance and improve these areas of your life, visit Organizing-Life.com to read about Feng Shui tips you can use to create your personal tranquil resting place. |
 I am a 35 year old mom to a 4 year old son, a 3 year old daughter, a son born in May, and a wife to my life wonderful. I write in this space when my crafty inspiration strikes or when I get to pondering about how we can live more simply and better connect with the earth around us. We are a family surviving the suburbs, contending with commercialism, and getting to a greener lifestyle. Welcome! ~Abbie |
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