I began tidying my house a year ago, whittling down to what I thought were the essentials- starting with my closet, shoes, books, and eventually made my way through the entire apartment. Some say this is an easier task if you live alone, no one digging through your giveaway pile, no disagreements on what stays
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Declutter with Donating
Now that you’ve sorted, edited, and organized your home throughly you might say “I have the perfect amount of things now”. Me too! But it takes a little work to maintain that perfect balance of things. I make visits to my local Goodwill to help me maintain that balance by donating regularly things that I have too
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Organized New Year!
Happy New Year friends! On New Year’s Day I like to take a minute to reflect the year’s past making note of my highlights & my mistakes… then creating an action plan to make THIS year the best yet. Chicago is sooo cold in January so I always use this month to organize my
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My Cure, Day 12: Declutter My Book & Music Collection
I am a music LOVER & Design Book & fashion magazine collector. I have many design books, magazines & CD’s that have piled up through the years and I made a new vow that once I finish reading a novel I will DONATE it if I want to continue to keep my design books
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My Cure, Day 9: Create a Landing Strip
Living in Chicago, the apartments are typically long & slender in older buildings. There’s not a foyer area when you walk in my front door, so my landing strip is at my back door and I prefer it there so it’s not the first thing my guests would see when they walk into my home. The
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My Cure, Day 3: Weekend Chores, Make Green Cleaners, & Buy Flowers
Lucky for me, half of this weekend’s chores I just accomplished on New Year’s Eve, before putting on my party dress & popping the champagne, I broke out the sweats & swept & scrubbed my apartment floors to give my place a fresh start for the year! I felt so good getting ready that night
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My Cure, Day 2: Set Up Your Outbox
I’ve been reading Apartment Therapy(http://www.apartmenttherapy.com) for years now & I always enjoy picking up little tips along the way to incorporate into my home. Designing the look of my home was always a passion of mine but I can definitely say it took at lot of growing up & refinement of taste to even write
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The January Cure
Apartment Therapy: January Cure Today I’m beginning Apartment Therapy’s January Cure in by doing three of my favorite things: clean, de-clutter, & organize. Everything thing in my life seems to run more smooth when these components are involved. So follow along with me this month as I begin curing my home of the winter blues by brightening up each room
