Organizing

Going On A Trip? Create Travel Checklists So You Don’t Forget A Thing!

How often have you gone on a personal or business trip and forgot something? I have…and I’m sure you probably have too. It’s frustrating for sure but I do have a simple solution for you. Create a checklist. Ok…I can see you rolling your eyes, saying “Duh, Vanessa…we already knew that!” Ok…I’m not talking about […]

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7 Ways To Make Sure Your New Year’s Resolutions Come True

I recently attended an “Organize and Energize” Workshop hosted by a fellow professional organizer, Karen Meade of Let’s Get Organizing. It was a great way to start the new year learning how to get organized, get fit, and stay healthy. Karen started out the workshop by pointing out that one of the most popular New […]

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The One In…One Out Rule - Practicing What I Preach

We organizers have a lot rules (hints, tips, guidelines if you will) to help you get and stay organized. Things like: a place for everything and everything in its place; label whenever you can; use containers; put like items with like items; place frequently used items within arms reach; create zones in your space and […]

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Just A Little Dab Of Color May Be All You Need

I’ve always agreed with the idea that colors can affect your mood. I personally noticed this when I lived in Germany. The predominantly overcast, cloudy and gray weather would really affect my mood and give me the “blues.” I would actually go to the tanning booth for a little fake sun to literally, brighten up […]

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Quick Tip: Cardboard Box Drawer Organizers

Looking to keep your clothes organized and contained in your drawers? Well, check out another one of my frugal and practical tips on how to organize those clothes in your dresser. Hint…before you send that empty shoe box to the recycle bin…check to see if it fits in your dresser. Then check out this video! […]

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Bath Toys Quick Tip

Get Simplifized to the toy clutter rescue again! Here’s an easy, cheap and effective way to round up all those toys in the bathtub. Forget trying to stack them on the edges of the tub. Get one of these mesh bags to make clean up and sanitizing a breeze. Until next time, may you have […]

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Clutter-Free Gift Ideas For Christmas And The Holidays

Struggling with gift ideas? Still need to finish your Christmas and Holiday shopping? Well, here are a few ideas…and it may not be too late. Below are some clutter-free gift ideas that I included in our December Newsletter but thought I’d share them with all of our Get Simplifized readers! Now…I’m all about helping the […]

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