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- 7 Tips on How To Get Your Spouse Organized - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Marilyn BohnDo you find yourself nagging your spouse to get rid of clutter and to organize? Nagging doesn’t work and can drive a wedge between you. These 7 tips will help get your spouse organized without nagging. As a professional organizer one question I am often asked is, “How do I get my husband to ...
Views: 7278(1 vote) - How to Organize Children's Art/School Work - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2008 from Marilyn BohnYour great plan for the summer was to go through all your child's school work/art work they brought home this past school year but yikes there is so much of it where is the best place to start? First of all let's have a little talk: ·Do not keep all of your children's art/school work. Just ...
Views: 3063 - 4 Clear and Refreshing Ideas For Stress Free Mornings - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2012 from Marilyn BohnDo you dread mornings and feel like you always have to walk on eggshells because you are stressed to the max before you ever leave home in the mornings? Do you feel like a failure as a mother because your kids leave home without a good breakfast or lunch and everyone is fighting? Here are 4 ...
Views: 2913 - How To Store Heirloom Clothing The Right Way - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from Marilyn BohnI am sick and sad. I cleaned out a storage place in my home and I found an old suitcase and large plastic bag with baby clothes included two christening dresses that I had saved. I am sick because of the condition they were in. It's a good thing I decided to organize this area or there would ...
Views: 2891 - 6 Simple Secrets On How To Declutter Your Home - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnWhen women find out that I am a professional organizer inevitably they ask if my home is organized. When I simply say yes then they ask me if all of my cupboards are organized. When I say yes they ask if my closets are organized. Again I say yes. My home doesn’t look like a page out of a ...
Views: 2506(1 vote) - 10 Fresh Ideas To Get Rid Of Clutter In Drawers and Closets - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2010 from Marilyn BohnIt can be so frustrating to want to be organized and try many different things to get organized but nothing seems to work. We are not all the same, we learn differently and we like different things. What will work for one person may not work for another. As a professional organizer I receive ...
Views: 2217(2 votes) - 7 Basic Organizing Tips To Get Rid of Paper Clutter - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnI love getting thank you notes. I like reading what my friends have to say about the gift or service I have done for them. I like the beauty of the cards and I love getting “good” mail. The fact that my friends took the time to write me a note makes me feel important. I received a call from ...
Views: 2176 - 7 Hot Tips On How To Successfully Organize Your Garage Or Basement - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnI am the worst offender when it comes to disorganizing our garage. I know I am not the only offender in the family. Even though I am a professional organizer and I know better I am really good at doing a number on our garage. I routinely organize it twice a year. Once in the spring before it ...
Views: 2172 - 4 Life-Enriching Ways To Simplify Your Life - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnAwhile ago I saw a sign with these words: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify. Someone had crossed off the first two words. I had to chuckle. Just simplify. In my role as a professional organizer I have been working with a woman who has had no less than 6 deaths of close family members (including a ...
Views: 2164(1 vote) - 5 Travel Tips For Organizing Important Travel Documents - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Marilyn BohnTraveling is fun and takes us away from our "normal" lives but it can be frustrating if you don't have the right documents with you when you need them. Learn what documents you need when you travel and how to quickly organize them by using these 5 proven organizing tips. I am going to tell ...
Views: 2150 - 5 Tips On How To Downsize For Seniors - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2008 from Marilyn BohnAs I work with families as a professional organizer whose loved ones have moved out of their homes either to a retirement center, nursing home, care center or are deceased I increasingly see what a burden their loved ones possessions are to the families in charge of taking care of these ...
Views: 2148 - 2 Honest-to-Goodness Ways to Get Rid Of Clutter - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2012 from Marilyn BohnGetting rid of clutter just got easier by usingthese 2 tried and true ways to manage your time and get rid of clutter. If youthink you don’t have enough hours in the day try these for 10 days ans find outwhat a big difference they make. When I think of my 82 year old grandma I think of her ...
Views: 2109 - 5 Eye-Opening Tips To Assist You In Getting Rid of Clutter - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnI love watching the Olympics and the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver have been no exception. When one of the experienced cross country skiers fell and slipped into a ravine and hurt herself the commentator said he “just couldn’t write this stuff”. It was the first time I have ever seen such a fall. I ...
Views: 2065(2 votes) - Seniors Learn To Clear Clutter and Downsize the Easy Way - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnAre you thinking about downsizing to move to a smaller home? You can downsize even if you don’t plan on moving. Reducing the amount of possessions on a regular basis will help avoid the physical exertion and emotional trauma of doing it all at once. Are you living in a home that has become ...
Views: 2060(1 vote) - 7 Fresh Tips For Deciding What To Keep And What To Toss - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2012 from Marilyn BohnIt can be hard to let go of things and get rid of clutter. Clutter becomes overwhelming when we hold on to things we don’t need or use. Here are 7simple tips to help you decide effortlessly what to let go and what to keep when organizing your home. Getting rid of clutter seems to be a hot ...
Views: 2043 - 5 Quick Tips To Organize Clutter In The Master Bedroom - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2010 from Marilyn BohnWhen I was a little girl I always knew when fall was here. After school we would skip and walk and dawdle down to the local grocery store where we would pick out the biggest pomegranate we could find. That is the only time of the year we could buy them. Back then there was no such thing as ...
Views: 2005 - Clear Clutter to Reduce Risk of Fire in Your Home - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnOne Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. I was looking out my kitchen window watching a fireman dressed who was dressed in his blue uniform carrying what looked like a heavy back pack on his back walking up the steep street in front of our home. I wondered where he was going and why he would be in ...
Views: 1948(2 votes) - Don't Sweat The Small Stuff - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2008 from Marilyn BohnI was reading in the book "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff…and it's all small stuff" by Richard Carlson, PH.D. I have read the book before but not everything always sticks so I like to go back and reread as a refresher. I set as my goal to read two to three chapters a night. They are so small each ...
Views: 1938 - 5 Tips For Getting Rid of Clutter With No Effort - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnThe ocean is both powerful and hypnotic. When we visited Maine we watched as the beautiful white waves come crashing onto the rocks. In Delaware we watched as the waves come rushing onto the sandy beach where they calmly flattened out and slunk back out to gather speed again. On one ...
Views: 1922 - 8 Easy Tips On How To Declutter Your Home For Summer Fun - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Marilyn BohnChill out this summer and get organized with these 8 easy tips. With a little planning ahead it is a snap to organize your home for summer fun. In the days before freeways when I was a child my mother would load up the car with two kids and everything we would need for the summer and travel ...
Views: 1911(1 vote) - How To Organize Your Home In 4 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2012 from Marilyn BohnDoes the thought of de-cluttering your home, closet, a drawer or any space in your home make you uncomfortable? Perhaps you feel tired, sad or ashamed so you feel which stands in your way of de-cluttering your home. If you said yes to any of these questions perhaps you are hanging on to beliefs ...
Views: 1862(1 vote) - 3 Practical Tips For Getting Rid Of Clutter - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 from Marilyn BohnAre you tired of spinning your wheels when it comes to getting rid of clutter and it seems to take more time all the time. Try these 3 simple tips to lighten your load. I remember when I worked in an office someone had the brainstorm that we as workers would every 15 minutes write down what ...
Views: 1806(1 vote) - 5 Ideas For Getting Rid Of Clutter That Will Make Your Day - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from Marilyn BohnOne of my goals in life was never to quilt. All of that changed one beautiful rainy day at Cape Mears Lighthouse in Oregon. I bought a package with 12 lighthouse quilt blocks in their lovely tincy- tiny gift shop. I love lighthouses so these called out to me. I planned on asking my friend who ...
Views: 1776(2 votes) - 8 Tips to Reduce Clutter By Prioritizing Daily Tasks - by Submitted on May 07, 2009 from Marilyn BohnThere are days when we just feel scattered and don’t know where to start with all the tasks and things we need to do. Do you ever think “the faster I go the further behind I get”? I think we all have days like this. Let’s put first things first which means let’s prioritize what we need to do ...
Views: 1752 - 11 Awesome Things to Do This Summer - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Marilyn BohnIn the summer are you frazzled and tired of your kids at the end of every day? Are you counting the days until school starts? Summer can be a time to help spark your creativity and your child’s creativity as well. Hold a family meeting where kids can choose an activity they are interested in. ...
Views: 1746(2 votes) - Getting Rid Of Clutter and Loosing Weight - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2012 from Marilyn BohnIt was a warm July morning, birds were singing outside my open window and the curtains ruffled in the breeze. I was standing in my bedroom and I was scared. I thought scary things are supposed to only happen in the dark on cold rainy nights. I had a good reason to be afraid as I was trying to ...
Views: 1645 - 6 Basic and Flexible Ideas To Save Time And Whip Clutter - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2012 from Marilyn BohnHave you heard the expression “A stitch in time saves time?” If you have ever gotten a rip in your dress or pants or some other article of clothing and haven’t fixed it right away it usually continues to grow. But if it would have been fixed right away it wouldn’t have taken so much time to ...
Views: 1587 - 9 Terrific Tips on How To Declutter for the Holidays - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnLet’s face it; holidays can be a pain in the neck. I know there are those out there who love everything about the holidays, the hustle and bustle, the frantic preparations, sleepless nights, meal preparation, shopping and tucking gifts away only to forget where they are hidden. But some of us ...
Views: 1569(1 vote) - 3 Easy Organizing Tips For Getting Rid Of Clutter - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2011 from Marilyn BohnHow do you decide what to keep and what to toss? With these three simple steps it will be easy for you to get rid of clutter and be free of the guilt of holding on to things you don’t know what to do with. It was a cool Tuesday Morning as we climbed among the huge landscaped rocks in our ...
Views: 1564 - 6 Drop-Dead Cool Ways To De-clutter Your Home Without Even Trying - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2011 from Marilyn BohnI was a social service worker for 24 years. I worked in an office and commuted to work every day 18 miles one way. Totally out of the blue one day my supervisor came to me and asked if I would be willing to telecommute. This meant I wouldn't have to drive to work every day, I wouldn't have to ...
Views: 1553(1 vote) - Filing System: Find Any Paper in Under 15 Seconds or Less - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2009 from Marilyn BohnWe all have a lot of paper coming into our homes constantly; either from the mail, work paper, children’s paper and other sources. In order to conquer the paper problem that many of us experience in our homes and to reduce clutter we need to have a working filing system where we can find ...
Views: 1536(1 vote) - Live A Clutter Free Life By Going Easier On Yourself - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Marilyn BohnWhen you are busy getting tasks done but you don’t get it all done are you hard on yourself, thinking you are a failure? Stop being so hard on yourself and start using a planner to help you accomplish more that you want to do guilt free. I lift weights at the gym 5 days a week. My gym ...
Views: 1525(1 vote) - Fall Clutter Control in Your Closet - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2010 from Marilyn BohnAn aunt visited us a few years ago just after we had our living room carpet replaced with blue carpeting. As we visited she said she didn’t like the color blue. I was amazed that anyone could not like the color blue. After all the sky is blue and the ocean is blue. Now I have no room to talk ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - How To Organize Your Garage Once And For All - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2011 from Marilyn Bohn7 time-proven organizing tips for your garage. Do you want your garage to be user friendly? Then you’re in luck with these 7 tested tips that help you in getting rid of clutter in a snap. The curtain is yellow on the door window that goes out to our garage. It is the color of the outside ...
Views: 1513 - Rotating Seasonal Clothing - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2010 from Marilyn BohnSeasons are changing and it is time to think about putting away your summer or winter clothing—depending on where you live---and getting out the clothes that have been stored away. This is a good time to look at every article of clothing you have in your closet. Take out each one and ...
Views: 1492 - 6 Carefully Tested Ways To Get Rid Of Clutter - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2010 from Marilyn BohnIn the late 1890's the American economy had been hit hard which caused widespread unemployment. This financial crises motivated men to try their luck in the gold fields. Men from all walks of life headed to the Yukon in Alaska. Many were professionals such as teachers and doctors who gave up ...
Views: 1483 - How To Reduce Paper Clutter & Keep Records Of Important Papers - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2011 from Marilyn BohnYou have heard the saying, "Two things in life are certain: paying taxes and dying". Neither is pleasant to think about but if we don't want to leave our heirs with a lot of paper clutter and extra expense and headaches there are certain things we need to get in order. One of the best and ...
Views: 1482(1 vote) - How To Get Rid Of Clutter Using 5 Effective Proven Tips - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Marilyn BohnAre you discouraged by magazine articles that set the expectation for organizing too high? Here are 5 proven and powerful tips for getting rid of clutter in just a few minutes. My daughter had eye surgery a few years ago and when she was released from the clinic she was given a pair of snazzy ...
Views: 1481 - 9 Ways to Protect Yourself from Online Fraud - by Submitted on May 12, 2009 from Marilyn BohnAs a professional organizer I frequently work with people who have been the victims of Internet fraud and I bet you probably know someone or have heard of someone who has also been a victim. Become proactive and protect your identify so you won’t become a statistic of Internet fraud. We live in ...
Views: 1480(1 vote) - What To Do When My Linen Closet Is Too Small - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2008 from Marilyn BohnI was with my rug hooking group the other day working on our rug projects and because my friends know I am a professional organizer they started asking me how to organize various problem spots in their homes. One dilemma for several of them in new homes was what to do with linens when the ...
Views: 1467 - How To Effortlessly Organize Small Spaces - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Marilyn BohnIt was a typical work morning. I was sitting at my desk reading through a report and people were coming into the office greeting each other. I could hear Neil through the partition complaining that he was late to work because he had to help his wife find her keys. The thing is this was literally ...
Views: 1463(1 vote) - Shelf Life Of Food In Your Kitchen Pantry - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2010 from Marilyn BohnHave you been taught if a can of food is bulging then it is bad and that is all you know about the safety and quality of food on your shelf? If your milk in your fridge has passed the expiration date do you still drink it until it tastes bad? Do you know if the food on your shelves is still ...
Views: 1463 - 4 Instructive Tools To Declutter Your Home - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnIn the book Alice in Wonderland Alice falls down a hole. The first time I read this I felt so closed in I never finished reading the book. I know this is silly but that’s the way it was. Do you ever have fears about how to declutter your home and it seems silly but that is just the way it ...
Views: 1461(1 vote) - Organize Room For More Quilting Time - by Submitted on May 12, 2008 from Marilyn BohnI quilt, I am a quilter, I love quilting, and I love to quilt. Quilting has enriched my life in ways I never dreamed of. I have learned interesting facts about history because of quilts. I have made a ton of friends; and I have traveled because of quilting opportunities. To make quilting fun ...
Views: 1435 - Crop Circles Inspire Organizing Clutter - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2010 from Marilyn BohnWhen I opened Google today there were these pretty little circles at the top of the screen and I clicked on it to find out what they were. I found out they are crop circles. These are patterns created by the flattening of crops such as wheat, barley, rye, or corn. Many people think these ...
Views: 1433(2 votes) - 7 Critical Reasons To Hire A Professional Organizer - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnThe sky was over cast and the day was cold. But I was warm inside the home of a delightful, intelligent, interesting, busy mom who also has the role of being a wife, counselor to her family, chef, and chauffer just to name a few of her jobs that she does every day. Oh and she works as a ...
Views: 1427(2 votes) - 7 AutumTips On Effortlessly Getting Rid Of Clutter - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2010 from Marilyn BohnIf I were to write lyrics to the song "These Are My Favorite Things" I would write--walking down the street hearing the crunch of leaves under my feet on a cool beautiful fall day. I also like the way the sun filters through the leaves that are still on the trees in the fall. And it is nice to ...
Views: 1421 - 5 Ways To Get Rid Of Clutter Simply And Easily - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2011 from Marilyn Bohn5 great ways to get rid of clutter simply and easily without all the hassle, worry and fuss. An organizing expert makes it fun to get rid of clutter. About 23 years ago I decided I needed to get rid of clutter in our home. The clutter I am talking about is the clutter of books. I love books, ...
Views: 1411 - 4 Effortless Tips to Organize Clutter the Easy Way - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnIt has been many years ago but I still remember it as though it was only last month. I was in the sixth grade and we were told by our teachers that we were going to sell magazine subscriptions. This excited me and I was raring to get out and start selling because of the promised prizes we could ...
Views: 1406(1 vote) - 5 Worry-Free Ways To Take Care Of Inherited Memorabilia - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2010 from Marilyn BohnMy aunt was married for the first time when she was 42 years old. She married Uncle Fred who treated her like a queen but they were only married for five years before he died. A year later she married a neighbor man whose wife had died at the same time as Uncle Fred. They were happy together ...
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