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July 26, 2019
What's Your Clutter Personality Type?
It's silent. It's sneaky. It creeps about in corners: clutter! When the state of the house aggravates you to your last nerve, it's tempting to launch an all-out battle in the war against clutter.
First, though, know your enemy!
There are as many reasons for household clutter as there are clutterers. As Pogo says, "We have seen the enemy, and he is us!"
Take aim on your household's clutter problem by going to the root of the problem: your own thinking.
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July 24, 2019
Welcome to the Back-to-School Countdown
A new school year is on the horizon! Time to prepare for back to school, with the Organized Home Back-to-School Countdown.
Beginning Monday, July 29, we'll take two weeks to get organized, gear up and get ready to send the children back to school from an organized home.
Following an ultimate back-to-school checklist, the Back-to-School Countdown includes weekday reminders, free printables and inspiring articles to help you prepare for the first day of sc...
July 19, 2019
What's Your Clutter Personality Type?
Cynthia Ewer
July 19, 2019
It's silent. It's sneaky. It creeps about in corners: clutter! When the state of the house aggravates you to your last nerve, it's tempting to launch an all-out battle in the war against clutter.
First, though, know your enem...
July 16, 2019
Fun BBQ Recipe: Beer Can Chicken
DescriptionIn the Ewer household, it's a "can-do" barbeque treat: a whole chicken cooked on a hot seat. Grilled upright. while seated on a half-full can of beer, soda or stock, Beer Can Chicken is steam-basted from within, grilled smoky golden-brown without.
The unusual cooking method, combined with a spicy rub and aroma from smoker chips, creates a tender meat, dripping with tangy juices. Beer Can Chicken is a late-summer favorite paired with...
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Cash In! Save Money Now For Christmas
Think "Christmas" ... in July? Sure, if you want to make it an all-cash holiday!
Holiday spending can be hard on the pocketbook--and bought on credit, "Christmas Day" can stretch into the new year for weeks or months.
Ease the Christmas cash crunch with creative ways to save money for Christmas! Financial institutions offer dedicated Christmas clubs for the disciplined, but savvy holiday planners have found other ways to accumulate cash for holiday spend...
No Clean Clothes? Get Organized In The Laundry Room
Cynthia Ewer
July 15, 2019
Nothing can streamline an organized home like a well-crafted set of household systems, and today, we focus on laundry and clothing systems. What do they do? How do you develop them? What benefits will establishin...
July 10, 2019
Find It Fast: Make A Plan for Household Storage
It's here ... somewhere.
Living in close proximity with our possessions means we can't always find the things we need, when we need them. Disorganized, crowded storage spaces make it hard to decorate for holidays, make up a guest bedroom, or find the right tool for the job. Read More >>
July 8, 2019
Find it Fast: Make a Household Storage Plan
Cynthia Ewer
July 8, 2019
It's here ... somewhere.
Living in close proximity with our possessions means we can't always find the things we need, when we need them. Disorganized, crowded storage spaces make it hard to decorate for holidays, make u...
June 4, 2019
Declutter 101: Strategies To Cut Clutter
Taking aim on the household clutter problem, you've resolved to work slowly and steadily, and you've carved out blocks of time to declutter.
Now what? And how?
Time to consider weigh in with specific methods and strategies for decluttering.
These tried-and-tested methods bring different strengths to the fight against clutter. Choose the one that's right for you and your family.
May 28, 2019
Declutter 101: Staying Clutter-Free
There's a bedrock belief among the clutter-afflicted that if they could only get rid of all the clutter, just once, the clutter problem could be solved.
It's not quite so simple. True, it's easier to maintain a decluttered environment than it is to achieve it, but there's more to the problem than the mere absence or presence of clutter.
Once clutter has been banished, the real work of change begins. To conquer clutter once and for all, focus on these clutter prevention ideas:
