Around the House

Working with Hanging Files and File Folders

Although I try to “go digital” with most of my family’s household and business files, I’m fully aware that most people still rely on good ol’ fashioned paper files to stay organized. As a professional organizer, I do a lot of “hands-on” file work with my clients in and around San Antonio, Texas and have [...]

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No Way! Another Really Cool Use For Binder Clips.

As if there weren’t enough uses for the ever-so-popular and wonderful binder clips…I’ve discovered another way to use them. I got this fabulous tip from another colleague, Lorie Morrero of Clutter Diet.  It’s simple, yet brilliant.  Here’s how I used it in my son’s closet on his hanging shelves: Labeling my son’s shelves made it [...]

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And Yet Another Key Principle In Organizing: Contain Your Items

I’ve done a couple of videos for you featuring my favorite organizing principles to help you organize your space. They were: Sort Like With Like and Assign A Home. Here is the last of the featured principles of organizing…Contain Your Items.  You’ll be amazed at how containing your like items in one space can significantly [...]

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Dry Erase Board Magnets Quick Tip

Check out this video with a few ways to use magnetic dry erase board magnets in your kitchen.  I personally use mine to: Manage my groceries (even though I primarily use grocery gadget), Manage my weekly meal plan (which I bounce off of my 31 day meal plan…you gotta check this out), And keep track [...]

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Another Key Principle In Organizing: Assign A Home

I did a quick tip video a couple of weeks ago discussing one of the key principles in organizing: sorting like items with like items. Another key principle in organizing is to assign a home…and that’s what today’s quick tip video is going to demonstrate for you. Assigning a home is key because it makes [...]

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Collapsible Storage Crates…Another One Of My Favorite Gadgets

I first saw one these collapsible crates online and they were a bit expensive.  A few months later my husband and I saw them at IKEA for about $5 a piece, so we snagged up four of them!  I’ve since seen them in other home and office supply stores.  I’m totally digging these crates.  They [...]

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Going Commando With Command Hooks

I’ve known about 3M Command hooks for quite some time but never really felt I needed them.  I guess I could never get past the commercials thinking they were only good for hanging stockings.  Well, I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to appreciate their many uses, but I’ve just recently gone “commando” [...]

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