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
-
Tidying is Contagious
Tidying, some say this is an easier task if you live alone, no one digging through your giveaway pile, no disagreements on what stays & what goes. Well I don’t live alone so I found that when the other person’s things would bother me it always helped to reflect on my own spaces. Whether you
-
Editorial Style: Cleaning out your vintage clothes
For years collecting clothing has been a passion of mine. Not only buying clothes to wear but collecting vintage to preserve was an interest of mine until the point where I dedicated an entire room of my apartment to the collection I had curated. I knew I had a love for fashion, clothes and the
-
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
-
-
Share Your Memories: Organizing Your Photos
I’ve had to sort through my photos more often in the past 6 months than ever before. Because of my age, I’ve crossed from physical film photos to digital photos & it’s hard to keep them all straight. So I’m beginning to sort my photos, get each event gathered together, and get the photos in
-
Organized Travel: Keeping Your Clothing Sorted
I love to travel, I dislike sorting through my suitcase once I return home from a trip only to separate the clean clothes from the dirty ones… To aid in this debacle, I’ve begun packing like a minimalist & using packing pouches like these (http://www.ebags.com/product/ebags/small-packing-cubes-3-pc-set/93507?productid=1233661&rlid=DETAIL_AI) to keep my clothing neatly organized through the duration of my trip.
-
Organized Bathroom: More Bang for Your Buck
As I’m brushing my teeth, my fiancé pulls out his almost empty tube of toothpaste & asks “Do you have a bobby pin?”. I proceed to dig through my makeup bag to get one out & ask what he’s going to do with a bobby pin. He clasps the bobby pin around the bottom of the
-
Organized Travel: Packing for a Roadtrip
I packed with a minimalist’s heart for the weekend & it made my travel way more efficient & my bag very light! I had to pack for Thursday through late Sunday & trekked through several different climates to get to my destination so what’d I pack!? -dark skinny jeans (to dress up or down) -casual
-
My Cure, Day 14: Paperless Office
Recently, I approached my office with a fierce need to go “paperless’ once & for all. After moving 3 times within a year and a half and using movers each time, I was tired of paying to have my things carted around in boxes without knowing what was even in these boxes… One way
