Staying Sane During the School Year

Schools is heading back soon and so is all the kaos of family life with kids trying to catch the bus in the morning, after school activities, play dates and homework. There never seems to be enough time in the day. Kids’ schedules are so hectic that there is rarely time to just relax and [...]

CLOSET ORGANIZING AND KIDS CLOTHES

ANSWER MONDAY Question:Clothes coming in, clothes Going out. How do we keep track of all that clothing that kids outgrow and the ones they have not grown into yet? How fast do kids grow? it seems one minute they are one size and literally the next day they outgrow their stuff. then what do you [...]

KITCHEN COUNTER CLUTTER

READERS QUESTIONS Question: how do I control all the clutter that accumulates on my kitchen counters? Wow this is a loaded question, with no simple answer as it depends on what the clutter is. If it is dirty dishes and leftover food and such then you need to set up some guidelines for your family [...]

Playroom Storage Solutions For Kids Toys

READERS QUESTIONS Question: I am looking for some toy storage ideas for our playroom, any suggestions! Kids toys can sometimes take over a space and you can sometimes feel that you live in a toy store after a hurricane goes through it. The important thing to remember when deciding on storage solutions for kids toys [...]

Organizing Kids School Papers and Schedules

Readers Question: How do I deal with all the notices that come home from school and manage my kids schedules, I can never find the papers when they are due back. Please help! For todays question I am going to refer you to a short video clip from The Organizing Connection- Organizing the Papertrail video [...]

Dr. David Tolin on Oprah, Help for Hoarders!

Let’s Talk about Hoarding, what’s it all about really? I just finished watching Oprah and the topic of the day was hoarding, in all its retched glory. I found myself fascinated by this show and my heart breaking for those living in this condition. As a Professional Organizer I have seen this stuff in real [...]

Un-Decorating

Well Chistmas is over for another year and although there are still lots of festivities going on as we prepare for New Years it is time to think about putting away all our Christmas and Holiday decor. I can tell you from experience that by taking the time now to put away your decorations in [...]

Entertaining During the Holidays

The Holiday season is in full swing and so is the stress level of preparations for entertaining.  I thought I would share my favorite tips and tricks to make any holiday party as stress free as possible.  The main thing I want everyone to think about is their reason for entertaining.  I find this often [...]

Hello World From Kim Eagles

Hello World, I know this is what the default message is when setting up a new bog but I feel that it is the most appropriate message for the start of something new.  I want to welcome you all to my new blog and hope that through this blog I can help you all regain [...]