Home, sweet, home? Not always. Sometimes, it goes sour. Our busy lives leave little time to clean thoroughly. Still, any freshening does wonders for the eye and mind. “Freshening up,” delivers a sense of calm and order to homes, says Elizabeth Goldsmith, professor of family resource management at Florida State University and author of Green Cleaning […]
We all collect things over time. But the key to getting — and staying — organized is to simply have less stuff to manage. Utilize storage bins and label them for a specific person or purpose. Enlist the help of the whole family in keeping your home organized. By creating designated bins to store items, […]
With back to school around the corner, it’s time to reclaim your space. This month, we’ll be giving you strategies to organize all around the house and keep clutter at bay. Designate a drop-off area and create strategies to keep items organized. Creating clearly defined storage areas can go a long way in keeping your […]
Whether you do it at the beginning of spring or, like most of us, somewhat later, the annual ritual of spring cleaning is all about the heavy lifting that gets rid of dirt and debris, especially in places unseen. Tackling them signals a breath of fresh air in any season. Before the soap/water/vacuum detail of cleaning, confront your stuff and discard or reorganize. De-clutter […]
Doing laundry is a chore by most anyone’s standards. So, in attempt to mitigate our loathe for laundry, we looked for a few simple ways to begin organizing laundry room spaces and implementing a few systems the whole family can follow. Laundry Organization: Simple Solutions. Easy-to-implement ideas for hanging laundry disorder out to dry in your […]