Week 4 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge, All the Clothes, Week 1
We’re spending the next 3 weeks focusing on your wardrobe and accessories. But, we can’t really focus on that unless you have everything in front of you. This is why we need to make sure that this week, the laundry gets done. Like, all of it. And, if...
Focus and Finish: The Keys to Completing Organizing Projects
If you’ve joined us for Week 1’s assignment — working on your pantry and refrigerator and tupperware – you may have already found yourself in this position: You were raring to go, got an enthusiastic start, you began emptying things out, and...
Top 5 Things I Hear From Clients and What You Can Learn From My Answers
Over my career as a Professional Organizer, I can genuinely say that of the dozens and dozens and dozens of clients I’ve worked with, no two are the same. That said… with almost EVERY client, I tend to hear the same things. Similar struggles, similar...
5 Minute Clutter-Bust. From AGGRAVATED! to Ahhhh. . . in Five Minutes A Day.
On my Facebook page last Friday, I asked, “If you could find 5 extra minutes every day this week to tackle clutter in your home, what would be first on your list?” This week, I’m asking you to take this ride with me… Let’s all find 5 minutes...
How to Clean Your Shower Door
One of the cleaning questions I get pretty often is “How do you clean a shower door?” Truth is, until I moved into our current home just over 2 years ago, I never HAD a shower door. I always had curtains. I hadn’t realized the struggle all...
National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day: Sat, April 26th
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. April 26th, 10am – 2pm local time, wherever you are. This initiative addresses an important public safety and public health issue, and is also a great excuse to make sure you’re always...
Spring Cleaning: Bathrooms.
It was SPRING on Tuesday here in Boston. I know the calendar said it should have arrived weeks ago, but it was a beautiful, sunny day. Of course, that means Spring Cleaning really needs to kick in to high gear. It’s time to tackle one of the scariest spots in...
Spring Cleaning: Living and Dining Rooms
The living and dining room are similar enough that I thought we might tackle these two rooms at the same time. What do you think? Still have more in you after that thorough cleaning of the kitchen? Declutter all the surfaces Clean the ceiling fan and dust...
Spring Cleaning: Supplies and Tools to Get it Done
It’s our last prep post before launching into our Spring Cleaning season! You may have already started with some projects at your home, and I know I’ve started tackling a few things here and there. But for me, the real work starts once we can open up a...
Spring Cleaning: Create a Schedule and Assign Tasks
We already talked about how to create your Getting-it-Done list. Now we move to Creating a Schedule and Assigning Tasks. First, we’ll dig into the schedule. There are a few things to keep in mind when planning out when all this “soon my house is...
How to Create Your Spring Cleaning Plan
I’m staring at a forecast for more snow this week in Boston. I’m really hoping this “lion/lamb” scenario ends up with a lamb, not just frozen lamb chops. We need the spring, and we need it soon! Beautiful spring days or not, we can’t ignore that the...Kathy Vines
Certified Professional Organizer,®
Productivity Consultant
Based in Melrose, MA.
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!