Archive for the clutter Category

Overcoming Busy Tip of the Week

July 1, 2010 by Marci  |  7 Comments

Put things away when you are done using them.
Profound, I know.  I promise if you and your family follow this one little rule, housekeeping will become a breeze and clutter will be kept to a minimum.

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Organizing the Landing Zone

June 3, 2010 by Marci  |  7 Comments

Organizing the Landing Zone

Here is my reoccurring organizing/clutter delima. The landing zone.  It’s this little piece of counter between my fridge and my stove.  This is where everything that comes into my house lands first.   Usually, the stuff gets moved to where it actually belongs, but often stuff just stays here.  It drives me crazy! This is how [...]

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Organizing On The Small Scale

May 13, 2010 by Marci  |  1 Comment

Don’t have time for those big organizing projects?  I bet you have time for something smaller, let’s say bite-sized.  I’m writing about organizing on the small scale at The Creative Mama today. Come on over and check it out!

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De-clutter Your Mind

May 12, 2010 by Marci  |  4 Comments

This is a re-post from last September.  I started to write on this topic today and looked back at this.  It still says what I am thinking right now!  Enjoy!
The more I think about it, the more I believe that most of the stress and busyness in women’s lives comes from clutter.  I’m not just [...]

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De-Clutter Our Minds – repost

April 1, 2010 by Marci  |  1 Comment

De-Clutter Our Minds - repost

Enjoy this post from the past as I am on vacation mode this week!
The more I think about it, the more I believe that most of the stress and busyness in women’s lives comes from clutter.  I’m not just talking about the extra junk lying around the house (although that can be a huge source [...]

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Who’s Up For An Organizing Challenge?

February 16, 2010 by Marci  |  2 Comments

Who's Up For An Organizing Challenge?

Laura, at I’m An Organizing Junkie, is hosting a 28 Day Organizing Challenge during the month of February.  The challenge to readers is to declutter and organize a space in their home during February.  All throughout the month, Laura and a talented group of guest authors, are serving up tips and tricks to make the [...]

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Organizing Lessons From The Kitchen

February 2, 2010 by Marci  |  No Comments

Organizing Lessons From The Kitchen

I have been slowly re-organizing and de-cluttering my kitchen over the past couple weeks.  In doing so, I learned a few organizing lessons that can help us all!  Visit me today at The Creative Mama and read all about it!

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Be Clutter Free

January 23, 2010 by Marci  |  No Comments

Join me today as guest author at Family Survival 101.  Today, we are talking tips for staying clutter free.

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Great Links To Help Organize Your New Year!

January 6, 2010 by Marci  |  3 Comments

Great Links To Help Organize Your New Year!

Now that the holidays are over, does anyone else feel the need for some “spring cleaning” in January?! Since taking the decorations down, I can see I need to clean and organize just about every area of my house. My plan throughout the year is to organize a little area every week or [...]

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Post-Christmas Toy Management

January 4, 2010 by Marci  |  No Comments

Are you wondering where to store all those toys Santa and his elves left at our house this year?  Do you have too many toys already?  Visit me over at The Creative Mama today for some ideas for managing your kids’ toys.  If you have any toy storage or organizing tips, I’d love to hear [...]

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Start Overcoming Busy Right Now – The 15 Minute Project

October 23, 2009 by Marci  |  3 Comments

Start Overcoming Busy Right Now -  The 15 Minute Project

Just the thought of decluttering and organizing can be enough to overwhelm some of us.  When we look at the size of the job as a whole, it can seem impossible to tackle.  That is why lots of us never even start.  This week in our series “Start Overcoming Busy Right Now”, lets look at [...]

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