The definition of the word SIMPLIFY is as follows:

Today I was contacted by TLC’s Hoarding: Buried Alive TV production coordinator, Nicki Marko, to participate in an episode to be taped in Salt Lake City. She invited me to be the professional organizing expert on an upcoming episode focusing on three brothers living in the downtown Salt Lake City area. The show would provide me with 6 additional helpers whom I would train and supervise, but I would be THE organizer in charge. The show’s goal was for my crew to clear out and declutter the kitchen and the two bedrooms which had accumulated stuff piled 5 feet up. The rest of the home was in the same disrepair, but the show would focus on clearing only the kitchen and two bedrooms because two of the three brothers were currently sleeping on the kitchen floor.

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Using Floor Plan Layouts to Organize

You already read my article about using floor plan layouts to organize and why you should use the Icovia Space Planner to help organize your home. If you haven’t read the article posted on Savvy Shopper Deals, click HERE to read it. Now let’s talk about the fun features of Icovia. These features make using ICOVIA:

• more fun
• more convenient, and
• more customizable.

(READ ON to learn about the spectacular design and organization elements contained in this FREE to use software.)

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Being Organized Class Freebies

A big THANK YOU to you for being such a marvelous part of my audience! I love helping you along your journey to being organized. People like you make my job the best job ever!  I had a great time revealing some professional home organizer secrets to you and I hope you had just as much fun learning & laughing with me on your way to living organized in your home.

As my way of saying THANKS, I’ve put together a few helpful printables that can be printed out by way of your own home computer printer. These items will help you along your journey to being organized. They will help you move from what you learned in class to long-term change. Being organized with long-term success is my goal for  you.

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What to do with the “stuff” you no longer want or need

There comes a time when we realize the things that were useful to us in the past are no longer necessary. To determine your current item needs, ask yourself a few questions:

1. Is this something I use in my life today? NO…Donate it.
2. Is this something I love?   NO…Donate it.
3. Where is this going to go?  Don’t know…Find a GOOD spot in your home or donate it.

When in doubt … toss it! AND if you find yourself keeping too many things, you may need a professional to help you fully understand the 5 steps to living clutter-free.

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