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Organize by Cleaning Out Before Christmas

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Organize by Cleaning Out Before Christmas

Christmas is coming, and that means that the kids and family will be getting more stuff, more toys, more clothes, etc.  Before Christmas gets here, it might be a good idea to start cleaning out the older stuff to make space for the new.

For kid’s stuff, this is fairly easy to do. Just go through their things for what they have outgrown – toys and clothes.  Or if they are old enough, let them go through their rooms and clean out. If the items are still in good condition, you could donate them or have a yard sale. Not only does this clear space for more age or size related things, it also teaches children to give.

For the adults, organizing and cleaning out could take a little more time. Decide what you no longer want, need, or have use for. Clean out old dishes or pots and pans to make way for a new set. Go through clothing that just hangs in the closet and isn’t worn.

If you’re like me and have collected a lot of books over the years, you might want to go through your book collection and let some go, especially if they’re for kids and your kids are grown, or simply something you no longer have need for or want. If you homeschool, you can donate or sell the homeschooling books that your kids have outgrown. Homeschooling families are often looking for good used homeschool curriculum.

It’s a good idea to go ahead and start organizing for Christmas and cleaning out anything you want to get rid of, before Christmas gets here. With the Christmas shopping season upon us, you’ll be busy with Christmas preparations soon, so go ahead and get started now and don’t wait.

Some ideas for donating items no longer needed or wanted are: Goodwill, Salvation Army, a toy collection for Christmas, resale shops, etc.  There’s usually always someone that can use something in good condidtion that you have and don’t need anymore. So not only are you cleaning out and having an organized home for Christmas, you’re doing a good dead for someone else – something good and in the Christmas spirit!

 

 

 

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Buy and Sell Boxes of Kids Clothes!

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Buy and Sell Boxes of Kids Clothes!

Buy and sell boxes of kids’ clothes at thredUp.

Get great new clothes (and toys!) for your kids while getting rid of stuff they no longer use. It’s free to join. And thredUp will send you free postage paid boxes and even arrange for them to be picked up – it couldn’t be any easier!

You can now earn cashback for your outgrown kids clothes, and gently used toys, and books on thredUP. Earn up to $10 for every great box you send to another mom. Click Here.

This is a great way to not only organize your kids’ closets and bedrooms, but also a frugal way to get things your kids need. Check it out and share this posts with other moms you know that might be interested!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Organizer Lady Site Update

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The Organizer Lady Site Update

 

One of the downsides to running a website or a blog site is that, over time, the site will become cluttered with dead links and out of date posts.

Sites come and go, and pages on those sites come and go, and when they go, they leave dead URLs behind that other sites have linked to.

Posts can become outdated, behind the times, or no longer relevant. When this happens, it can confuse the reader if they aren’t aware that the information they’re reading is no longer up to date or relevant.

And so, in the spirit of organizing, The Organizer Lady has underwent a site cleaning. It was time to clean up dead links and old posts, making way for new fresh links and fresh posts.

It certainly helps the organized life thing when your blog is cleaned up when it needs it! 

Because of this organizing and cleaning, you might experience a few issues in finding what you are looking for, mostly if you came here from a search engine. Just use the search box in the top right column and type in the search that brought you here, and you should find the organizer tips that you’re looking for.   :)

 

 

 

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Organizing Tips for Keeping the Refrigerator Organized

Almost any place in the house could clutter. Your kitchen may bring about your worst nightmare. This is not surprising because that area of the house is among the most active. You frequent the kitchen, no less. You cook and prepare food there. When you buy grocery items, you put and store perishable and consumable items there. There could be several cabinets that could help keep your kitchen orderly and organized. Your refrigerator could also be a great tool to keep order in that part of the house. Many organization tips are also dealing with how to keep the fridge as orderly and as helpful as it should be.

You may not be fully aware of it, but your own refrigerator may already be cluttering. There might be too much stuff stored inside. You may add up content of the fridge on an everyday basis. At times, food may be stored for longer periods. The fridge could truly be a total mess. It is time to introduce some order into it. Here are several guidelines.

Check your refrigerator everyday. There might be food content that should not be stored in it anymore. Does it look like you are keeping a science experiment at the fridge? Be meticulous. Reality check. Inspect all food stored inside. Are there foods that are already accumulating moss-like structures? Are there contents that do not smell good anymore? You could start throwing away such foods. They only make your ref messy.

Check the milk boxes. If the content already smells sour, throw it away. Do not wait until the expiry of milk. Most of the time, it could already smell foul a few days after you opened it. This tip could also serve as a safety precaution. Also be particularly meticulous about how other dairy products in the fridge look and smell. Be specifically careful about cheese, butter, and ice creams.

Check the freezer? Is it already cluttering? Perhaps, you should start taking out some of the freezer’s content. Meat and livestock that are stored there for about a month or longer should already be taken out. The quality of such meat might not be fit for human consumption anymore. De-cluttering the freezer could also serve as a strategy to lower your possible electric bill.

Are the vegetables still edible? If they are already spoiled and are not in good condition, throw them away. Such vegetables may incur and produce foul smell that may linger in the entire refrigerator. The same case goes for fruits.

Make it a point to clean the fridge at least once a week. You should check the freshness and safety of all the content. Just like in all other organization tips, throw away everything that could already be considered as clutter. Do not stuff too much leftovers. If you could not help it, make sure you immediately consume such in a few hours, not days.

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Christmas is Coming! Get Organized

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Christmas is Coming! Get Organized

Who else wants to relieve stress by bringing order to your life once and for all? Are You Pulling Your Hair Out Because Your Life is a Disorganized Mess? Feel like a chicken running around with your head cut off?

Is your house a mess? Papers piling up on your kitchen counter. You can no longer see what color the top of your desk is. And it’s getting harder and harder to feel comfortable in your own home with the mess. The hectic schedule. And the unorganized life.

There comes a point when you must say, “Enough! I need to get organized now if it kills me!”

Sometimes all it takes is a little push in the right direction to get started. To make just a few changes to a busy life that makes it more manageable.

Where can you get that push? Let me help you with my guide… Let’s Get Organized!

http://theorganizerlady.com/getorganized.html

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