Comments on: Designated spaces….

By: Laura Anderson

Laura Anderson — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:55:16 +0000

I totally agree that everything needs a place, and if I can't find it I get very frustrated. When things are in order I can rest easy. I've use some great home organization ideas from ReadyMade, a client of mine.

By: mel

mel — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:39:03 +0000

i really like your website, and thanks for this great post. my family and i recently made a last-minute long-distance relocation for employment reasons. it was a rushed and extremely demanding process, and i let go of about half the stuff i was holding onto. it was extremely challenging b/c i wasn’t quite ready for it, but i’d been wanting to do it for a long time. now i’m ready for the next phase…where i make an effort to acquire only what i can really use, and where i continue to let go of things i don’t use or love.

By: I’m an Organizing Junkie » Works for Me Wednesday – Magazine article storage

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:47:35 +0000

[...] This little container holds letter size hanging files and I’ve labelled them according to category…ie: crafts, kids stuff, health..etc. I keep it in my study on a bookshelf and it is quick and easy to drop articles into. Now whenever I need an article I know I’ve read, I don’t have to search very far because I have them all in one place. It really does work for me! The trick here though is that this is the only spot I have for miscellaneous articles so once its full I need to go through and purge some out. It is my designated space! [...]

By: kerri

kerri — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:05:02 +0000

I especially love the shopping advice. And it is motivating me to be harsher in my sorting of the kids’ toy closet! (This one gets out of control because of all the grandparent & others gifts.)

By: I’m an Organizing Junkie » 8 steps to less clutter and cleaning

I’m an Organizing Junkie » 8 steps to less clutter and cleaning — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 05:03:20 +0000

[...] 5. I do a 10 minute tidy each night before bed to return out of place items back to their designated spaces. [...]

By: Connie Case

Connie Case — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:05:16 +0000

This is a powerful tool that can be used for those of us who might…buy on impluse.:(

I do have to fight that, and I find if I make myself think about it a day or so before I do it I don’t go back.

By: I’m an Organizing Junkie » We are not our children’s slaves….

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:30:21 +0000

[...] for me to expect their spaces to be tidy 100% of the time but because we’ve created designated spaces in their rooms for their stuff it’s a relatively quick and painless process to get their [...]

By: I’m an Organizing Junkie » Ask the Freak ~ Organizing the Entryway

I’m an Organizing Junkie » Ask the Freak ~ Organizing the Entryway — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 04:40:16 +0000

[...] efficiently. The problem here is none of the things on her dishwasher or on her floor have homes (designated spaces) so we definitely need solutions here that create homes for all of these [...]

By: I’m an Organizing Junkie » My secret to staying organized or at least one of them….

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:33:28 +0000

[...] you see taking the time to create a designated space for everything and then staying on top of the clutter everyday will save you so much time not just [...]

By: I’m an Organizing Junkie » Storage Stars ~ Two of them!

I’m an Organizing Junkie » Storage Stars ~ Two of them! — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:08:29 +0000

[...] quickly depleted and things are put back where they belong. Thankfully, because everything has a designated space, it doesn’t take long. I take a deep breath. I slowly calm down and I can breath again. Now [...]