*Donate/recycle/share as much as possible before you “get rid of”, too! Magazines. Look, either you’ve read them or they’re in a stack because you’re not gonna read them. Share these with collage-happy classrooms and carpool-bored parents alike. (But get them off your floor, please.) Shopping bags. Why are these so hard to get rid of? Read more
I care about you people. And I really, really care about the functionality of your storage situations. (Some people say it with roses, I happen to show my “I care” behavior with linen closet concern.) In my line of work as an organizer I’ve recently helped multiple families- ahem- undo some of these well-intentioned offenses. Read more
Sure, it’d be great to have an HGTV team pop in and overhaul a room when your space just isn’t bringing the happy anymore, but try these quick tricks to tidy high-traffic areas and change the feel of a space…without the production crew budget. Tidy tip #1: Feather your nest Crisp new sheets, softly scented Read more
Cold & flu hitting your house hard? Hit back with these tried n’ true, oh-so natural, and way affordable tools you definitely have at home. 1 Hydrogen Peroxide: While there’s a time and place for deep down Clorox dousin’ (and that time, usually during cold & flu spikes or immediately after someone has thrown up Read more
Happy New Year! (…She says more than a full week into 2019!) Whether you’re looking for help in keeping the clutter train movin’ on out after the holiday season or you’ve been joining me in binge-watching some Marie Kondo (Netflix has nothing if not an exceptional grasp of timing and the emotions of our nation), Read more
So you have a whole bunch of sheets that no longer enjoy A List status on your mattress? You’re in luck: There’s also a whole bunch of creativity you can mine from all that thread count. (Thanks to reader Jamie B. of Chicago for posing this very dilemma- I told her I’d cheerfully be on Read more
Let’s hear it for the beverages! Listen, anyone can drink their beverages; let’s get a little next level and spritz, soak, and scatter ’em around the house! Here are four of my favorite tried n’ true (really!) ways to make basic, non-toxic liquids do double duty. 1: Kool-Aid as a toilet cleaner “Keely,” I can Read more
Disclosure: Part of this “cleaning hacks” post is sponsored by Window Genie. Although I’m compensated, all thoughts, opinions, and ridiculously clean surfaces are entirely my own. * First off, a promise: I will do my very best to not abuse the word “hack.” Because really. Here are four of my very favorite cleaning hacks, the Read more
Okay, this makeup and beauty product cleanout can be filed under “Absolutely Not Brain Surgery.” However, this (quick and simple!) can also be subtitled “Things I Never Get Around To Doing.” Much like brain surgery, actually. But it’s necessary, surprisingly easy and- best yet- comes with an immense feeling of satisfaction after a weirdly small Read more
