Packing Away the Holiday Decorations
It’s hardly something we look forward to. The parties are over, the presents opened, the relatives back home. And there it all sits.
Advice on Melting Sidewalk Ice
When the snow is cleared and the guests are near, you have one more job to do: melt the remaining ice from your potentially treacherous front walk.
Cluttered Closet Contest Rewards the Messy
Do you have closet space in your humble abode that isn’t so humble? Catherine Brinks, professional organizer and owner of Ducks in Order, is running a messy closet contest and the winner will get closet organizing help. To participate, take a photo of a closet that is cluttered or messy, and send the photo to […]
Organization Aspiration? 5 Easy Tips to Get Started
Next time you get the urge to purge, don’t put everything on the dining room table with ambitions of hosting a garage sale. Take it from me, all it does is sit there for months on end. If you need to jump start your organization aspirations, we’ve got a few clever tips to get you […]
Get Yourself Organized
You need to get your “you-know-what” together before school starts and the craziness begins. Kelly Konrad, our featured editor this week, not only tells us where to go and what to do (with guarantees of fun), she’s also a working mom with a husband and three kids. Serious organizational needs. Here are some of her […]
Bin There, Done That: Organizing Your Home for a Staging, or Guests
What could be worse than listing your house in this horrible market? Well, having a teenager, a busy family and trying to clean up for a showing. I had to find this out the hard way. Two days after listing the house, an agent called wanting to come in a couple of hours. Great news: […]
The Seven Secrets of Highly Organized Moms
We all have one—that friend who has it so together and makes everything look easy. She gracefully tackles every challenge as though it were a walk in the park. While we love to hate her, we also vie for her secrets. Here are a few of them. CONTAIN YOURSELF: “I use containers for everything. Every […]
Consignment Shops on the North Shore
It’s springtime, and by now you’ve cleaned your closet and home to the hilt. In doing so, you’ve realized two things: You want new stuff and need to get rid of your old stuff. Think you need to break the bank at the mall? Or throw out items you’ve barely used? Think again. Speckled across […]
Online Tools for Selling Your Treasures
We’ve all heard the adage, “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” But what if your trash really has value and you just don’t need it anymore? Few of us have the time or energy for a full-scale garage sale. So once you’ve completed that organization overhaul, why not turn to the next generation sale […]
Too Much Stuff
Amassing a front closet collection of post-holiday clutter including 17 scented candles, three pairs of fuzzy pink slippers, two juicers and a Snuggie, all still in boxes with the tags attached? You’re not alone. Here’s where to donate post-holiday clutter. Collectively, we are drowning in stuff. Transcending crowded houses and complicated lives, the insatiable desire […]
