Have you ever been sitting in a room of your house and all of a sudden, it hits you that it needs to be changed? That happened to me today, so my husband and I spent a few minutes rearranging our living room.
You see, we live in a pretty small house for a family of 5. We also both work out of our home, which we love, but space is definitely an issue for us. My husband has an office set up in the back of the house, but he doesn’t use it much because, well, it’s in the back …read more

Happy Valentine’s Day to all of you! I hope your day is filled with lots of love and….candy!
Tell me how you’re celebrating your special day! My husband and I have a tradition of putting the kiddos to bed, ordering Chinese food and watching a romantic movie. We have never liked fighting the crazy Valentine’s day crowds at dinner. Have a great day!
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Please pardon my little rant this morning, but I have to tell you…I am SO tired of my tape, scissors, markers, pens and pencils disappearing into the abyss. Does this ever happen at your house?
I have certain places where I store these things and they always end up playing a disappearing act. Who takes them? Do we have little mice who need these items from wrapping presents or something?
No, it’s my sweet children who keep taking them and then don’t put them back where they belong. I don’t mind them using these things, but it’s frustrating when I …read more

Boy do I have a bunch of fun products to review! I am really behind on my reviews and I am really ready to dig in and let you know about a lot of great products and books that I have been checking out and reading.
A few weeks ago, I received an organizational system that is geared toward families. In fact, the line is called Family Matters, which is so accurate. Not only does you family actually matter to you and it’s important for you to be organized for them, but the system also helps you take care of all …read more

I am pleased to announce that I am giving away one BusyBodyBook here at Declutter It!
The BusyBodyBook is a personal and family organizer to help you keep track of your busy schedule. I use one of these myself and I absolutely love it!
The BusyBodyBook has several features that I really have enjoyed:

It has a month-at-a-glance calendar so you can view the whole month at once.
It has a weekly planner for writing more detailed information about the week’s happenings.
It has a section called “To Doodles” which gives you lots of room on the page to write down any notes, goals …read more

Whew! It’s been a few days since I’ve posted on here. We had a great time with my father-in-law and now he’s back in the car on his way to California. We love it when family comes and we had a nice visit with him and didn’t want him to go. He lives in Albania so we only get to see him once every year and a half.
I mentioned a few days ago that I have some organizing product reviews for you and boy do I ever! I have been having so much fun looking at and getting myself even …read more

No, I’m not going on some adventurous backpacking trip. I haven’t gone hiking, backpacking or camping in years. I’m talking about an organizational tool that is about to pretty much change my life. Maybe I’m exaggerating a bit, but let me just say, that I am so excited that a friend of mine reminded me of Backpack.
To give you a brief description of what this tool is all about, it basically is a way to keep yourself organized on-line. It’s a great way to reduce the amount of paper you use. I am constantly scribbling little notes to myself …read more

Alright, I plan on participating in OrgJunkie’s Menu Plan Monday every week and I am really excited about it! I just received my MealPlanner 101 in the mail, so be looking for a review of it very soon. I can’t wait to tell you about it.
Now, my schedule is crazy so planning a menu was kind of hard. That’s been my problem – no time to cook in between everything, but I am doing whatever it takes to make this happen. This will take a lot of commitment, planning and organization.
Here’s a break down of my weekly schedule so …read more

Last Supper Saturday, Laura from I’m an Organizing Junkie paid me a visit and commented about her Menu Plan Monday. Her blog is on the top of my list of favorite organizing blogs. She just has a great personality which shines through in her writing, she has a great blog which shares tons of organizing tips and she’s a fellow organizing freak like me! It’s good to be among others like myself.
Well, for this Supper Saturday I wanted to encourage you to stop by her Menu Plan Monday and participate. When I look back at the times …read more

I’m a wee bit sleepy from staying up too late last night and being woken up early (my 3 year old does not understand the sleeping in late thing yet), but I wanted to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! I am so excited about 2008 and am looking forward to making Declutter It! one of the best organizing blogs around. I want this to be a place you come for organizing answers and a place you know you can ask questions and get some help.
Getting organized is obviously a very popular New Year’s resolution and I …read more