Hello everyone
Fayola, I'm glad to be a member here! I think I will learn a lot about maintaining my home, and keeping it organized and clean. Married to a wonderful man, I am busy with four little ones. I also teach languages. Never seem to find enough time in the day! I have problems in dealing with "Paperwork" and read Chelsie's posts with interest.
Look forward to getting to know others and sharing cleaning tips. I like natural ingredients in cleaning, and I find them effective.

Please, no… Continue

WHAT DO I DO WITH ALL THIS PAPER?!?!?!

This week we will be talking about PAPER! Paper is one of the BIGGEST clutter makers in our home. We save paper or lay it on the kitchen counter for a variety of reasons. Here are a few of those reasons:

1. Procrastination-we procrastinate taking the steps needed

2. Not having designated areas for the wide variety of papers we get

3. Thinking “I need to take this with me next time I run errands”

4. Needing to give mail or other papers to someone else i… Continue

Inspiring Quote!

I thought you'd all enjoy this quote by Peter Walsh. It sure is motivating!

"I believe homes are metaphors for our lives. I believe it’s impossible to make your best choices, your most enlightened, spiritually rich, emotionally stable choices in a cluttered and disorganized home. It just can’t happen. Time and time again, I have seen that when you open the space you create the opportunity for amazing things to flow into that space."

"Organization is not something you do, it’s… Continue

We thought you'd all enjoy this statistics--might make you rethink some things! This information was provided by the National Association of Professional Organizers.

* The Wall Street Journal reports that the average U.S. executive wastes six weeks annually searching for important documents lost in clutter.
* 80% of filed papers are never looked at again.
* The National Soap and Detergent Association believes getting rid of clutter would eliminate 40 percent of the housework in the average home… Continue

1. You've paid a bill late because you lost it
2. Your day is spent looking for your husband's paycheck
3. You multi task all day, yet you accomplish nothing
4. You hassle your husband about getting a new home so you can have enough
space for everything
5. You scrape your windows during the winter because you can’t fit your car in the
garage
6. You spend $60 a month on a storage unit and don’t even know what’s in it
7. You file everything or file nothing
8. You have stacks of paper in at least 3… Continue