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Think You Could Never Learn to Fold a Fitted Sheet? Think Again!

Feb 23, 2016 | Bedroom, Cleaning Tips, Closets | 2 comments

Ever thought that you’d just NEVER get your folded sheets to look folded and neat, instead of taking over your linen closet like rolled up monsters, waiting to attack? In this video, I’m walking you through how to fold a fitted sheet…  it’s a...
Week 8 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge:  All the Linens!

Week 8 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: All the Linens!

Feb 22, 2016 | Bathroom, Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering | 0 comments

Welcome to Week 8!  When this week is done, we are HALF OVER with this fantastic challenge, which I have heard from so many of you has been transformational and just what you needed to reclaim your home and your life!  Keep the great feedback coming!  This week,...
Week 8 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge:  All the Linens!

Week 6 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge, All the Clothes, part 3

Feb 8, 2016 | Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering | 0 comments

It’s Week 6!   We’re still in the area of our wardrobes, but we’re moving past the primary parts — the tops, the bottoms, the dresses, the suits, etc. — and moving to the rest: all our accessories.   What are the accessories you have?...
Week 5 of the 2016 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: All the Clothes, Week 2

Week 5 of the 2016 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: All the Clothes, Week 2

Feb 1, 2016 | Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering | 0 comments

It’s Week 5.  First, a shout out:  You’re more than 25% done with The Challenge!  Hooray!  High Fives for Everyone! Okay, now, that we got that out of the way, let’s get down to business. This is the week we dive into your clothes. This is going to...
Before and After: The Spare Room Goes from Ugh to Ahhhh….

Before and After: The Spare Room Goes from Ugh to Ahhhh….

Jun 25, 2015 | Bedroom, Before and After, Decluttering | 0 comments

Today, I got to work with one of my clients to totally transform a spare room into a breath of fresh air! She’d told me a long time ago, “So…. I have this spare room. I hate it. No one is allowed in it. I don’t even go in it.  I think I want to...
Week 12 of 15 in 15 in ’15 Challenge: Towels, Sheets and Blankets

Week 12 of 15 in 15 in ’15 Challenge: Towels, Sheets and Blankets

Mar 20, 2015 | Bathroom, Bedroom, Closets, Spring Cleaning | 0 comments

Cleaning out the linen supply is not only a great 15 in 15 in ’15 challenge, but a fantastic one for our Spring Cleaning activities!   Towels, Sheets and Blankets   How to decide what to keep and what to part with? Here are some guidelines:   ...
Organizing Challenge:  T-Shirt Fold-and-File  (revisiting one of my top posts!)

Organizing Challenge: T-Shirt Fold-and-File
(revisiting one of my top posts!)

Jan 29, 2014 | Bedroom, Clever Girl Solutions, Closets | 1 comment

I get a lot of great feedback on the post I shared a few months ago about fold-and-file t-shirts.   It caused a lot of buzz when I posted it, and I keep hearing from people who have tried it and love it.  I thought it was worth sharing again. It’s a perfect...
Organizing Challenge: Socks and Underwear Drawers

Organizing Challenge: Socks and Underwear Drawers

Jan 22, 2014 | Bedroom, Closets, Decluttering | 1 comment

It’s the most boring task in the world, isn’t it?  Organizing the socks and underwear drawers is practically a cliché for the most boring task you can imagine. Maybe one click north of watching paint dry? But here’s the thing:  Organizing your socks...
Organizing Challenge:  De-Junk the Junk Drawer

Organizing Challenge: De-Junk the Junk Drawer

Jan 17, 2014 | Bedroom, Decluttering, Home Office, Kitchen | 0 comments

It’s a weekend, so we’re taking on one of the meatier projects for our Organizing Challenge Month:  Cleaning out the Junk Drawer. Drawers. With and “S”. Take all of yours on this weekend! The kitchen, the bedroom, the office, the entry way, the...
Organizing Challenge: Clean Out the Nightstand Drawer

Organizing Challenge: Clean Out the Nightstand Drawer

Jan 9, 2014 | Bedroom, Decluttering | 2 comments

I know at least one reader out there will look at this challenge and shudder.  The nightstand/bedside table/night table drawer can be a chaotic place. It’s famous for being too small, so nothing really fits, or too big, so you lose everything in it, or just...
Before and After: Bedroom Walk-in Closet

Before and After: Bedroom Walk-in Closet

Oct 24, 2013 | Bedroom, Before and After, Closets | 12 comments

I got to work on a GREAT space with a client this week. She and her husband share a walk-in closet, that has some tall built-in closet and shelving space, but the client called it “a disaster”.   She really has a closet that so many of us would die for,...
Before and After: Spare Bedroom  (Catch-all room)

Before and After: Spare Bedroom (Catch-all room)

Jun 28, 2013 | Bedroom, Before and After, Decluttering | 0 comments

This week, I’ve been working with a mom-to-be, getting space ready in her home before her baby is due at the end of August.  She’s in the midst of renovations in the house — redesign of the baby’s room, from the floor up, being top of that...
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Kathy Vines

Certified Professional Organizer,® 
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Based in Melrose, MA.

Kathy Vines, Clever Girl Organizing

Clever Girl Organizing® works with clients in their homes or offices to transform their space and systems, minimize stress, and maximize efficiency, productivity, and serenity! Her superpower is helping people untangle their relationship to their stuff!

 

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