Under Control Organizing

Category: Organize your home

  • Organize Before Listing Your Home to Sell

    Are you thinking about listing your home to sell in the next few years? There are so many tasks to accomplish to prepare your home (and yourself) for that fateful day. It’s never too soon to plan. Begin with a dedicated notebook to list your assignments. Let’s break it down by time frame. Here are…

  • Typical places where you may forget to de-clutter

    There are SO MANY PLACES where people typically forget to de-clutter. De-Clutter the “STASH” First, when you’re expecting company, where do you stash your stuff? Those are the most likely places where people forget to de-clutter. Clutter is simply stuff that’s placed in the wrong space, or forgotten items that accumulated over time. When it’s…

  • The Right Strategy for Decluttering

    “Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” – – A. A. Milne, author of Winnie the Pooh Decluttering / Organizing Strategy Before you tackle your next decluttering and organizing project, will you plan and strategize?  What motivates and inspires you? I…

  • Twenty Five (25)

    When you think of 25, what comes to your mind? Twenty five is: also known as quarter of a century the number of cents in a quarter the atomic number of Manganese the number typically reserved for the best slugger in Baseball the name of Breckenridge Brewery American Porter Style Beer the name of George…

  • Simple Ways to Streamline your Life, Be More Productive and Stay Organized

    Start with a few simple ways to streamline your life, be more productive and stay organized: Manage your schedule to stay organized Send yourself reminders via email, app or electronic calendar. Set up a separate inbox for your reminders, and check it daily. Use a family calendar to track family commitments. Eliminate multiple calendars, or…

  • Organizing a Closet

    Do you have a closet that looks like this? Or worse? Could you find what you needed in this closet? Scroll down to see the results of a few hours of professional organizing help.             E-mail Marcia to get your closets in order.

  • Spring “Organizing”

    SPRING-TIME ORGANIZING!!!!! It can be a chore, and it can be invigorating. Make time to clear out your closets and mud rooms from the winter necessities. Clean and store all of those winter items such as hats, gloves, scarves, boots, coats, long underwear and sweaters in durable containers. Add some whole cloves (yes, from the…