Personal Property Rights? Really? Isn’t that a legal principle? What does this have to do with a home organizing website? So glad you asked. Before I launch into a series of posts totally related to kids, I wanted to address two ideas, one legal and one economic, that are incredibly powerful in the life of a family especially from cradle through college. In this post we will discuss the legal concept of personal property rights. Let’s define our terms so that we know what we

Have you ever thought you should clean the bathroom, but by the time you gather all of the necessary supplies and do a few other things along the way, you have lost your window of opportunity to get the job done? Of course, there is always the case of the procrastinator who just doesn’t want to do the job. But today we will discuss the 3 keys to clean bathrooms. Reason #1 – Right Cleaners It seems like every day companies come out with new miracle cleaners. Some products are

How many times have you needed to tidy up the house in a period of 15 minutes and felt like it was impossible? Perhaps you were heading out for the day but plan to bring someone home with you for dinner. Or maybe someone called and would like to drop by unexpectedly. You aren’t trying to strive for perfection but really you don’t want people tripping over toys, looking at last night’s half eaten popcorn bowl, or sitting on unfolded laundry in the living room. If you live al

There are a few key areas in your home that absolutely must have a system in place just to maintain sanity in your home. One of these areas is the laundry room. Some laundry rooms are more like a phone booth with not even enough room for you to squeeze in once you put in a stacking washer and dryer unit. A little bit more spacious ‘laundry area’ would be a small closet with bi-fold doors which only gives you one shelf above the washer and dryer units. Then some people have t

This will be a timely post since we have just wrapped up Christmas (or rather unwrapped Christmas) and are entering a new year. The ‘Out with the Old and In with the New’ feeling always puts people in the mood to make changes….usually drastic changes. Today we are going to talk about all the toys that your children have and find a few creative ways to reclaim your space. It is very likely that your children had way too many toys before Christmas and so now that they have been

When was the last time you opened your linen closet and something didn’t fall out? The very worst thing is when you forgot that the guests are arriving in 30 minutes and you can’t figure out which sheets will actually fit on which size bed. Here are some ideas to help you sort out sheet sets into useable groups that are conveniently located. As always don’t forget to get S.I.M.P.L.Y. Organized. If you don’t know about this acronym then start with the blog post Six Step Method

I think every household has a junk drawer. Usually this catchall space is in the kitchen. It is often a bottom-less pit for pretty much anything that you don’t know where else to put. It’s also a really convenient space to stash things when you need to clean off the counter in a hurry. It can also become a large chasm that swallows up and consumes things. Have you every put something into the junk drawer one day only to spend no less than 30 minutes looking for it all over th