Keeping the house organized is an ongoing practice, with some drawer, cabinet, or room always ripe for a good purge. It may ...

These outdated mandates were made to be broken.

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We spend so much of our time at home in the kitchen that it's inevitable that it would become one of the most cluttered rooms in the house; and within this messy space, one of the biggest harborers of ...

Much is made of clutter: common sources of clutter, the effects of all that stuff on how we live our lives, the importance of reducing clutter, how to stop clutter before it starts. Then there are the ...

When it comes to organizing and cleaning — there’s a certain knack to it. And while some people love nothing more than having a mop or Swiffer in hand to go to town cleaning and putting things away — ...

In the Fall of 2012, I gave the invited keynote speaker at the annual international conference for ICD—the Institute of Challenging Disorganization. These are professional organizers helping clients ...

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“If we all just rinse off our dishes and put them in the dishwasher as we use them, the kitchen will stay clean.” Have you ever wondered why the rest of the family isn’t as excited about a new house ...