Organizing

Topple the Morning to You? How to Keep Tall and Bulky Storage Items from Falling Over

When it comes to organizing and organizing products, there’s no shortage of items to choose from. After all, organizing products are a multi-billion dollar industry! That said, some products fall short of their promise to help you get organized…but some products are actually pretty good. So when I find an organizing product that I love, […]

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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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How to Create an Action File Quick Tip

Having trouble managing your daily influx of papers? Don’t worry, we all do. I mean, it’s practically impossible to have a day go by that we don’t bring some sort of paper into our homes…things from work, school, the store, extracurricular activities, the mail, kids, etc. So many papers…patiently waiting for someone to take action […]

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Figure 8 Cord Management Quick Tip

I can get really crazy when it comes to messy cords. I see a box of mangled cords and I’m on a mission to get them wound up and under control…I’m all about the cord management! One of my favorite products for controlling cords are Velcro strips. I even did a video about these Velcro […]

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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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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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