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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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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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Why are You Keeping all the Clutter?

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Why are You Keeping all the Clutter?

You know what the real problem is with getting organized? We have too much stuff! I’m willing to bet you have some things you (or someone you live with) keep without having a good enough reason.

So why DO we keep so much stuff?

The thing is, it’s easier to find excuses for why you should keep something and delay making a decision rather than making a firm (and sometimes difficult) choice to say goodbye to your “stuff.”

Here are four of my favorite excuses…

1. “I might need it someday.”

Yes, you might. But the thing is most of the items we keep can easily be found or replaced within a day or two. Lots of men (my dad included) keep every screw and nail created and store it away like a squirrel with his nuts.

But what happens is these little tiny items create more and more clutter and it gets to a point where you can’t find that little screw anyway because it’s like finding a needle in a haystack.

2. “I’m going to lose some weight and start wearing this again.”

I hope if you have a goal to lose some weight, you do everything in your power to make it happen. And when you do, I give you permission to go out and find a sale and buy some brand new clothes. You should be proud and it’s the perfect time to reward yourself.

3. “So-and-So Gave Me This.”

I’m all for keeping memories and items that remind us of people we love. But the truth is, memories are not in the clutter, the knick-knacks and “stuff” you have shoved in a box.

I won’t say get rid of everything and it’s not always an easy decision. But try and just keep the special things you cherish.

And get them out in the open, on display – where you can enjoy them and have a story to tell when someone comments or asks a question about the item.

4. I paid good money for this…”thing!”

I’m sure you did. But the thing is, what has more value…this “item” you no longer have any use for or the way you enjoy your house? The item…or your happiness? The item… or your space?

5. Oh, I’m just trying to figure out what to do with it…

Okay, so maybe it’s not worth holding onto.

See, if it takes that much mental work to figure out what to do with something, you can take a pretty good guess that it may not be worth as much to you as you think.

If you can’t figure out what to do with something…it’s a safe bet you won’t miss it too much. There is a lot more value in enjoying your home, your friends and your family than the “stuff” you paid for.

 

Let it go…… get organized….. declutter!

 

 

 

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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!

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Decluttering Before Packing to Move

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Decluttering Before Packing to Move

Decluttering before packing is an important aspect of preparing to move because it allows you to decide what you’ll need for the new house, what you’ll have room for, and what you won’t.

The most important thing to remember when de-cluttering is that you’ll be making room and getting rid of emotional baggage, whilst lowering your moving bills. An average four person house requires at least a seven tonne van to move, whilst a house that doesn’t de-clutter might need twice that!

Decluttering can be considered essential or heartless – but either way, moving house is one of the best times to do a proper declutter – in fact sometimes, its the only ‘spring clean’ that some people do. And while its always good to hang onto things of sentimental value, do you really need a newspaper from 1985 with an article about something that you needed to follow up within a week of the printing?

Get rid of any papers that you don’t need (though keep all important documentation) – consider donating any magazines, books, old toys or clothes in good condition to a local charity – or sell them on Ebay or similar, to make some cash.

These donations and sales make mental and space sense – you’re not wasting perfectly good items you will probably never use again, and you could sell the really good condition items in a variety of places. You could hold a yard sale, or garage or even a car boot sale – or if you have enough time, auction them online, either via a recognized site, or through your own website, if you have the know how – getting rid of the things you don’t need is both very freeing and releasing, and can actually generate you some extra money for the move. You could even sell off surplus office, or craft supplies, if you have them spare, making your home office move leaner, and easier.

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