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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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Is Your Basement A Dumping Ground?

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:39-06:00March 19th, 2014|Categories: Decluttering, Home Organization, Organizing Tips|Tags: basement, organizing, peace, process|

Basements are the foundations of our homes. They can be versatile in function. Most have infrastructure components such as a furnace, electrical panels and a water heater, that at some time or another will require repair or maintenance. Some are used as extended living spaces. Some are used for storage with an area for laundry, and others combine all these functions. Keeping all the various functions of your basement organized, can be challenging, especially the storage areas. This article will focus on the storage areas. The types of items you have in the storage areas and how to store them so you [...]

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Get Organized St. Louis 2014!

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2016-03-14T15:58:28-05:00January 27th, 2014|Categories: Home Organization, Time Management|Tags: clutter, organizing, productivity, time management|

Saturday, April 26, 2014 9:30AM – 4:00PM at St. Charles Community College Join us for a full day of organizing workshops taught by local professional organizers • Two Group Sessions offering solutions and strategies for common organizing issues: “The Archeology of Ease: Excavating the Personal Stories and Beliefs Behind Disorganization” – Janine Adams, CPO “Home Organization CPR” – Denise Lee, CPO • “Ask The Organizers” Q & A panel over lunch (box lunch provided) • Two Breakout Sessions where you can choose to learn about a variety of organizing topics: “Budget Bootcamp” – Shannon Tamme “The Kitchen – The Heart of the Home” – Julie [...]

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Organizing Your Bathroom to Enhance Your Morning Routine

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-27T11:47:38-06:00January 13th, 2014|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: morning routine, organizing, personal care, storage|

The bathroom is probably the most used room or rooms in your home. Bathrooms will typically contain all the items you need for personal care. They can yield a lot of traffic throughout the course of the day, but morning routines typically start in the bathroom. That is, after you put on the coffee. It’s essential that everyone has a morning routine. They keep us on track to get us where we need to be on time. Creating a routine takes some thought, practice, and tweaking along the way. You need to have the tools where you get ready to keep on [...]

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Creating Peace at Home Through Organizing

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-03-25T13:26:43-05:00December 15th, 2013|Categories: Home Organization, Peace|Tags: organizing, peace, storage, tips|

How does your home feel to you? When you walk in the door, do you feel a sense of calm or chaos? Are you happy to be home or feel like screaming as you run out the door? Do you know why you feel this way? It could be for a lot of reasons. Each of us has a lot going on in our lives at any given moment. We need a place to go to relax from the stress of the day, to be at peace. That place will be different for each of us but as natural philosopher, [...]

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Organizing Your Gift Closet

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:43-06:00December 9th, 2012|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Storage|Tags: bins, gifts, organizing, shelf, space planning|

Throughout the year, when I run across an item that I think would make a great gift for someone, I buy it and put it in my gift closet.The reason I do this is because, in years past when I found a unique item and I didn’t get it, and the occasion rolled around and I needed this item, I couldn’t find it again. It’s also an opportunity to be one step ahead in my holiday gift planning. Purchasing these unique items as you find them presents another thing to consider, how and where to store them until you need [...]

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Put it Back Where it Belongs

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:46-06:00May 29th, 2012|Categories: Home Organization, Maintenance, Organizing Tips|Tags: maintenance, organizing|

When you were a kid, how many times did you hear your mother tell you to, ‘put it back where it belongs’? I know I heard it all…the…time. What I didn’t realize then was that mom was trying to get me in the habit of being organized. It also helped her find that same item when she needed it. I’m not actually sure she realized what she was teaching me at the time either, but this very simple act provides the required maintenance for an organizing solution. Yes it’s simple, but then it really doesn’t have to be complicated. Organizing is [...]

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Keep It Simple – Repurpose Organization Resources You Already Have

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-17T13:41:50-06:00May 18th, 2011|Categories: Home Organization, Organizing Tips, Recycle|Tags: organizing, recycle, reuse|

Many clients will ask what type of containers to buy in preparation for our first organizing session. It makes sense to ask that question. What I tell them is, don’t buy anything just yet. We need to assess your needs first, then, begin to sort through all the items in a room or area of a room. During the initial sort, all kinds of containers are emptied that you can repurpose for organizing systems to meet the need of that particular room or area. It’s amazing how many containers you have around your home that can be reused. There could [...]

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Storage Do’s & Don’ts

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2024-03-01T12:20:04-06:00March 9th, 2011|Categories: Storage|Tags: containers, labels, organizing, spring cleaning, storage space|

As we begin to prepare for the coming of spring, the thought of spring cleaning and organizing comes to mind. Since organizing goes hand in hand with cleaning, that leads one to think about storage. Storage comes into play with organizing as the natural progression. The definition of storage is, “the action or method of storing something for future use.” Everything that is stored is in a container of sorts. Your house is a container for example. Every room is a container, and within each room, a closet is a container, as well as a dresser, and so on. There are [...]

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