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Decorate & Organize a Tiny Girl’s Room – Top Tips
With back to school just around the corner, I thought it would be a great time to help decorate and organize my grandchildren’s rooms. We started with my granddaughter’s tiny room which had already been painted in her favorite pink and purple. Organizing and decorating small spaces can be particularly challenging. Left side of room – Before Right side of…
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Looking for ADHD-Friendly Organizing Tips?-Part 2-Organizing
ADHD-friendly organizing tips will help the chronically disorganized. After the decluttering of unwanted and unnecessary items is done you can get things put away where they belong. *Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. This article is based on my personal experience and research in regard to home organizing and time management. It is not meant to diagnose anyone. If you…
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Looking for ADHD-Friendly Tips to Get Organized?-Part 1-Decluttering
Anyone who has ever felt overwhelmed by the clutter and disorganization in their lives can probably relate to someone with ADHD, or ADD, even if they don’t have it. Whether you are just crazy busy at the stage of life you are in or have been diagnosed with it or not, the ADHD-friendly organizing tips I am sharing with you…
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Frozen Food Organization – From Freezer to Fridge
Are you wasting food and money when your perishables go bad before you can eat them? Whether you just have a fridge with a little freezer section or multiple appliances, everyone needs an organization system to store their perishable frozen foods for a longer duration. My Food Organization System is Born… When I got a new counter-depth fridge, I found…
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How to Get Rid of Stuff (Responsibly)
After all the decluttering we do, so many times we end up with piles of stuff in our garages or other holding spots. Months later they may still be there because we haven’t got around to getting rid of them. With spring right on our doorstep you may feel motivated to clean out those areas. Maybe you are anticipating a…
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IKEA Utility Cabinet & Norwex Organization
Where do you keep your brooms, mops and other cleaning things? I have a utility cabinet in my pantry wall with an IKEA shelf pullout. The pull-out feature makes it easy to get all the things in the back. Of course I added a couple of my own little hacks to organize all my Norwex (and some other) cleaning supplies.…
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Small IKEA Kitchen Organization-Guest Suite #2
Organizing a small kitchen has it’s own special challenges. I had to re-examine what was needed with my newly renovated IKEA kitchen in my guest suite . My accent colour of red remains to co-ordinate with the colours in the living room. Halfway between kitchen declutter & organizing. Step One in kitchen organization… Of course, I had to declutter before…
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Reset Kitchen – Updated Pantry Organization
What is lurking in your food stores? Periodically we need to go through our pantry, clean it out, reassess everything and reset the organization. Declutter expired foods or foods you aren’t going to eat and get reacquainted with the things you forgot you had. This year when I was doing this , I wanted to tweak it a little, to…
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Bathroom Reset and Declutter – Top Tips/Expiry Dates
Resetting for the new year includes decluttering all the unmentionables in your bathroom. Clear out those products that you don’t use, lost in back of cabinets, expired medications and other products. If you have another area in your home where you keep extra “bathroom” products, go through them too. You may find things you forgot you had so you went…
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Declutter Files – Reset for New Year-Part 2
Do you know where your bills to be paid are? Can you find an important document in less than five minutes? Despite us now living in the digital age, we are still inundated with papers every day. If you don’t have a business, the papers you need to keep will be minimal. There are many sources of paper clutter, but…
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Reset for New Year-Part 1-Declutter Closet & Get Real
Ahh. The new year is here. Finally a chance to start over and reset our lives. Declutter the old and make room for the new. There really isn’t anything magical about January, but it is a psychological phenomena. Many people associate a new year with a chance to “start over”. Maybe a chance to get back on track with some…
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(Minimalist) Decluttering & Organizing Christmas Decor
Over the years I have acquired a nice collection of Christmas decorations. I tend to use a lot of the same decorations year after year, but I inevitably also get a few new things. Strangely enough I have accumulated a lot more decorations than I end up using. As you may already be aware, I try to declutter a little…
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Bookshelf Styling Tips 101
My built-in bookshelves in my living-room had gradually turned into a cluttered, over-stuffed mess. Bookshelf styling, to be both functional and aesthetically pleasing, is something I have always struggled with. If you too have struggled with organizing Your bookshelves, read on to see how I did mine and find tips to transform your shelves. Bookshelves – Before Bookshelf Styling Tip…
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Laundry Room Decluttering and Organizing Tips
Decluttering and organizing my new and improved laundry room was one of the first priorities this year. All good organizing projects start with decluttering – that’s usually the hardest part. Then comes the fun – re-organizing the items to keep in a functional way. I also like things to be aesethically pleasing to the eye. Why not make it beautiful…
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Master Closet Makeover on a Budget
A few months ago when I made over my master bedroom I also did a makeover in the master closet. To keep with my low budget theme I repurposed things I already had and did a little DIY. The popcorn ceiling was removed and the closet was painted a fresh white. My one splurge, if you want to call it…
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The Lazy Person’s Guide to Get Organized
Let’s face it! We’re all lazy! We want to do the least amount of “work” – expend the least amount of time and energy for maximum benefits. In our home we just want to have our things available and ready to use whenever we need them. Being overwhelmed, stressed out and uncomfortable in our own home is not what anyone…
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Living room Refresh & Tips to Refresh Any Space
My living-room was in a state of upheaval (aka. a mess) while I was busy working on my other property that I recently sold. Some parts were okay but others were desperately needing attention. I was behind on my “spring” cleaning and I was ready for a refresh. The walls didn’t need to be painted, fortunately, as they had been…
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The Minimalism Game – a Fun Way to Declutter
Are you looking for a fun way to declutter and simplify your life? This can be done for a week or two, a month or whatever time frame you decide. The original minimalism game is for thirty days, created by The Minimalists – Joshua Fields Milburne and Ryan Nicodemus of The Minimalists. I recently decided to try it! Disclaimer: This…
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IKEA Office Built-in Organization 2020
A few years ago, I had an office built-in made with IKEA cabinets and custom shelves, in the alcove beside my fireplace. The other side already had a built-in for CDs and DVDs so that was designated the “entertainment side.” It had to look nice but ultimately it had to be functional. It had to store books and supplies and…
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“The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” – a Review
It has been a long time since I have done a book review so I think it is time. I read “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” (Margaretta Magnusson) a few years ago and decided to re-read it. She is somewhere between eighty and one hundred, and with her life experience has many practical tips on downsizing. What is…
