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Simple Solutions Are The Best Solutions

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:35-06:00May 10th, 2015|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: mail, organizing, routines, simple, solutions|

Image courtesy of ponsulak / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Whether you’re organized or not, solutions you use every day are simple and that’s why you continue to use them. A good example of a simple solution is an everyday routine. Everyone has them for a lot of aspects of their lives. We have morning routines, meal time routines, study routines, lawn mowing routines, etc. Think about the way you perform your routines and why you do what you do. You are likely not going to continue to perform a step in the sequence if it’s difficult to do. If you did, the consequence [...]

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How To Know You Have Too Much Stuff & What To Do About It

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:35-06:00February 12th, 2015|Categories: Home Organization, Reduce Stress|Tags: stress, too much stuff|

Image courtesy of Bill Longshaw / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Not everyone that has too much stuff has Hoarding Disorder. According to the International OCD Foundation’s website, the main characteristics of HD are: Collecting & keeping a lot of items that appear to be useless or of little value. The clutter prevents them from using their living spaces as intended. The clutter prevents them from performing activities of daily living. If these characteristics accurately define your stuff, you may have Hoarding Disorder. If you think you or a loved one may have HD, I encourage you to learn more about this disorder. [...]

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Organizing for Seniors: How I Organized For My Senior Aunt Who is Blind

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:36-06:00November 14th, 2014|Categories: Eldercare, Home Organization, Organization & Safety, Seniors|Tags: caregivers, organizing, seniors|

Organizing is not just about putting like with like, purging and labeling containers. Sure, those are important pieces to the process, but that’s not the whole enchilada. Before you start the process, you need to understand both the mental and physical capabilities of the person that needs the organizing solutions. Our senior population has a myriad of considerations to address when you organize for them. The first thing to consider is their living environment. If they live alone, do they have homecare workers that visit on a regular basis, and if so, will you need to organize for the senior or the [...]

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9 Safety Tips For Seniors to Age in Place

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:36-06:00November 2nd, 2014|Categories: Home Organization, Organization & Safety, Organizing Tips, Seniors|Tags: safety, seniors|

To age in place is becoming a term used frequently in the senior population. According to research by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), nearly 90 percent of seniors want to stay in their own homes as they age, often referred to as ‘aging in place’. Everyone is different, and has specific needs to be considered for their living spaces. We also want to keep our independent lifestyles, and do as much for ourselves as possible. That can happen when our home is setup based on our specific needs. As a professional organizer that specializes in rightsizing for seniors, I’m often [...]

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Dining Rooms Are Not Just For Dining Anymore

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:36-06:00October 19th, 2014|Categories: Holiday Organization, Home Organization|Tags: holidays, multi-functional, organizing|

Fall is in the air with crisp cool air and the leaves beginning their beautiful color transformations. It’s a season of preparation for holidays and winter weather. Fall festivals provide us with the opportunity to get outside and enjoy nature before it gets too cold. Preparations on our homes interiors include getting ready to receive guests for holiday celebrations. The rooms to focus on are those that will be used for these gala events. Organizing the kitchen is important to create wonderful holiday meals, but the dining room is also an important component to serve the meals. Dining rooms can be formal, informal, and [...]

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Fall Planning Tips

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:37-06:00October 5th, 2014|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: fall, indoors, maintenance, outdoors, planning|

The air is crisp, the days are getting shorter and the leaves are just beginning their transformation to vibrant colors before they fall to the ground. These are signs that fall is here. It’s a time to enjoy the last vestiges of warm weather and attend football games, bon fires, and hayrides before we retreat to our homes to wait out the winter months. It’s also a reminder to make some changes in our living spaces in preparation for this seasonal change. The lists below are examples of some of the things that need to be done. Tailor these lists to your [...]

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Don’t Be Afraid Of Organizing For Halloween

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:37-06:00October 1st, 2014|Categories: Holiday Organization, Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Planning|Tags: halloween, holidays, planning, prepare, schedule, task|

Boo! Did I scare you? We are approaching the Halloween season, just having past the Autumnal Equinox a couple of weeks ago. It’s getting cooler outside and the leaves are beginning to turn colors. There’s definitely a shift in the air. And if you have kids they may already be thinking about what they’re going to wear for Halloween. This is the time to begin the planning process if you haven’t already started. Having a plan will take the guesswork out of knowing what you should do, when organizing for Halloween. Developing a plan also reduces the stress of the last minute running [...]

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How to Squash Your Paper Clutter Pests

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:37-06:00August 24th, 2014|Categories: Home Organization, Paper Management|Tags: clutter, papers, purge, recycle|

What is at the top of the list in terms of clutter in your home? Most everyone I talk to about organizing says that paper is their number one issue with clutter. I can relate because paper is on the top of my list as well. It accumulates at an alarming rate. Some of it is important, some not so much, and some not at all. Wherever it may fall on the scale of importance, I think we can all agree that too much paper equates to paper clutter pests. It comes from a plethora of sources. It may arrive via snail [...]

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9 Tips to Rightsize Your Stuff

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:37-06:00August 10th, 2014|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: acquire, clutter, discard, organizing tips, proportionate, purge|

Image courtesy of renjith krishnan/FreeDigitalPhotos.net Did you ever wonder how you ended up with so much stuff? The answer is…life happens. You need things; things to take care of you and others. You need things to help you earn a living. You need things to clean your home. You need things to prepare and eat food. You need things to decorate you and your living spaces. The list of things you need can seem endless, especially when you’re just starting out. You acquire things as you discover that you need them. Then as time goes by, you find that you [...]

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Respect…Yours, Mine & Ours

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:38-06:00July 13th, 2014|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Reduce Stress, Respect|Tags: belongings, boundaries, communication, rules|

Living with another person or multiple people, whether they are family members, or not, can present many challenges. Each person that lives in the home typically has a role and responsibilities to do their part. Everyone has their own individual personality and learning to live together takes effort and respect. Personalities play a big part in getting along with others. You cannot choose your family members, but you can choose people to have other relationships with in your life. No matter what your relationship is with that other person, you will need to learn to get along with them if you [...]

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