Entries by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

De-clutter in 5 Minutes

Have one empty container in each room of the house.  At the end of each day, go room by room, and put any clutter that has accumulated into the empty container.  At the end of each week, remove the contents of each container by putting items where they belong and tossing what you don’t need.

Remove Clutter

Helpful Organizer Newsletter – January 2016   ***    My spring class schedule is available on my website.  I’ll be teaching classes on the following topics,  Downsizing, Closet Organizing, Steps to Organizing, Controlling Clutter,  and Organizing Paper.  If you’d like to attend a class please contact the class location directly. ***   Two fun facts are that […]

Acts of Kindness

I’ve always liked the idea of New Year’s Resolutions. Starting a new year with an intention to better my life in some way, is very appealing to me. Many people include an organizing project or habit as part of their new year’s resolution. As a Professional Organizer, I fully support this. However, I’d like to […]

Organize with Color

Use color to help maintain order by  having a color distinguish an individuals belongings.  Have each person in the household pick a color she would like for her sheets, towels, lunch bag, hats, gloves, book bag, etc.  This way each individual can easily see what belongs to her, and then be held accountable for keeping […]