vanessa hayes

30+ Uses For Binder Clips…They’re Not Just For The Office Anymore

photo credit Oh the good ole binder clip.  Who knew it could be used for so much more than just “binding” a few papers together? They come in different types and sizes…and more uses than you can imagine. I couldn’t believe what I found when I did a simple search on the google machine. I [...]

OK, show me the rest…

Like With Like…A Key Principle In Organizing

Organizing can be a bit overwhelming…especially if it’s been awhile since you’ve gone through and organized a space in your home.  You might find yourself looking at that mound of stuff and thinking, “Where the heck do I start?”  Well, there are different ways to organize: top to bottom…left to right…working in concentric circles (start [...]

OK, show me the rest…

Happy Anniversary! Get Simplifized Just Turned A Year Old!

Wow!  Can’t believe it’s been a year! I heard somewhere that most blogs don’t make it past 90 days.  Now, I had no idea about that statistic when I first started the Get Simplifized blog…nor did I have any idea that I’d have readers from over 40 countries, subscribers on Kindle and thousand of views [...]

OK, show me the rest…

Are You Breaking The 80/20 Rule?

Have you heard of the Pareto Principle, also known as the 80/20 rule? No? Well then, allow me to share a little bit with you about this rule and how it pertains to organizing. You see, there was this Italian scientist , Vilfredo Pareto who through observation discovered that 80% of Italian land was owned [...]

OK, show me the rest…

Think Outside The Box And Inside The Cubbie

Here’s an interesting statistic: Home storage products have become a $4.36 billion industry. That was back in 2004 according to Newsweek magazine…I can only imagine what it is today!  It seems we just don’t have enough space. Or maybe we do. You just might be able to find some hidden pockets of storage you didn’t [...]

OK, show me the rest…

Why Organize At All? Benefits To Organizing And Having Less

Did you know, the average home in the United States has doubled since the 1950′s? Did you also know the number of household members has decreased? Yet, 1 in 11 households has to rent a storage unit. So basically…houses have gotten bigger, families have gotten smaller, yet we still don’t have enough space for all [...]

OK, show me the rest…

Why We Can’t Let Go Of Our Clutter

I recently spoke to a wonderful group of women from the Fort Sam Houston Retired Officers Wives and Widows Club in San Antonio, Texas. They asked me to speak to them on the topic of organizing…specifically on letting go. Many of these women, as military family members have moved several times in their lives, supporting [...]

OK, show me the rest…

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →