Tag Archives: Organization

Makeup

Play around with your beauty products too. Try a new look by bringing the lesser used colors to the fore. Store lipstick upside down so you can see the color names and avoid stacking palettes since it hinders access to … Continue reading

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Decluttering When You Have Kids

Q : I’ve decluttered so much already, but there’s always stuff everywhere, and there’s not much else I can get rid of. Should I organize better or get the kids to help? A: We have to recognize the difference between clutter and … Continue reading

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Family Contributions

To make chores seem like not such a…well, chore, stop calling them that. Instead, they become “family contributions.” Teach your 2-year-old to collect dirty clothes into a basket. Have your 7-year-old water the plants. Give older kids first picks from … Continue reading

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Editing Beauty

I’m a world traveler, and I’ve picked up many one-of-a-kind items. I’ve also inherited items from family members, which means I have too much stuff. How do you manage potential clutter/having too many things? How do you store items for … Continue reading

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What I Want to Remember

I started cleaning our apartment so I could take photos to remember it by. My husband was retiring, and we were moving from New York — leaving the place where two lonesome apartments combined into this one; where two single … Continue reading

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