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Mindfulness of Organizing

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-03-04T14:04:00-06:00September 26th, 2016|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: clutter, organized, purge, storage|

Mindfulness is a very important component of the organizing process. When I work with clients, we work on the concept of mindfulness as it pertains to organizing. Organizing comes naturally to many, but not to everyone. It’s a skill that can be learned, and being aware of some basic concepts as you go about your daily activities, is key to organizing your spaces to keep them organized. The concepts below are simple, yet effective. Some you may have thought about already, and some may be new to you. For those that have challenges organizing their things, I encourage you to [...]

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Minimalism – The Path to Health & Happiness

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:32-06:00August 25th, 2016|Categories: Downsizing, Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Rightsizing|Tags: clutter, downsize, organized, purge|

There have been a lot of posts on the internet lately about minimalism. It seems to be surfacing in a lot of ways everywhere. As an organizer and Feng Shui enthusiast, I love the concept. The idea of letting go of items that aren’t necessary is simplicity in the most basic form. Eliminating unnecessary items, clutter, allows the energy (chi) to flow freely through your living spaces. Good energy flow allows for health and happiness. Everyone I know tells me they have too much stuff. I hear that from pretty much every client that I have ever worked with. [...]

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Options For Lid Storage

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:32-06:00August 14th, 2016|Categories: Home Organization, Kitchen, Organizing Tips|Tags: clutter, kitchen, organized, storage|

Do you find it difficult to organize and store all the lids that you have for pots & pans or plasticware? I know I did, so that’s why I decided to write a post on lid storage. They come in all shapes and sizes. Some are flexible, and some are not. Nesting works great for the items the lids accompany, but storing the lids is another story. Your cabinets can become a tangled mess of lids which makes it difficult to find the lid you need. I want to share with you how I turned my lid chaos into organized [...]

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Preparing For My Kitchen Remodel

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-04-29T13:14:28-05:00May 18th, 2016|Categories: Home Remodeling, Organizing Tips, Planning|Tags: kitchen, planning, remodeling|

As mentioned at the end of my last post, Planning My Kitchen Remodel, the next topic in this series is preparing for the first step, demolition. Where will it all go? Everything has to be removed from the room, or in my case, rooms. I likened it to moving from one house to another, only on a smaller scale. Everything in the space needs to be packed up and moved somewhere else. If you have a large home, this may not be an issue. In my case, my home is not real big so I had to get creative in [...]

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Organizing After a Death

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:34-06:00September 16th, 2015|Categories: estate planning, Grief, Organizing Tips, Planning|Tags: after a death, grief, organizing|

Image courtesy of dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net When a loved one passes away there are many things to do. So many things in fact, that it can quickly become overwhelming. Whether it’s sudden or after a long illness, you will experience grief and probably aren’t thinking straight. My aunt passed away recently and this article provides insight from my personal experience. This subject is not a topic that most want to think about but it is necessary and I hope it will be helpful. One thing I would like to mention that helped me, is that when I was planning [...]

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3 Maintenance Strategies to Keep Your Spaces Organized

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:34-06:00August 5th, 2015|Categories: Home Organization, Maintenance, Organizing Tips|Tags: maintenance, organized|

Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net You read some books, maybe took a class, engaged a good friend to help, planned it out and got it done. All of your spaces are organized! It feels good doesn’t it? Eliminating clutter can be liberating. Having a home for all of your belongings breathes a breath of fresh air into your living spaces, it creates peace of mind. Now that your spaces are organized, you want to keep them that way so the peace will remain. No matter how you created your systems, you need to take some steps to [...]

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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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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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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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