Website Update

Just wanted to let you all know the website is coming soon! The site is under construction but the organizing business is still booming. I love the art of designing an attractive website and I am willing to wait patiently for greatness! I will keep you all posted! I am here to service you with honesty & integrity. In the meantime in between time...stay tuned for my daily blogs on organizing and refining your life. Live efficiently! :)

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Clutter Bugs

Funny Story! Thought I'd share it with my fellow bloggers.
April has been a very busy month for me to say the least. Plenty of traveling and by the time it was all said and done my closet was a mess! Luggage tossed around, clothes unfolded, unhung, and unpacked. Let's just say it did not resemble that of a professional organizer. Even the most organized are allowed to have a FEW days out of the year to be a complete wreck! :) I'm human.

Moving along... Not many days passed by before I grew tired of living out of my suitcase in my own home. So I began to do what I do best - CREATE ORDER! As I began to do laundry and reorganize my closet I got the bright idea to rearrange my current filing system for bills, tax info, etc. As I reached to the top shelf of my closet where I keep my file folders neatly placed - I see a HUGE roach the size of my thumb! Yikes! Funny thing about it - I was on the phone with my internet provider because my connection was down. I scream something very obscene into the phone, in which the customer service rep replied "Is everything OK ma'am?" Luckily she found it humorous and was willing to call me back.

One think you must all know is *drum roll please* I HATE BUGS! Big ones, small ones, skinny ones, fat ones, and anything in its species. Apologies to my bug lover friends but I will not be joining the bug club anytime soon. I realized that it had come from outside when I opened the windows to air out my house. That answered my original question of "How in the hell?..." :) Now, I just had to figure out how to get it out without screaming bloody murder if it jumped on me. What did I do next? I did what any strong and courageous business woman would do...

I CALLED MY NEIGHBOR! (Don't judge me)

My faithful neighbor came to my rescue. Luckily we swap favors often so he owed me one! :) He managed to kill it, in which I was able to move on with my organized life. Needless to say, the moral of the sotry is CLEAR OUT YOUR CLUTTER! The more junk you have laying around is merely a playground for unwanted pests! Yes, I know, the other moral of the story is to KEEP YOUR WINDOWS CLOSED at night when creepy crawlers are looking for shelter. :)

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CEO, Organize N Refine

Summer is Near...Get in Gear

Summer is just around the corner and it's time to put that old phrase "Out with the old and in with the new" into motion. I find that April/May is the perfect time to get organized for the summer and all the fun it brings. It's time to store away the bulky winter items and bring your sizzling summer wardrobe to the forefront. Depending on the amount of closet and storage space you have in your home and the amount of "things" you have, the idea of getting in organizational gear for the summer may bring more pain than joy - but the end results will always give you a great feeling of accomplishment.


Tips to Begin Summer Closet Organizing:

1. Remove all winter/fall items from your closet.
I find that initially removing all items in a particular category (In this case, winter items) enables me to quickly clear space and see how much room I have to work with. Once you have all your winter items out of the closet - sort through it all. What is of value? These items will be stored for next winter season. What is broken, dated, or of no use? These items will be donated, recycled, or simply thrown away.

2. If summer items are stored - remove them from storage.
This step enables you to also sort through your 2009 and beyond summer gear. Is that swimsuit still appealing to you? Can you fit those shorts? Is that tank-top faded and worn? Ask yourself these questions. The same rule from Step 1 applies here. What is broken, dated, or of no use must be donated, recycled, or simply thrown away. Once you have removed your summer gear from its appropriate storage area - you now see how much room you have available to store your winter items. This idea creates the great concept of:

If it doesn't fit. You and it must split.

Kind of corny, but the principle serves its purpose. Keep in mind that items such as ski boards, snow boots, and other bulky winter gear will be considered and stored in an appropriate area.

3. Replace your Winter chill with Summer heat
Now that you have the remaining relevant items from your Summer and Winter collections. Store the winter clothes you intend to keep in the storage area/bins previously used for summer wear and begin to fill your closet with those beautiful bright colors, stylish sandals, sundresses, and more!


I hope these few steps are resourceful in jump-starting your summer organizing spree. Of course, there are several ways to arrange your items neatly and accessibly in your closet, but that my friends will be shared tomorrow.

Until we blog again....



CEO, Organize N Refine