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Storage and Organizing Magazines – Oh My! + giveaway! (closed)

Posted by Laura on January 11, 2012 · 382 Comments

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #35 Heather! I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love this time of year and all the attention that organization gets. Everywhere you look people are talking about it, blogs are fired up about it, stores are featuring bins and baskets galore and of [...]

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5 Simple Ways to Organize Without Spending Big Bucks

Posted by Laura on January 6, 2012 · 25 Comments

As I mentioned yesterday when I told you about the 5 Simple Ways free ebook, I’m once again joining in on the “5 Simple Ways” series for 2012. A number of bloggers (see below), myself included, are each writing a post about 5 Simple Ways to do something in our respective niches. Last year I [...]

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Getting Organized Magazine Coming Soon!

Posted by Laura on October 20, 2011 · 5 Comments

Last Friday I ran a giveaway for two storage magazines (giveaway ends today at 2:00 pm PST if you haven’t entered yet) and I got many questions about where to find these magazines. The first one (the one on the left) is called Storage and is a Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest magazine. This [...]

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What to Do about Other People’s Clutter

Posted by Laura on January 19, 2011 · 11 Comments

I’ve asked my friend, Professional Organizer Aby Garvey, to visit us today with a post that addresses another question I get frequently asked: how do I get other members of my family on board the organizing train? Aby offers some very good points on how to make this happen. If you are interested in more [...]

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6 Containerizing Rules to Consider

Posted by Laura on January 7, 2011 · 9 Comments

Did you know containerizing really is a word? I promise I didn’t just make it up. I double checked the dictionary just to be sure. In fact, it’s one of my favorite words ever because the action of containerizing is such a passion of mine. I’m so addicted to the high of it. There is [...]

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5 Simple Ways to Organize Your Home

Posted by Laura on January 4, 2011 · 26 Comments

I’m joining in today on the 5 Simple Ways project spearheaded by Toni of The Happy Housewife. A number of bloggers, myself included, are each writing a post about 5 Simple Ways to do something in our respective niches. My post today of course is all about organizing! I’ve had a heck of time trying [...]

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Getting Organized, Sometimes Getting Started is the Hardest Part!

Posted by Laura on December 29, 2010 · 8 Comments

I’ve heard from a number of you over the last couple of days struggling with wanting to get organized and just overwhelmed with where to start. Today’s guest post comes at just the right time to help us with this question. Amanda is a Professional Organizer and offers some terrific pointers in her post below. [...]

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4 Terrific Ebooks to Help You Organize & Simplify

Posted by Laura on November 12, 2010 · 7 Comments

I’ve got some awesome ebooks to tell you about that I’ve recently had the pleasure of reading. They are all beautifully written with positive encouraging messages about time management, simplifying and organizing with regards to your home, your life and your blogging. I don’t often recommend ebooks but these four really impressed me. Let me [...]