Monday 08 August, 2016
Home Organization Myth #6: Small Spaces Can’t Be Organized
If you are struggling to figure out how to get organized around the house, you will sometimes be tempted to throw in the towel and give up completely. It’s common to start out the year with big goals (typically your New Year’s resolutions), and then fail when it comes time to follow-through. Maybe you manage […]
Monday 01 August, 2016
Home Organization Myth #5: Being Organized Means Being Perfect
Not as organized as you want to be? What is holding you back? Odds are there are at least a few reasons you can give. Those reasons may sound logical, but odds are that they are grounded in home organization myths. Here is a really common one: “I will never be perfect with my organization, […]
Monday 25 July, 2016
Home Organization Myth #4: Your Kids Can’t Help
In this series, I have tackled home organization myths which are used as excuses to justify not getting organized. All of us put off organizing now and again (or most of the time!). It is nothing to be ashamed of, but it is something which you should strive to overcome. Sometimes we resist getting organized […]
Monday 18 July, 2016
Home Organization Myth #3: Being Disorganized is a System
Getting organized is a big job, and even if you actually enjoy it, chances are there are times when you put off getting it done. Usually, though, we don’t tell ourselves that we are avoiding organizing because we are too lazy. Instead, we come up with a rational-sounding justification. Here is one of my favorites: […]
Monday 11 July, 2016
Home Organization Myth #2: Getting Organized Is Expensive
Getting organized isn’t easy. Even in a small home or apartment it can feel like a daunting task, and in a larger home, it can be tough to know where to begin. Oftentimes we come up with excuses to justify why we haven’t made the progress we would like. One of those excuses might be […]
Monday 04 July, 2016
Home Organization Myth #1: No Time to Organize
In a recent article, I talked about excuses that we use to justify why we still haven’t gotten organized around the home. If you are in this boat, you are by no means unique. A lot of us get down on ourselves about not being more organized, but doing that doesn’t help. What does help […]
Monday 27 June, 2016
6 Backyard Shed Projects for Summer
It’s summertime, and that is the perfect time of the year to work on your backyard shed projects! Whether you are using your shed right now for storage or you have let it become run-down and neglected, there are many exciting ways you can transform your shed into a livable and workable space. Here are […]
Monday 20 June, 2016
Turn a Shed Into a Guest House
Ever wish you had a guest house in your backyard for those times when you have people over on an extended visit? If you have a garden shed, you may already have one! You just need to convert it so it fills its new purpose. So how do you turn a shed into a guest […]
Monday 13 June, 2016
Tips for Organizing a Craft Shed
Running out of room in your craft room? Don’t even have a craft room? If you have the space out back, you can convert a backyard shed into a craft room. A craft shed is similar to the idea of a “she shed,” except of course it isn’t exclusive to female crafters. Don’t have a […]
Monday 06 June, 2016
What is a “She Shed?”
By now, most homeowners are familiar with the concept of a “man cave,” which is a specialized space for men to retreat to where they can “just be guys.” But you may not be familiar yet with the analogous concept of a “she shed.” This is exactly what it sounds like—a backyard shed which has […]
Monday 02 May, 2016
Great Habits for Home Organizing, Part 2
Are you looking for the best home organization tips and tricks? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Oftentimes the reason that we are not successful with organizing our homes and our lives has nothing to do with a lack of commitment. It has to do with the fact that we think of organizing […]
Monday 25 April, 2016
Great Habits for Home Organizing, Part 1
It is easy to think of home organizing as something you need to schedule in advance, especially at this time of the year. Spring cleaning is a big deal for a lot of households, but the problem with it is that it only lasts for a few months, and then everything is typically a mess […]
Monday 18 April, 2016
Bad Workplace Organizing Habits: Desk Clutter
If there is one area of workplace organization that pretty much every employee seems to struggle with, it is desk clutter. Even the cleanest, most organized desks usually have some problems. But many are downright terrible. There are employees who can no longer even find the surface of their desks, because they are buried under […]
Monday 11 April, 2016
Bad Workplace Organizing Habits
It isn’t just the home that is tough to keep organized; the workplace leads to many challenges too. There are so many problems with being disorganized at work which go well beyond those you experience at home. Being disorderly in the workplace doesn’t just mean a messy cubicle—it means you have a harder time getting […]
Monday 04 April, 2016
Bad Home Organizing Habits You Need to Break, Part 2
Do you work hard to get your home organized, but find that none of your efforts seem to pay off? It could be that you are serious about getting organized, but you are sabotaging your own success through poor habits. In Part 1, I talked about several common culprits: hoarding papers, disorganized desktops, and impulse […]
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