So, once you commit to getting your kitchen remodeled, you suddenly realize that there is a lot of prep work involved. One of the biggest chores is probably sorting and packing your pantry. For this week’s Tidy Tuesday, I am involved in helping someone else do exactly that.
First up was going through every item and sorting it into one of three piles:

Expired
What was I thinking when I bought that?
Keep

The keep pile was neatly boxed up and labeled and then placed in a dry area out of the way. The What was I thinking pile was sorted into “Doesn’t Alice eat …read more

I’d been looking forward to this past weekend for quite a while because it was the time I had set aside to declutter my entire house. And guess what? That goal was completely unreasonable and I didn’t quite make it, however.

In my failure to accomplish the big task, however, I learned something. When it comes to clutter, small steps are equally as effective. For example, while I didn’t organize the entire house, I did organize my bedroom. I got rid of clothes I didn’t wear, and organized drawers so now everything fits very nicely …read more

Because of the Christmas holidays, I completely forgot about the Organize Your Life blog carnival, so it is WAY late! It’s time to play catch up now. Enjoy all of the articles on how to organize your life.

Welcome to the January 7,2008 edition of organize your life.

David presents Make A New Year’s Resolution To Get Organized – A Step By Step Guide. posted at My Two Dollars.
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Veteran Military Wife presents Put Your Received Christmas Cards to Good Use posted at Life Lessons of a Military Wife, saying, “Have a plan for those Christmas cards, and make someone happy!”

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With Christmas right around the corner and a bazllion things to do, I wanted to make this Motivate Me Monday post about making a list and checking it twice. I can’t stress enough how important making lists are. When you have everything that you need to do written down, it makes a world of difference.
I did this exact thing this morning. My family and I are leaving for that whirlwind trip to Colorado that I’ve mentioned and I have so many things to do that my head is spinning. So, I started off the day making a huge list of …read more

Just a little quick note to let all of you know that I am going back to my weekly topic posts. After stepping away from it for awhile, I missed it and realized what a great thing it is for me to have a certain topic to write on on a specified day. I also have received some emails that said “Bring Motivate Me Mondays and the others back!” Sounds good to me!
For those of you that are new and have no clue what I am talking about, lol, here is a list of my Monday through Friday topics:

Motivate Me …read more

Welcome to the December 5, 2007 edition of the Organize Your Life Carnival. This is the 18th edition! Grab a cup of joe because you are definitely going to want to read these articles!

Veteran Military Wife presents Get Your Holiday Assortment in Order posted at Life Lessons of a Military Wife, saying, “There can be a system to your holiday madness!”

Sagar presents Sensual Vacations: 25 Kinky, Fun and Sexy Getaways posted at Travelhacker.

Meredith Mathews presents 6,000 Post-it Notes and Unfinished Business. « Lemonade Stand posted at Lemonade Stand.

Sagar presents Just Do It: 67 Ways to Tame the Procrastination Beast …read more

This “Tip of the Day” is dedicated to my friend Jennifer.

Do you have items in the backseat of your car sliding around everywhere? Keep an over-sized tote bag to store loose items in. Empty it a few times a week or when it starts to get full.
via SELF magazine

Always keep a gym bag, filled with the necessities, in your car or at the office. Keep items like a lock, tennis shoes, workout gear, water bottle and a sports bra. This way, if you get the urge to work out or you find some time to squeeze it into your busy schedule, you will have everything you need right at your fingertips!
via November issue of SELF

Welcome to the August 24, 2007 edition of organize your life.

Carlon Haas presents How to Stop Internet Surfing While Working on Your Computer in 5 Seconds or Less | Possess Less Exist More™ posted at Possess Less Exist More™.

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Veteran Military Wife presents Gift & Christmas Shopping Without Panic posted at Life Lessons of a Military Wife, saying, “You’ll find some great tips to get your gift shopping and gift giving more organized!”

Jamie Carr presents Take a Media Fast posted at Peace Inside.

evelester presents Life Management ~ 6 ways to Make Errands Easier posted at Confessions of an Everyday Housewife.

Meredith …read more

Welcome to the August 10, 2007 edition of organize your life.

TerryM presents Top 5 Quick Organization Tips posted at The Chocolate Chip Cookie Family.
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Veteran Military Wife presents A One for One Closet Exchange posted at Life Lessons of a Military Wife, saying, “Never have an overflowing closet again! Follow along, and get it organized….for good.”
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Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents Where Does Your Money Go? Tips and Tricks for Tracking the Flow posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, “Money flows like water. It can gush like a raging river or drip like an annoying leaky faucet at midnight. If we …read more