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Planning a Successful Organizing Project

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-03-25T16:16:15-05:00March 31st, 2021|Categories: Home Organization, Planning|Tags: brain dump, get organized, organizing process, planning, prioritize, tasks|

There are numerous reasons why someone would want to get organized. Maybe they can’t find things they are looking for such as their car keys and it causes them to be late for work, a lot. Maybe they buy duplicates or triplicates because they don’t know how many of one item they own. When they realize what the real issue is, they decide it’s time to work on an organizing project. There are several things to consider when planning a successful organizing project. A person can become overwhelmed if their project encompasses many areas, or a whole house transformation. I [...]

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The Importance of Keeping Your Things Visible

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-03-13T10:57:56-06:00March 17th, 2021|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: clutter, containers, labels, organizing|

Keeping your things visible doesn’t necessarily mean to store everything you own out in plain view, although that’s one way to do it if you have the space. It just means that you are able to see all of your belongings at a glance so you know what you own. How you organize your belongings factors into the visibility concept. If you aren’t keeping your things visible, how do you know where an item lives so you can find it? How do know where to put your things back where they belong? How do you know what items you even [...]

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Using Labels is Organizing’s Method of Communication

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-03-04T14:44:20-06:00March 4th, 2021|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: categories, communication, functionality, mindful, organizing process|

In the past I’ve talked about the importance of using labels in just about every post I’ve written about getting and staying organized. As the title says, they are a method of communication in terms of organization. Using labels leaves no doubt where items live in your spaces, so you can put things back where they belong after use and avoid misplacing items. This concept works for everyone regardless of age. Be mindful of the age of the person to determine the type of label to use for a particular item. For older adults, they may need a label with [...]

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How to Incorporate Organizing in to Your Daily Activities

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-01-27T14:43:15-06:00February 3rd, 2021|Categories: Home Organization, Mindfullness|Tags: get organized, increase productivity, organizing, purge, routines|

Yes, you too can get organized by incorporating this concept into your daily activities. I understand you have a lot going on and this may not be as easy as it sounds, but it really is that easy. Adjusting your mindset may take a little getting use to, but it is possible. The key here is to be mindful in your daily activities. Notice when things are not where they belong and stop what you’re doing to put things back in their homes. It gets a little trickier if you don’t have homes for everything, but it is doable. When [...]

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Determining Categories Can be Challenging

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-12-09T10:52:11-06:00December 9th, 2020|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: assign homes, clutter, organizing process, storage|

The first step in the organizing process is to sort items into broad categories that make sense to you. A category contains like items. This can be challenging for some, for various reasons. Everyone is different, so the key to get started on this first step depends on your individual way of thinking. You may be overwhelmed by the amount of your clutter, and that doesn’t help. If you have ADHD, you may overthink this task by being too specific, then become overwhelmed and just stop. The state of overwhelm can sometimes cause paralysis in making decisions. If that happens, [...]

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5 Options For Storing Pots and Pans

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-18T09:19:35-06:00November 18th, 2020|Categories: Home Organization, Kitchen|Tags: cabinets, deep drawers, kitchen, organizing, racks, storage|

Storing pots and pans can be challenging. Most are bulky and require a lot of storage space. If you have a small kitchen with limited storage, it gets even more tricky. It’s not impossible, you just have to get creative in finding storage that fits your needs. These bulky pieces of cookware are instrumental in preparing meals, so you want to have them easily accessible. If kitchen storage space is an issue, consider storing infrequently used pieces in another area in your home, such as a basement. The various options below are intended to get your creative juices flowing to [...]

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Organizing Pandemic Masks

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:08-06:00November 11th, 2020|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: maintenance, organizing, storage|

Due to the pandemic, wearing face coverings in public has become the norm to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Various kinds of face coverings available to the public include - masks(disposable, cloth-washable, KN95-washable), gaiters and face shields. Early on, acquiring this type of protection was scarce as a lot of businesses were not deemed ‘essential’, so they were not open. Healthcare providers were scrambling to find resources to provide enough face coverings to tend to the ever-rising numbers of patients coming in to their facilities. More and more individuals wanting to help, started making masks with scraps of material [...]

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6 Easy to Access Storage Solutions

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:14-06:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: containers, easy access, options, organizing products, storage|

Containment is part of the organizing process. Containers make good storage solutions, but is it always easy to access the contents? This is a question that needs to be considered based on the type of storage solution. The criteria for storage may be different for each organizing solution, but ease of access should be a top priority. As mentioned in previous posts, containment, or containers come in all shapes and sizes. Every box, bin, basket, shelf, drawer, rack, cabinet, pantry, closet and room in your house is a container, as well as your house itself. How we organize these containers [...]

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How to Create a Simple Home Inventory

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:16-06:00March 11th, 2020|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: apps, backup, digitally, organize, smartphones|

There are many reasons why someone would want to create a home inventory. You can read more about that in one of my past blog posts, ‘Why Create a Home Inventory?’. There are many resources on the internet to guide you through the process of creating a home inventory. With the creation of the smart phone, so many people and companies have developed apps for just about anything you can think of. With that said, go to your app store and search on home inventory and you will find a lot of them, free and paid. The free apps have [...]

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One Size Fits All

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:16-06:00February 28th, 2020|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: organizing, procedure, solutions|

There is really no such thing as one size fits all in any aspect of life. You probably see this term most often with articles of clothing. Ok, maybe in that way it could be true, although I’m skeptical. Since everyone is unique, how could this work? According to Wikipedia – “One size fits all” is a description for a product that would fit in all instances. The term has been extended to mean one style or procedure would fit in all related applications. It’s true that the meaning of this term is typically related to products, according to Wikipedia, [...]

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