Donate for good

Is it time to go through your closets, garage, and/or storage unit?  If so, I’m sure you will find all sorts of things which can be donated.  You may not know where to begin to find a good recipient, however.  There are all sorts of organizations willing and pleased to accept your donations.  Here are [...]

Extreme Organizing

This week I had the chance to see an enlightening, new program on A&E:  “Hoarders.”  I know this post is longer and more serious than usual, but bear with me.  There is something for everyone here.

Each 60-minute episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part [...]

Great idea!

The other day I told my 10-year-old daughter I was going to buy her a dustpan.  She looked at me with a puzzled expression.  I told her it would be a great way for her to clean (i.e. “scoop up”) her room since she likes to play with tiny toys such as Littlest Pet Shop, [...]

Gift giving

Are you cutting back on spending this holiday season?  Don’t waste your time and money buying a gift that will soon be forgotten or placed in the back of a storage closet.  Instead, consider a gift that will have a huge impact for not a lot of money. 
Why not give a gift that will keep [...]

Getting kids organized

Wouldn’t it be great if kids were just naturally organized little beings?  (You could say the same for adults).   Of course, some children are more organized than others but what do you do when you have a child who isn’t into placing all of his or her things in their designated places – without multiple [...]