by Perri Kersh | Mar 17, 2011 | Cleasne, Kris Carr, Neat Freak, organization, Organize a Guest Room | Organizing
Gussy up your space for guests. This could be a well-appointed guest room or a sleeper sofa in your living room. Think ahead to summer visitors and do one or two things that could make their stay more comfortable. Gather up travel-sized toiletries and put them in a...
by Perri Kersh | Mar 16, 2011 | | Organizing
Back to the bedroom. Get down on all 4’s and look under your bed. Allow me to get a little feng shui on you for a minute and remind you your energy should flow around your bed (okay, I’m making this up…but it seems like it should be a good thing). Rest is so...
by Perri Kersh | Mar 15, 2011 | Kris Carr, Neat Freak, Organize, Pantry Organization | Organizing
Day 7: Peek inside your pantry. Check expiration dates on all food. Wipe down shelves. Host a “fending” day (or week?) where your family fends for themselves, eating only food that is in the pantry (this can be a fun challenge in and of itself—stewed tomatoes, orzo,...
by Perri Kersh | Mar 14, 2011 | Kris Carr, Neat Freak, Organize, Organize CDs, Organize Music | Organizing
Some say clutter is the result of delayed decisions. So I’m calling today “Make up your mind Monday.” Do you have piles of CDs (and heaven forbid, mixed tapes!) sitting in drawers, on shelves, on the front seat of your car? Decide your next steps for your music...
by Perri Kersh | Mar 13, 2011 | Declutter Calendar, Kris Carr, Neat Freak, Organize, time management | Organizing
Day 5: Declutter your calendar. Look ahead to the next 7 days. Find one task that you just don’t want to do, and decide not to. How does that feel? Sometimes you just need to give yourself permission to say “NO.”
by Perri Kersh | Mar 12, 2011 | | Organizing
Day 4: Tackle a drawer in your bathroom. Maybe the one holding cosmetics that date back to the 90’s. Empty it out, wipe it clean and trash anything older than a year (some hard core people say 6 months, but I’ll cut you some slack). Only return items to the drawer...