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The ultimate guide to curating memories for scrapbooking slackers
by Sarah on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012 | 3 comments
Scrapbooking. There’s something truly wonderful about that concept, isn't there? The idea of gorgeous volumes, one for each major family event (or year), standing spine-to-spine on a shelf in the living room for all to enjoy is simply wonderful to imagine. Too bad reality gets in the way of those memory-curating fantasies, right? Most people are ... [read more] -
Home maintenance: are you organized for the new season?
by Sarah on Saturday, May 19th, 2012 | No Comments
Now that summer is officially on its way, it is time to ensure your home stays well maintained. While a top to bottom inspection is required every spring and fall to check for any damage and prepare for the upcoming months, it is important to think of this as a year-round necessity. While it ... [read more] -
Tips for a successful (& stress-less) move
by Sarah on Friday, May 18th, 2012 | No Comments
We've all done it, probably more than once. Whether it is coast to coast or down the street, Americans move and move a lot. According to the US Census Bureau, the average American changes houses once every five years. Given our nomadic tendencies, you'd think we'd have a system for minimizing headaches and maximizing efficiencies. Yet ... [read more] -
Emotional clutter: 6 signs it’s time to come clean
by Sarah on Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | 5 comments
Are you guilty of falling short of a true spring clean? The tendency this time of year is to focus on physical clutter, but the kind you can’t see – emotional clutter – is just as important to tackle. By emotional clutter we simply mean all those repressed, suppressed and unexpressed emotions and old beliefs ... [read more] -
Do You Organize Like Your Mother?
by Sarah on Sunday, May 13th, 2012 | No Comments
Chances are you think there’s a “right” way to organize something. But who defined the “right way” in the first place? Listen and discover what habits of your mother’s you may be subconsciously repeating, why we have it easier…and harder…than our moms did when it comes staying organized, and what you should be doing ... [read more] -
Do you organize like your mother?
by Sarah on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | No Comments
Do you think there’s a “right” way to organize something, like loading a dishwasher or folding the clothes? If you do, have you ever stopped to think about who defined the “right way” in the first place? Chances are you “inherited” that approach from your mother, who probably inherited it from hers. And so on. I ... [read more] -
Tool: Free Printable Photo Organization Cheat Sheet
by Sarah on Friday, May 4th, 2012 | 1 comment
Sometimes you just need a little reminder to take the simple steps you know you should take when you're uploading photos but that for some reason you put off until...well...someday. And then when you don't take the little steps, photos spiral out of control, and the next thing you know just organizing the messy digital ... [read more]











