Would you love if there was a way to understand organizing with your partner better? This week we are exploring your home with your partner using your tendency as laid out in the best-selling book The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. If you aren’t familiar with The Four Tendencies or want to know what you …
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Organizing Holiday Decorations & Ornery Mules
Love it or hate it…the holidays are almost here. And so are all the holiday decorations. The explosion of social media has upped the ante on holiday decor. But today I chat with professional organizer Lisa Trigsted about tips for creating a beautifully decorated home for the holidays without blowing your budget. And, most importantly, …
Organizing Kid’s Rooms & Palomas
Teaching kids to organize can seem impossible. I totally get it. I teach people to organize for a living. And I look at my kid’s organizing skills sometimes and say “what am I doing wrong here?!?” Today I chat with my friend Jessica who is at her wit’s end with her young daughter and all …
How to Finish a Project & Pumpkin Spice White Russians
Finding the motivation to finish a project can often be harder than starting it in the first place. Raise your hand if you have started a project with gusto but fizzled out before it was finished. I am completely guilty of this (just ask my kids about their playhouse without a roof sitting in our …
Decluttering Tips for Heirlooms & Apple Cider Old Fashioneds
Do you have any “heirlooms” around the house you just don’t really want? Or you don’t know what to do with? Perhaps you know you have some “heirlooms” coming your way? On today’s Cocktails and Containers we discuss how to define an actual heirloom, how to have a conversation with parents or family members about what …
School Memory Boxes & Elderflower Champagne
Organizing school papers can be one of the biggest frustrations for parents. And some of the hardest clutter to keep up with. It just never stops coming in! Today I’m chatting with Susie Salinas about creating a school memory box to make organizing papers for your kids easier. Her business, Systems by Susie in Annapolis, Maryland, …
Setting Kid’s Morning Routines & Summer Breeze
Raise your hand if you need better morning routines to get your kids out the door? I think most of us parents struggle to keep it together when it comes to the morning routines. For some reason, those little brains just don’t comprehend the urgency to get dressed, eat breakfast, brush teeth and get shoes …
Helping Kids Organize & Bellinis
Parenting is sometimes like having a puppy… Hold on…let me explain. I often find myself giving the same instructions over and over and over again when I talk to my kiddos about how to organize their things. There are times when I throw my hands up and say “I just showed you to do this” …
What Clutter Costs You & Wine Spritzers
Clutter costs you more than dollars and cents… It costs you time, space, relationships and mental help. But never fear. Help is here! In this week’s Cocktails & Containers episode, I am talking with special guest, author & professional organizer Laurie Palau. Laurie and I chat about other ways your clutter can cost you beyond …
