Holiday Organization
Blog 01/04/12: Organzing After the Holidays – Cards
Every year we receive a ton of holiday cards. Unfortunately, it is impractical to save them all year after year. I am always looking for ways to recycle and re-purpose things I no longer need; and have come up with two solutions for my used holiday cards: donate or make gift tags out them. I .. read more
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Blog 01/03/2012: Organizing After the Holidays
Organizing, cleaning and packing holiday decorations is always a big project. I spent all yesterday, taking down the Christmas tree and other decorations around the apartment. I started with the larger decorations, like the candle sticks and cookie jar. Once those were packed in a clearly marked box, I started working on the tree. I .. read more
Blog 01/02/2012: My New Years Organizing Ritual
Every year for Christmas I get a new Moleskine Weekly Planner. One of my New Years Day rituals is to go through my new planner and write down birthdays, anniversaries and make my lists of things I would like to do and buy over the upcoming year. I also copy in the addresses and numbers .. read more
Blog 12/30/11: New Years Resolutions
(source) With New Years right around the corner, we all stop to think about resolutions. According to Resolutions2011.org, after loosing weight, the second most popular resolution is to become more organized. In fact, the National Association for Professional Organizers (NAPO) has designated January as Get Organized (GO) Month. If becoming more organized is one of .. read more
Blog 12/29/11 : Post-Christmas Cleanup
It is good to get back into the swing of things after Christmas. With all of the excitement of the holidays and visiting families it is so easy for the living room or where ever you open gifts to become cluttered with gifts, boxes, bags and bows. In order to control all the clutter, I .. read more
Blog 12/23/11: Merry Christmas
I cannot believe tomorrow is Christmas Eve! December, well this year for that matter, absolutely flew by. I feel well prepared for Christmas 2011: gifts are wrapped and ready to go, all of the gifts we shipped have been received and presents for my husband are wrapped, but still hidden to prevent any pre-exchange poking, .. read more
Blog 12/21/11: Traveling with Gifts
I love that my husband and I are both able to celebrate Christmas with each of our families. We celebrate Christmas Eve with my husband’s family, get up Christmas morning and drive about 3 hours to my family. It is a little crazy, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything. In order to keep my .. read more
Blog 12/20/11: Holiday Cookies
One of my favorite things about the holidays is Christmas cookies. Naturally, I prefer eating them over baking them. Last year, I decided to carry on the tradition of baking my Grandmother’s spritz cookies. The butter-almond cookies are absolutely delicious and when packaged festively, make the perfect gifts for friends and family. Baking the 14 .. read more
Blog 12/19/11 : Organized Stocking Stuffers
Container Store – Reusable Bag – $9.99 – Good to always have on hand when you are out shopping, plus it environmentally friendly and cuts down on all those plastic bags. Dwell Studio – Luggage Tag – $10.99 – Fun and colorful way to distinguish your luggage from everyone else. Totes – Mini Micro Umbrella .. read more
Blog 12/14/11 : Organizational Gifts for Everyone
Here are my picks this year for fun organizational gifts for him, her and kids–happy shopping: Brookstone –Catchall -$36.00 – Great to empty your pockets into when you get home. The Container Store – Bamboo Makeup Organizer – $12.99 –Keeps vanities and medicine cabinets organized. The Container Store – Recycled Lunch Set -$24.99 -The containers .. read more
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