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Carly Poppalardo, the lead organizer at Real Organized VA, shares her tips for organizing your life. Visit the Real Organized website at: http://www.realorganizedva.com/Home.html .Organizing your kitchen can seem like a daunting and overwhelming task, especially if you’ve spent years collecting every gizmo and gadget out there; but it doesn’t have to be. Organizing your kitchen can be easy and even fun but, more importantly, the time and hassle it can save will amaze you! Just follow these quick and easy steps and your kitchen will be looking like it is straight out of a William Sonoma catalog. First, take one drawer or cabinet at a time. Depending on how cluttered your kitchen is, you may have to split the project up over several days. Whatever you do, do NOT …
A disorganized bathroom can make for a very stressful start to your day (especially if you've already pressed the snooze button three times and only have 15 minutes to get ready and out the door). A few simple organization tips can transform your bathroom from a dreadfully crammed space, to a serene oasis where you begin your day on the right foot. Toss it- Are your drawers overflowing with products? Is it common to come across a bottle of hairspray from 1999? Start fresh and rid your bathroom of all products that are more than one year old. Did you know there is actually a way to tell …
If you're like most people you probably cringe when you hear the words “spring cleaning.” But it doesn’t have to be so bad. Spring cleaning is really less about fighting dirt and more about clearing out the excess “stuff” in your home that takes up precious space and creates unnecessary clutter. If you look at it this way and follow these easy steps it can actually be a fun and relatively painless activity. The first step is to get prepared. Make it official by planning a date and marking it on your calendar, if you can’t commit to a whole day, plan to do 15 to 30 minutes a day for a week…