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{Free Printables} Minimalist Back to School Clothes Checklist for Middle School Girls
This free printable minimalist back to school clothes checklist is just in time for back to school. Here’s how to go minimalist with back to school clothes.
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13 Tips to Save Money on Fuel
While carpooling, walking, and public transportation can take the sting out of frequent fuel fill-ups, sometimes we can’t get out of having to drive our cars. The tips below will help you get the best fuel economy when driving is a must. 1. Clean out your car! We know keeping it clean is a good habit, but it also saves you money. Unneeded items add weight to your car, and extra weight takes extra fuel to move. Get everything out that doesn’t need to go with you (trash, clutter, hockey gear from last year). It’s 2 for 1: you get a clean, clutter-free car that is more fuel efficient! 2.…
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Clutter Busting: The One in, One Out Rule
Our decluttering help articles give you tips, motivation, and small places to begin on what may be a little clutter stash or a huge hoarding issue. Whatever your level of severity as a hoarder, we can help you declutter!
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Declutter Your Closet: Why is it So Hard to Let Go of Clothes?
How to Declutter Your Closet Decluttering is a vital part of maintaining a simple and organized home. Shouldn’t your time be used for things you want to do, instead of maintaining a home full of unneeded items? Even for those of us who are experts at cutting clutter, clothing and closets can still be a difficult area to clear out. Use the basic steps below and the decluttering criteria to learn how to declutter your closet. Why is it So Hard to Let Go of Clothes? Clothing is personal and it’s easy to attach memories to items. Special occasion clothes, souvenir clothes… these items may not look great or even…
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The Return Station
Home Systems: How to Create a Return Station Also pictured is the Donation Station. Read about it here! Problem #1: Transient items can overrun the house. Items like rental movies, library books, items to return or exchange at stores, and things borrowed from people, are scattered. They end up everywhere – in bags, on the floor, lost in kids’ rooms, car trunks, garage, and on the couch. Problem #2: You can’t give these items permanent homes in your house if they are not meant to stay in your house! How do you keep transitional items from getting lost and making junky clutter all over the place before you return them?…
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Conquer the Paper – Pt 2
If you missed last week, I am participating in The Lazy Organizer’s SMART Habit Saturday! I chose one new habit to work on and report back with my progress each Saturday. My habit for April is scanning. If you missed it, read about my project from last week. I am digitizing all paper in our house (receipts, manuals, magazine articles, report cards). Scan it and toss it is my motto! My new habit includes scanning old papers for 10 minutes each morning, and scanning all new papers that come into the house immediately (such as mail). I am tired of paper RULING MY LIFE! The files, piles, and boxes of…
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The Donation Station
I felt like I was always swimming in clutter up to my armpits. My house was a mess and it never stayed clean for long. That’s why I created the Donation Station. But now I need to tell you how important the Donation Station has been to keeping my house clean and decluttered. Back in 2007, I realized that I had a huge problem with clutter, no matter how much I cleaned or organized. After a little analysis, I found one of the main sources of my situation. There were constantly things in my house that didn’t even belong there! These items often fell into 2 categories: 1. Donations –…
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Conquer the Paper!
This is my first week participating in The Lazy Organizer’s Smart Habit Saturday! It’s hard to choose just one new habit to work on, when we are all constantly finding little ways to improve our time, finances and lives. The habit I’ll be tracking in April is scanning. I have been working on the files, piles, storage boxes et. al. of PAPERS which have ruled my life for so long! My family was given a scanner by a relative and I have been digitizing all the paper in our home so I can throw it away! With such a backlog, and considering that I have only scanned roughly 3000 pages…
