Please welcome my special guest poster today: Megan Brown, Co-founder of HatchedIT.com, an online family organizational platform. (She had me at “organized”.) How Stay Organized as the Kids Head Back to School As another summer draws to a close and we begin to prepare our kids for the start of a new school year there […] Read more…
So, are you excited about “back to school” yet? Never mind that the phrase also translates into “back to work” for me…personally I can’t wait to spend too much for my daughters’ clothes, handle piles of extra paperwork on my kitchen counter, and — wait for it — pack lunches every single night, since both […] Read more…
Okay, ladies (gentlemen? anyone?): we’re back in clutter-control mode, and this time we’re tackling our jewelry. Until recently, my stash has been somewhat organized. I had an old blue organizer that was designed to both hang (I had it on my closer door), and fold up for travel purposes (which I never did with it). […] Read more…
The fourth edition of my Clutter Control series is actually a flashback to some of my archived organizational posts that you may have missed: Organizing Hair Accessories Spring Closet Makeovers Girls’ Rooms Reorganized: Part 1 (My Meltdown) and Girls’ Rooms Reorganized: Part 2 (Insert Sigh of Relief) and… Organize Your Holiday “Stuff” Next up in This Mom Loves’ Clutter […] Read more…
So, I consider myself a pretty neat and organized person. That said, when I decided to “straighten up” my linen closet, I was mortified by how badly I had let it go. I mean, for the most part, things were folded, and like items were together…but it still looked junky and cluttered. It was time for […] Read more…
“Order is the shape upon which beauty depends.” Pearl Buck Let’s talk about order and beauty all at the same time with my second post in my Clutter Control series, where we will tackle our beauty products! (Yes, “we”.) I should warn you that the first couple of steps in my Clutter Control series are […] Read more…
This year, I’m drawing on my issues strengths and launching a new series on Clutter Control. I’ll warn you in advance that if you’re of the “Thank God I don’t have OCD tendencies like Kate does” school of thought, you’ll want to skip over these posts. However, many of you have asked me about organizational […] Read more…
Thank you all for your concern and support during my recent difficulty handling the state of my daughters’ bedrooms. (Click here if you missed that so-embarrassingly-sad-it’s-funny post.) On the last day of school, I headed home and started tackling Maggie’s room. It had only been a mess for about a month, and wasn’t too hard to […] Read more…
This is not meant to be humorous. Now, if my self-deprecation amuses you a little bit, that’s an acceptable by-product, but I am actually dead serious. I have had people remark (especially after seeing my home or classroom) that I seem to have it all together. And while I know that is of course untrue, I’ve been okay with that […] Read more…
Before I start telling you how I organize my vast array of holiday paraphernalia, I must disclose that “the Christmas stuff” is a whole different story, basically requiring its own storage room. However, I am going to share with you my organizational system for my Autumn/Thanksgiving, Halloween, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and Easter/Spring decorations. Here’s what I do: I […] Read more…