Basements and Garages Are Prime Real Estate: Ten Tips to Make the Most of These Neglected Areas

It's time to put away the lawn chairs, wicker tables, garden tools and knick-knacks. Does the accumulation of stuff to be stored seem overwhelming? Where do you put it? That's what basements and garages are for! According to a study by the U.S. Department of Energy, 25% of people with two-car garages didn’t park any cars in them and 32% parked only one. You probably don’t have to think very hard to figure out that most of them are filled with clutter. Basements and garages are often modern-day elephant burial grounds and a major irritation or embarrassment. It doesn’t have to be that way! Consider these ten tips:

Is This the Year You're Finally Going to Get Organized? Ten Organizing Tricks of the Trade

Oh, those pesky New Year’s resolutions: lose weight, exercise, stop smoking. Oh, and one more: get organized! They tend to be made with great enthusiasm and determination, but are often forgotten by the time February rolls around. Since January is national Get Organized Month, sponsored by the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), here are ten tricks of the trade to help you get started:

Do You Have The Winter Blahs? Have Cabin Fever? How About Getting Ready For Spring!

Everyone gets cabin fever this time of year. Here are some things you can do to get ready for Spring, so you can actually enjoy the beautiful weather.

Winter Bedding Storage Tips

An informative article with tips and advice for the proper care and storage of your winter bedding.

Refine Your Work Life Balance By Setting Healthy Boundaries

Do you think of boundaries as ways to keep something or someone out in hope to maintain your work life balance and protect your time, energy, and resources? What do healthy boundaries look like, and how can you know where and how to set them? Let's take a big breath and take another look at this business of setting boundaries.

Too Many To Do's? 8 Neat Ideas to Help You Get Organized, Stay Focused and Get Things Done

Are you one of the many people who have massive TO DO lists but really never get them all done? Solution? Create a realistic Master Plan and get organized! Here are 7 neat ideas to get you started on your way to getting things done.

Organized Kids - Not an Oxymoron!

If you've got young children in the house, then you're probably involved in the never ending battle against toys, projects and artwork that seem to take over every room. While no one expects infants and toddlers to pick up after themselves, young children can begin learning the basics of organization with a little help from their parents.

Are You Organised To Manage The Different Generations In Your Business?

Having the time to effectively manage your people is crucial to the success of your business.

Passion to do Icky Stuff

Make taking out the garbage fun!

Personal Productivity - Where it All Starts

Is personal productivity about - getting more done in less time? And does this equally apply in any different situation? ... think about a teacher ...

Label This: How Label Printers Can Help Get You Organized

My grandma has every shelf of her linen closet labeled with the location of sheets, wash cloths, hand towels, bath towels and beach towels. While I think that’s a tad obsessive, I must admit to a certain sense of the pot calling the kettle black.

16 Tips to Simplify Your Life

Discover 16 quick and easy ways to simplify your life and find more time for the things you enjoy!

Taming the Electronic Beasts: Working in the Information Age with Stone Age Brains

The faster we go, the more we take on. The more we take on, the more there is to do. Laborsaving devices create more labor. By shortening the time and energy required to complete any one task, these devices free us to do more.

Hurricanes and Organizing

Well, here we are in the 2006 Atlantic tropical hurricane season and as you know it comes every single year, yet some people say they have not prepared themselves for the catastrophic hurricanes which may occur. It is not as if they didn't know about this 10 years ago; so, why has it taken so long? I fear that many people are so disorganized that they simply are not ready when the mandatory evacuations are called and people are told to leave.

Getting Rid of Clutter You Don't Need - Even When You Think You Do

If you're not using something, it probably has little value. It's time to start getting rid of things you don't need -- even if you think you do.