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Strategies for Keeping Bathroom Essentials Organized
Small bathrooms have a way of collecting clutter fast. One tube of toothpaste, a few skincare products, extra toilet paper, hair tools, and suddenly the counter is full. When space is limited, the key is not just cleaning up. It’s finding simple ways to organize the everyday things you actually use.
Goals Got You Down? Play BINGO!
Instead of making a long intimidating list of things you “should” do, make a simple bingo card. Make a 5×5 grid. Write your goals in the squares. Vary the goals: Big ones. Tiny ones. Fun ones. Annoying but necessary ones. The center can be a free space or something easy to get the momentum going.
Safe Selling Online
Selling online can be great, but you want your money and your safety intact. Here’s how to protect both when using Facebook Marketplace, eBay, or Craigslist.
Pros and Cons of Selling Online
You have “stuff” you don’t want any longer, but it’s not the kind of item you can donate. What’s more, it’s too good to throw out. I’m thinking of that collection of miniature porcelain teacups you inherited, specialized books that your local library will not accept for the book sale, or a crafting kit you had good intentions of creating something with, but in which you have since lost interest. Your local consignment store won’t accept these items because there’s too limited a market for them.
Seven Hacks for Repurposing Everyday Items into Storage Containers
You do not have to spend a fortune on products to help you organize your stuff. Instead, take advantage of materials you likely have at home.
Ten Uses for Dawn
Hmmm… got your attention, right? Which ‘Dawn’ am I referring to?
Well, my Facebook feed constantly displays clickbait suggesting multiple uses for WD-40, baking soda, vinegar, and, yes, Dawn dish soap. Let’s have a little fun and list ten uses each for Dawn, the dish soap, and Dawn, me, the Certified Professional Organizer.
Eh, Might as Well
Have you heard of the “eh, might-as-well” mindset? Apparently this started on Reddit, where someone described it as a brain trick for reframing a task into a convenience.
Winter Cleaning Hacks When Everyone Keeps Tracking in Snow
Winter is beautiful—until it ends up all over your floors. The minute the first snowflake hits the ground, it’s like everyone in the house suddenly forgets how to wipe their feet. Boots, puddles, salt, and mystery slush… your entryway becomes a crime scene.
Using Winter as Your Secret Organizing Superpower
Winter gets a bad rap for being dark, cold, and full of reasons to stay inside… but honestly, that’s exactly why it is the perfect season to get your house organized.
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