Purse Organizing Made Simple with Card Cubby Organizer

I am sure I have already mentioned this product in years past but in light of the season and the large trend in gift card giving, I thought I would share it with you again.

When visiting my husband in the hospital a few years ago I went to the gift shop to buy a Diet Coke (yum) and stumbled upon the Card Cubby for the first time.   Best of all, there was one with a zebra print and I love all things black and white.   So,  on  impulse bought it and spent the time sitting around at the hospital filling it up and putting all my cards into place.  I have never regretted the purchase and get comments from sales clerks all the time how great it is when I can pull out my rewards cards or gift certificates easily with alphabetized dividers.

Check out all the fun colours and products from Card Cubby to make your coupon and card organizing a  breeze.

I would love to hear from any of you who have a Card Cubby and all the things you store in yours!

Jennifer

L is for Label: Loving your Label Maker

L is for Label     

Are you addicted to your label maker?   Do you even have a label maker?  If you do not have one, you are missing out on the glory!

For a professional organizer, a label maker is an essential “must have”, “cannot live without” tool.  Quite frankly, it is an addiction for most of us. a crazy love for a tool that makes us jump for joy to see a fully label storage system.

Did I mention my label maker is pink?  Love it!!!

So what does one do with a label maker?

Well...you could:

Label your shelves in the kitchen cabinets so the family can all put the dishes and utensils away in the correct places.  Making it easy for everyone to participate in the household chores and maintenance is one of the keys to a well organized home and frees up your time

Label your refrigerator (my friends mock me regularly for this one).   Indicate where you would like the milk, eggs, condiments, and left overs stored.   By labeling the fridge, you ensure time is not wasted looking for items and those lost leftover science experiments are less likely to occur.   Another bonus, making a grocery list is a breeze because you will know exactly what you have on hand with a quick glance.

Label your pantry.   Create a section for each food type: soups, crackers. canned tomatoes, canned vegetables, pasta, etc...  Just has having the fridge well organized, having the pantry in order will also allow for quick decisions when it comes to menu planning and making a grocery list.

Label your linen closet shelves to make put away a quick and efficient.   Family members can find what they need without ripping the shelves apart and you can get assistance with putting laundry away because they will all know where to put the items.

Label the inside of your dresser drawers, especially the ones in the kids rooms so they can be self-reliant and put away their items when clean as well as get themselves dressed in the mornings.

Label your storage bins so you know what is inside and do not have to open each one.

Basically, if you are storing something, you can label it!

Contact us today to get your closets and storage systems in order.  

www.adventuresinorganizing.ca

K is for Keep: Decluttering and Loving your "Keep Pile"

K is for Keep  

So many times in organizing, we talk about “letting go”, “downsizing”, “Scaling back” and “decluttering”.

Today the discussion is about the items, the objects, we choose to “Keep”!

That’s right!  In any organizing project, we have the keep, toss and giveaway piles.  While the traditional focus of those projects is the “toss” and “giveaway” parts of the job, at Adventures In Organizing, we believe the most important part of the decision process is “Keep”. 

Items that we keep are the day-to-day things that are functional and essential to our daily lives.  These are items that help us, items that enhance our existence, and items with which we love to surround ourselves. 

We should keep items we love, things that bring us joy and things that make us smile.  I have a statue that was from my Grandparents, a statue that is not practical; it serves no real purpose other than the fact that I love it.  It does not take up a lot of room in the house, it does not take a lot of maintenance, but even if it did and I truly loved it, I would still keep it.

The key to the “keep” part of any organizing project is to manage the quantity of those items to the space available to contain them and to ensuring that each component is necessary, used, and treasured!

Start fresh in 2013 – begin the year with an “attitude of gratitude” for the abundance that you do have and make smart decisions about your "Keep" items.

Do you need help with selecting your "Keep Pile",  downsizing and decluttering?  

Visit our website and subscribe today to Minute By Minute Organizing and start the year off right.   

Organizing By The Letter: I is for Inventory

I is for Inventory

As the year 2012 draws to a close, we tend to take stock of our lives and look toward the future.

During this time of reflection, let’s also take a look at the stock in our homes.    Has your home become one great big stockroom or worse yet a warehouse for items from years gone by?

How much is enough?  How much do we need to feel satisfied?

Take some time this week taking inventory of things like: 

·         

• Your relationships 

•  Your Freezer 

• Your Pantry 

•  Your Shoes (what have you not worn in 2012) 

•    Your clothing (how many white blouses, how many black pants) 

• Your Linen Closet (how many sheets do you really need)Y

• Your Storage Locker …let it go!

Start fresh in 2013 – begin the year with an “attitude of gratitude”.

Do you need help with downsizing and de-cluttering?  

Visit our website and subscribe today to Minute By Minute Organizing and start the year off right.