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Clearing Your Digital Clutter

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:21-06:00May 22nd, 2019|Categories: Decluttering, Organizing Tips|Tags: electronic files, email inbox, purge, smart phone|

Clutter is clutter whether you can actually touch it or not. Our minds get cluttered with information that we no longer need and when we sleep, our minds purge the excess. When our homes become cluttered, we typically go on a purging spree. But what about our digital clutter? We are living in the digital age and a lot of information that we rely on every day comes in a non-physical form. We can touch the electronic devices where this data resides but we can’t actually touch the data itself. These devices can become cluttered very quickly with data we [...]

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Cut Off The Flow of Incoming Clutter by Making Smart Choices

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:21-06:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Mindfullness, Organizing Tips|Tags: clutter, pile up, storage, stress|

In this Ted Talk called ‘Can we eat to starve cancer?’, William Li talks about Androgenesis becoming out of balance and causing a myriad of diseases. In his talk he focuses on cancer - about cutting off the flow of blood to cancer cells through food intake as an anti-Androgenesis therapy. It’s an interesting 20-minute talk, I encourage you to check it out. It may be a stretch, but I realized that we can do the same thing with incoming clutter by making smart choices. Things will inevitably come into our homes on a regular basis, or on an even [...]

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Next Time, Just Pause

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:22-06:00April 25th, 2019|Categories: Mindfullness, Organizing Tips|Tags: consequences, decisions, impulse|

There is so much power in the pause. We rush around from place to place doing so many things all the time. Every day, all day we are making decisions. It seems like we are on auto pilot throughout the day just to get everything done. Making knee jerk decisions can sometimes cause pain or stress due to the results of our actions or inactions. And yes, inaction is actually a decision. At those times when we need to make a decision, and it can be something small or not so small, taking a pause to make a more considered [...]

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Backs of Doors Storage Options

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:22-06:00April 17th, 2019|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Storage|Tags: declutter, organizers, small spaces, solutions, storage|

The backs of doors are an under-utilized storage option. For those that have small spaces they can provide the additional needed storage. There are many options for this type of storage but you need to do a little research to understand what works best for your situation. You must be conscience of the size of the items stored in these locations. They need to be in proportion to the area around the door when it closes. Cabinets and pantries have shelves in them that you need to work around depending on the depth of the storage item. If you decide [...]

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What Approach Should I Use to Begin to Declutter my Home?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:22-06:00April 10th, 2019|Categories: Decluttering, Organizing Tips|Tags: declutter, downsizing, organizing process, storage, strategy|

This is a common question I hear from new clients. The answer is not simple. There is no one size fits all answer to this question. In fact, there are very few scenarios in life where one size fits all. The approach you use to declutter your home will likely be different from anyone else. Your situation is different from others so your approach will have a different strategy. Not everyone needs a whole house declutter. Some just have areas that are clutter magnets and need some tweaking to existing solutions. Others may need to declutter their home from top [...]

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Things For Seniors to Consider to Stay at Home as They Age

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:22-06:00April 4th, 2019|Categories: Organizing Tips, Seniors|Tags: age in place, retirement community, safety, seniors, support|

These are the times when so many older adults prefer to stay at home as they age. According to AARP, ‘nearly 90 percent of seniors want to remain in their homes as they age’. Many have lived in their homes for decades. They have raised families there, made friends there and established roots in their communities. They know the lay of the land in their surroundings. They are comfortable with the neighborhood. I’ve often heard the term, getting older is not for sissies. You may have aches and pains, your vision may be declining, you don’t have as much energy [...]

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How to Clear Out a Home to Sell After a Death

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:22-06:00March 27th, 2019|Categories: Decluttering, Organizing Tips|Tags: accumulation, after a death, grief, plan, sell a home, team|

Have you ever had to clear out a home to sell after a death? If so, then you know how much there is to do. You also know that it’s an emotional journey. We learn things about our loved ones that we didn’t know as we cull through their things. These things are small pieces of their lives that live on through the memories they leave behind. Several years ago, I had to clear out a home to get it ready to sell after my aunt passed away. I was her caregiver, although I didn’t live with her, for 8 [...]

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Gifting Experiences

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:23-06:00November 28th, 2018|Categories: Holidays, Organizing Tips|Tags: clutter, gifts, memories, stress|

Gifting experiences instead of giving material gifts makes sense for so many reasons. The most important reason is that experiences = memories. In the words of Maya Angelou, “I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Experiences create memories, and the feelings from those memories, like the memory itself, will last a lifetime. The holiday season is upon us which signals the start of ads for holiday gift buying. Black Friday kicks off the sales with Cyber Monday close behind. Everyone is looking [...]

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Creating a Caregiver Binder

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-06-20T12:59:28-05:00November 14th, 2018|Categories: Eldercare, Organizing Tips|Tags: compilation, documents, records, resources|

Creating a caregiver binder is essential for a lot of reasons. The number one reason is for peace of mind for the caregiver and the care recipient. This binder is a portable compilation of resources to have at your fingertips to assist in your role as caregiver. A caregiver binder should include as much information as required for the care recipient’s needs. It should be portable to accompany the caregiver and care recipient when they visit healthcare providers. Most doctors will ask about medications you’re taking to ensure they have the most up-to-date list. If they make changes, you can [...]

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Organizing Cables – How to Avoid The Spaghetti Effect

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:24-06:00October 31st, 2018|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: containers, organizing process, plugs, recycle|

Do you have a box of cables that you don’t know what they are or what they belong to? Do the cords around your tv or entertainment center look like a mass of spaghetti? Do you have cables attached to power strips that are not attached to any device? Maybe they are attached to devices but you can’t figure out which device goes to which plug? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may have a cable organization dilemma! First let me say that you are not alone. So many of my client’s homes have this same [...]

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