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Letting Go Due to The Reality of Your Situation

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2023-07-18T12:09:27-05:00July 19th, 2023|Categories: Decluttering|Tags: donation, downsizing, memories, purging, quality of life, sentimental attachments, storage, Swedish Death Cleaning|

Letting go of things is not easy for a lot of people for a lot of reasons. For some reason, it seems like the older we get the harder it is to let go of things. I find this issue a lot when downsizing older adults. It may be that as we get older, we get set in our ways and change becomes more difficult for us. The most popular reason with difficulty letting go of things seems to be for sentimental reasons. It may be an item that is broken and has outlived its usefulness, but if it was [...]

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Stock Up To Save Time & Money

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-08-26T16:39:26-05:00August 31st, 2022|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: consolidate, inventory, mindful, products, save money, save time, storage|

When you stock up on products that you always use, you can save time and money. Time is saved when you can quickly replace the product you used up. Stocking up when a product goes on sale saves you money by not having to pay full price. Stock up on products you always use so you have an ample supply of consumable, non-perishable items such as paper goods, cleaning products, personal care items, office supplies, etc. These items won’t expire, and you will continuously have a need for them. Be mindful of available storage for the amount of inventory you [...]

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How to Efficiently Organize Tools

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2022-02-14T10:33:09-06:00February 16th, 2022|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: easy access, efficiency, organized, solutions, storage, tools|

It’s been my experience that the best organized solutions work in tandem with your natural routines. Having said that, when you organize tools used in routines, the whole process just flows. I wrote a blog post many years ago called, Behavior Based Organizing. The gist of the article states that ‘the key is the efficiency of the steps in the routine, in terms of behavior’. Part of behavior-based organizing is the way we organize tools for each routine. In the article mentioned above, it states that you need to be able to access the required tools quickly. The time it [...]

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Linen Closet Storage Best Practices

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-07-05T12:41:36-05:00July 7th, 2021|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: bathroom, categories, containers, inventory, labels, personal care items, storage, supplies|

Not every home has a linen closet. If your home has one, there are a couple of places where they may be located. Either in the bathroom, or they may be found in the hall outside the bathroom. Typically, they are not just used to store linens. Most likely, they are used to store towels, bed linens, personal care items and more. The location may determine what type of items you store in your linen closet. If it’s in the bathroom, consider the humidity that accumulates due to lack of air circulation, even with an exhaust fan, so you don’t [...]

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Put it on The List of Needed Supplies

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-06-29T14:40:48-05:00June 30th, 2021|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: inventory, remember, storage, supplies, visual cues|

Whenever I discover that I need something, I put it on the list. I wrote an article some years ago titled ‘How do you remember everything?’, it talks about lists in terms of to-do lists. This article is related to remembering, but in terms of needed supplies, not things to do. With everything going on in our busy lives, it’s nearly impossible to remember everything we need to do, much less everything we need to buy to keep us going on a daily basis. When you discover that you need something, a list in a central location where you can [...]

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Don’t Buy Storage Products Until After Assessment

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-06-21T17:42:22-05:00June 23rd, 2021|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: assessment, clutter, containers, easy access, labels, organizing process, recycle, storage|

New clients always want to know what storage products to buy before we meet. My recommendation is not to buy anything until after assessment of their needs. Needs assessment in terms of acquiring additional storage comes later in the organizing process. During the first step of the organizing process, which is the sorting step where we put like items together, we will empty all sorts of storage products. They come in all forms, such as baskets, plastic or glass containers, boxes of every size and shape, shelves, bookcases, etc. All of these containers can be repurposed for organizing systems. I’ve [...]

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How to Manage Medications From Start to Finish

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-06-14T19:17:54-05:00June 16th, 2021|Categories: Home Organization|Tags: assign homes, disposal, labels, medicine cabinet, pill organizer, prescriptions, recycle, storage|

No matter what your age, at some point in your life you will take medications in some form. Over the counter and prescription medications both fall into this category. Like anything else, they have a lifecycle; from the need, to the purchase, to storage, to use, to refill, to proper disposal. This article focuses on how to manage medications from start to finish as described in the title. Need This is the first step in the lifecycle to manage medications. Your body is signaling that you have an issue that needs attention. It may be something as simple as a [...]

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How to Organize Jewelry

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2021-05-21T15:29:32-05:00May 21st, 2021|Categories: Storage|Tags: categories, easy access, organizing, storage|

Just like any other organizing project, there are a variety of ways to organize jewelry. Reviewing the organizing process is the first step. The steps are shown below to refresh your memory and how it specifically pertains to jewelry. Put like items together – This is the beginning of the organizing process. Group your pieces into categories of like items that make sense to you. Examples of categories may be – rings, bracelets, pendants, earrings, watches, pins, etc. Eliminate excess – Look at the pieces in each category of like items. Make a decision for each item as to whether [...]

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Determining Categories Can be Challenging

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-12-09T10:52:11-06:00December 9th, 2020|Categories: Home Organization, Storage|Tags: assign homes, clutter, organizing process, storage|

The first step in the organizing process is to sort items into broad categories that make sense to you. A category contains like items. This can be challenging for some, for various reasons. Everyone is different, so the key to get started on this first step depends on your individual way of thinking. You may be overwhelmed by the amount of your clutter, and that doesn’t help. If you have ADHD, you may overthink this task by being too specific, then become overwhelmed and just stop. The state of overwhelm can sometimes cause paralysis in making decisions. If that happens, [...]

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How to Create an Organized Makeup Storage Solution

By SOS Simple Organized Solutions|2020-11-27T16:00:04-06:00December 2nd, 2020|Categories: Organizing Tips, Storage|Tags: cosmetics, morning routine, organized, storage|

In many cases, putting on makeup is part of a morning routine. This task may be included in a list of activities designed to ease you into your day. A morning routine keeps things on track, and the tasks become habit. Habits are actually a form of automation which makes life much easier. In order to make this particular routine task flow for you, consider where you apply makeup and create a solution in that space. The most common space is probably a bathroom. Second may be a vanity, either in the bathroom or another room such as a bedroom. [...]

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