by Hawkins | Jul 28, 2010 | Back to School, General, Home Organizing
As the summer comes to a close, it becomes time to get the kids ready for school and that time can sneak up on you so quickly. When it does, there are supplies to gather, clothes to purchase and new routines to get into. As we enter the month of August back to school...
by Hawkins | Jul 26, 2010 | General, Home Organizing, Moving, Uncategorized
Once you’re packed and ready to go, you’ve got those last minute things to do like checking all the closets and cabinets and other spots to be sure you’ve packed everything. The day before your move, check all those spots and pack up the things that...
by Hawkins | Jul 19, 2010 | Clutter, General, Home Organizing, Moving, planning
My last post talked about preparing for your move–some of the things that need to be done before you start packing. So now, let’s talk about packing. If you prepare for your move by purging, you’ve set the stage for packing only those things that...
by Hawkins | Jul 5, 2010 | Clutter, General, Home Organizing, Moving, planning
If you read my previous post you’ll remember that I mentioned getting rid of things before my move as well as my master check list. Those were just two things that helped me prepare for the move. Someone recently said to me that one good thing about moving is...
by Hawkins | Jun 21, 2010 | General, Home Organizing, Moving
Because of our recent move, my life has been full of boxes, bins and bags for about a month now. Of course, everything was well organized and I knew where everything was thanks to my master packing list, but it still became a bit of a challenge as we got closer to...
by Hawkins | May 21, 2010 | Clutter, General, Home Organizing, Office Organizing, Taming the Paper Tiger, Uncategorized
Paper accumulates so quickly. Think about how many pieces of paper you encounter on a daily basis–the flyer from the local coffee shop or your child’s school, receipts from the day, the shopping list and the day’s mail. This is the stuff that...