** Easy Organizing Finds **

TV Infomercials and “As Seen on TV” Commercial Products - But wait, there’s more…more clutter we can give you for just $29.99. But you have to act now by calling in the next 15 minutes to get triple the clutter for the one low price.

Cable Shopping Channels - They do sell some nice items on the shopping channels (I think I get three, maybe four of these channels on my cable TV.). BUT you don’t need most of what they’re selling or have time to use most of it (or wear most of it or whatever). They aren’t good salespersons on the cable shopping channels. They are GREAT salespersons. Don’t get sucked into buying items you don’t need by their great sales pitches. Refrain from buying just because it’s going to “sell out” in the next 15 minutes. Impulse creates clutter, usually unnecessary clutter.

Preapproved Credit Offers by Mail - Those big dollar figures they suggest look tempting, don’t they? Well, read the fine print. It usually says something about final available balance amounts still being subject to approval. (That usually means you’re not getting that big flashy dollar figure anyway.) Besides, most people can get by with two credit cards maximum: One for your normal usage and the second one for backup in case the first one doesn’t work due to some glitch. So what do you need another card for anyway? (You weren’t going to buy more stuff, were you?).

I have more clutter instigators along this same line of thought to share with you. But I’ll save it for another post later rather than clutter up your email box with too many tips in one day.

If you’d like to read more about clearing your clutter, visit http://www.cluttergoesbyebye.com  I just posted an excerpt from my Clutter Goes Bye Bye special report there.

Lego storage and organizer products and storage tips

I don’t collect LEGO® toys. I don’t have children who play with LEGOs. I  don’t even recall if I played with any LEGOs as a child. But I do know storing and organizing LEGOs is a hot topic for parents and perhaps of interest to collectors.

Readers have come to my organizing websites before searching for ways to store and organize their children’s LEGOs. That’s why I want to share this article with you I found. Click here to read about 16 LEGO storage options professional organizer Jeri Dansky researched and wrote about at her blog.

And if you’re looking for more everything LEGO go right to their web page at http://www.lego.com/

If you’re looking for home organization ideas to maintain order in your home, prevent clutter and clear clutter, learn these rules. They’re simple. They’re effective. They’re easy to learn and remember. I’ve already covered the “one in one out organizing” rule. After that one I discussed the “pick a number” organizing rule. The third specific organizing rule is… Read the rest of this entry »

What’s hiding in your pantry? Whether you have an actual pantry or just cabinets that hold food items in your kitchen, you can use these tips. Your pantry organization goals should encompass:

Function - Pantry items are there to serve the cook in her or his cooking related activities.

Convenience - The chef should be able to “grab items and go.”

Usability - It’s all about being able to reach and use what you need when you need it. It’s also about storage. Store items in your pantry in efficient manners, and to keep them off of your countertops.

Visibility - See what you need in the pantry (or what’s missing from the pantry) at a glance.

Safety - Make sure nothing comes tumbling down on a family member’s head.

First things, first. Can you… Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday I mentioned a simple and specific rule you could use in your home organizing clutter clearing ventures. It was the “one in one out home organizing” rule. It prevents clutter chaos. The keyword there is “prevent”. When you catch clutter at the door, figuratively speaking, you don’t have to organize or clear it later. That’s how the one in one out rule helps you.

I have another simple home organizing rule to share today. The second specific organizing rule I’m sharing with you today is… Read the rest of this entry »

There are several simple rules for organizing you can use to maintain order in your home. The key of course with all these rules is in the word “specific”. When you’re organizing items or clearing clutter in your home you have to be specific when making decisions and taking action. I’ll be sharing several of these rules with you at this site. The first “specific” organizing rule is… Read the rest of this entry »

This is a good time of year to donate to charities such as Goodwill Industries and local homeless shelters. Some of your fall and winter items will move now and be more in demand. During the summer the charities may not have as much room to store these items just to hold until winter. So that’s why it works better to give them your winter items during fall/winter and summer items during spring/summer.

A few items to consider sorting through and purging include: Read the rest of this entry »

Read the ABC’s of organizing…

A few minutes a day on a regular basis is all you need to organize your home.

Bring new stuff into your home only if you need it, will use it, will display it or will wear it regularly. Otherwise you’re simply inviting clutter into your home.

Clutter can be useful or useless. Organize useful clutter. Discard useless clutter.

Don’t let others less organized living in your home impede your goal to get organized. Work on what’s within your control to organize.

Read the full list of the ABC’s of Organizing just posted at http://www.easyhomeorganizing.com

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You know you don’t need it when…

1. …it has got a deep solid coat of dust on it.

2. …you come across it and say “oh, I forgot I had this.”

3. …it stirs up rotten memories.

4. …you’ve got five others of the exact same (or quite similar) item.

5. …you can’t fit into it anymore.

6. …it doesn’t fit (or fits awkwardly) in your home.

7. …it doesn’t work anymore.

8. …you don’t know how to use it and you don’t plan to learn.

9. …it’s expired.

10. …it’s one of a matching pair and the match has long since vanished.

 Got something to add to this list? Post it in the comments section below.