Getting your home and life organized comes with some unexpected rewards. Here are 5 surprising benefits of organizing. 1 - Cleaning your house just got easier Think about how much time you spend cleaning your home. Now, how much of that time is actually spent cleaning and how much is spent just putting stuff away? Wiping down my kitchen counters and sink *should* be a 2-minute task, but it often takes 10-times as long. Why? Because our kitchen is where clutter gathers - bags from ... Read More about 5 Surprising Benefits of Organizing

Download these FREE printable home management binder sheets - for tracking home maintenance and repairs, paint colors, yard projects, and more. I have a binder that I keep for all of our home documents: property tax records, quotes and receipts from handymen and professionals, project tracking sheets, my paint color tracker, and information on landscape and garden plants. Because we do SO many home projects, I like to keep everything in one place so I know what we spent, when, and ... Read More about Home Project Management Binder

Here are my top 7 tips to help you organize a small house - how to organize and create a cozy and beautiful home without drowning in clutter We live in an older suburb in Minnesota - the vast majority of homes were built post-WWII, what many people would consider to be "starter homes". Lots of cape cods and ramblers. I think that's why people are so surprised when they hear that our home has 5 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. But then I quickly follow that with, "But it's packed into about ... Read More about How to Organize a Small House

Today I'm going to talk about some good habits that you can develop to live a more organized life. Organizing doesn't happen in a vacuum, and it isn't a one-time event. Organizing takes commitment and a dedication to a certain type of lifestyle. Here are 5 habits that have helped me keep a more organized home. 5 Habits of Highly Organized People 1 - Designate a place for everything Ok, I officially sound like a broken record. Buuuttttt.... It works: When something new ... Read More about 5 Habits of Highly Organized People