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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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Get Organized to Beat The Winter Blues!

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:33-06:00January 10th, 2016|Categories: Home Organization, Reduce Stress|Tags: clutter, overwhelmed, stress|

Here in the Midwest, the weather can get pretty ugly after the turn of the New Year. The temps dip to well below freezing and we sometimes get a lot of snow, and dare I say it, ICE! It actually looks pretty if you’re looking at it from inside a warm house, and you don’t have to go out. The kids love it when it snows a lot. They wait in anticipation of seeing their school pop up on the list of closings on the early morning news. Whether we see milder temps or get blasted full force with winter [...]

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Where Do I Begin to Get Organized?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-04-17T12:16:35-05:00December 16th, 2015|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: clutter, decluttering, motivation, overwhelmed, reduce stress|

Image courtesy of stockimages / FreeDigitalPhotos.net This is a question I hear a lot from those that are overwhelmed with clutter; where do I begin to get organized?. Things seem to pile up when we aren’t looking and become clutter before we know it. At some point, something catches your eye and wham! It hits you in the face like a ton of bricks. Life comes at us fast and we don’t always have the time to keep up with daily decluttering activities. Because of that we may not always notice that things are getting out of hand. The [...]

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Inherited Items Can Quickly Become Clutter

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:34-06:00October 11th, 2015|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: after a death, clutter, too much stuff|

Image courtesy of surasakiStock / FreeDigitalPhotos.net How many of you have inherited items from a loved one that passed away? How many of you kept all those things whether you had room for them or not? And how many of you now have a cluttered house, basement or garage with inherited items? Anyone that received inherited tangible items can relate to this dilemma to some degree. Most of us that are not just starting out in our adult lives have our homes furnished to our liking. This could mean that we have little to no space to add furniture, [...]

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Top 3 Benefits of Giving The Gift of Service

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:36-06:00December 9th, 2014|Categories: Holidays, Reduce Stress, Time Management|Tags: clutter, gift, holidays, stress|

Image courtesy of digitalalert / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Trying to figure out a gift for that special someone? We put so much thought into finding the right gifts for everyone on our lists. Whether they are naughty or nice, we want to show our love for them by presenting each one with that perfect gift. Each one of us is unique, and the perfect gift for one, may not be the perfect gift for another. There are those that have so much that adding one more ‘thing’ to their spaces may not really be a wise choice. My recommendation is to consider [...]

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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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Do I really need 13 pairs of tweezers?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:38-06:00May 5th, 2014|Categories: Downsizing, Eldercare, Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Rightsizing, Seniors|Tags: clutter, downsizing, organizing, rightsizing|

That’s a very good question. What about 9 pairs of scissors, do you really need that many? Or 3 bread makers, do you really need that many? Or that gadget you bought after listening to a very convincing television commercial. It makes a lot of sense to ask yourself these questions about your stuff from time to time. We are all surrounded by things in our homes that we may not necessarily need, use, or love. Our things typically come into our lives faster than they go. We get caught up in the day to day activities that make up our lives [...]

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