Why Read an Organizing Blog?

August 29, 2010

Hi. I’m Tina Bonifacio, and I am passionate about helping busy people learn how to declutter and organize, so they can reduce stress, get things done, save time, save money, and enjoy life. Do you know someone who could benefit from this information? I’d appreciate it if you would share this with them using the icons at the bottom of this post (email, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.).

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Organizing a Space to Quilt, Sew, Scrapbook or Do Crafts

August 26, 2010

How do you organize a space to quilt, sew, scrapbook, and do crafts? My hat is off to all you great quilters and crafters out there. You have such an amazing ability to produce beautiful, creative works. Here’s an example of how to use organizing to maximize your ability to produce creative works.

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Organizing Kitchen Plastic Ware

August 20, 2010

Do you save every plastic tub/lid you can get your hands on? My Granny did… butter, margarine, sour cream, cottage cheese, ice cream, etc. Later, she also had a smattering of “good plastic” Tupperware products. “Good” or not, how should we store our kitchen plastic ware?

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Organizing a Landing/Launching Pad

August 19, 2010

Do you forget to return library books, movies, and other borrowed items on time? Do you have to go back home on a busy morning to retrieve something that was supposed to go with you? Your answer to this common problem is very simple. (Finally. :-)) You need a Landing/Launching Pad.

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Organizing Your Closet

August 18, 2010

Ever wake up one day and wonder how in the world your closet got so disorganized? There are basic guidelines to maintaining your closet. I’d like to share with you one of my all-time favorite video clips from the ladies at Organizing Connection. Here it is… it’s The Closet Hokey Pokey (emphasis on HOKEY).

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Learn More About Organizing

August 18, 2010

Organizing is a skill. And, anyone can learn how to do it. Yes, that means you, too. 🙂 It might not ever be your favorite thing to do (e.g. math word problems, writing essays, taking out the garbage). But, you can do this – well enough to organize your space in the way you want it to be.

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How Kids Can Organize Their Own Rooms

August 16, 2010

(No parents allowed in this post today. It is for the kids (and teenagers) only.) Tired of hearing your parents gripe about your room? You won’t believe how easy it is to keep them off your back. Here are four little known secrets to the sweet life of no nagging.

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Organizing a Career Change

August 15, 2010

Do you feel like you are stuck in a job or career that does not match your skills, personality, or passions? There is hope. Over the past several years, I discovered I could build a career around something that I truly loved to do anyway…organizing. How? Let me introduce you to Dan Miller’s 48 Days to the Work You Love.

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Organizing Your Cleaning Schedule

August 14, 2010

Tired of having to do crisis cleaning every time you want to have guests over? Or worse, are you’re living a lifestyle of CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome)? Cheer up! There’s reason to hope! I would like to introduce you to The Fly Lady, Marla Cilley.

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Decluttering Lite

August 13, 2010

Do you ever just want more stuff – any time – all the time – every day? Even if you could afford it all, where would you put it? Would you just keep buying homes and storage units to put all the stuff you continued to acquire? When would you ever get rid of some of the older stuff? The definition of Decluttering is: getting rid of some of the older stuff.

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