Creative Organizing

Decluttering the Emotion of Christmas Gifts by FLYing | FlyLady.net Most gifts, though, failed, Flylady’s love/use/need test. I made calls, to see if someone wanted them. No one did. I knew the fate of these gifts would be the donation center. Days passed. When I looked at the pile of gifts, the same questions nagged me – there is no way to make use of this? Di...

10 Ways to Avoid Toxic Chemicals in Your Thanksgiving Feast Do you know what unhealthy ingredients can lurk on the typical Thanksgiving dinner plate? Here are 10 things to watch out for this feast-gobbling season!

Declutter and Donate "25 Places to Donate Your Stuff" From books to computers, from baby gear to fitness equipment, this post lists some great options for donating your stuff.

Clutter Free Gift Ideas from Organized for Life The best gifts are fun to give, fun to get, and fit within our personal budgets. As the best gifts are very often not things, here are a few clutter free gift ideas.

Did you know that a newly decorated nursery can contain more than 300 chemicals? Check out Child Healthy World’s new infographic: Hidden Dangers in Your Baby’s Nursery http://bit.ly/13kMKJZ

Hidden Dangers in Your Baby’s Nursery | Healthy Child Healthy World Did you know the air in a newly furnished and painted nursery may contain more than 300 toxic chemicals? Check out our new infographic to learn where hidden dangers lurk inside your baby’s room, along with quick, simple steps to create a healthy and safe nursery.

Repurposing things that had previously been taking up space and collecting dust can be very rewarding. This is a set of candle holders that were repurposed to hold house plants.

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The Clutter Diet Blog: 20 Questions to Ask Yourself About Keeping Anything May is National Moving Month, and even if you are not relocating, take this moment to think about what an opportunity moving can be. As you are packing your belongings, you touch literally everything you own. You have a chance...

Do you struggle with letting go of things that you know you should get rid of? Lori Marrero of The Clutter Diet has a great blog post that can help you with those difficult decisions of whether to keep something or toss it. You can find the full article here: 20 Questions to Ask Yourself About Keeping Anything.

Eating healthy is always at the top of the list when it comes to New Year’s Resolutions, so here is a handy guide for you to use in the produce isle that will help you reduce your exposure to pesticides, courtesy of the Environmental Working Group.

Executive Summary | EWG's Shopper's Guide to Pesticides | Environmental Working Group | EWG.org Find out what to buy organic – and why - with EWG’s 2011 Shopper\’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. We rank 53 popular fruits and vegetables based on their total pesticide loads.

Do you know the magic of Microfiber?

You've seen those towels advertised for dusting and detailing your car, and feel almost sticky to the touch? They're called Microfiber Cloths and work wonders without the use of harmful chemical cleaners. All you need is water.

How does microfiber work? It is made up of billions of strings of filament, each being finer than 1/100th of a human hair, so it is able to scoop up and hold tiny particles of dust, dirt, and even bacteria! Traditional cotton cloth, on the other hand, just ends up pushing the dirt from one place to another.

Repurposing Flower Vases & Pots

Here are a few ways to clear the clutter while not adding to the landfills – flower vases and pots can be repurposed to hold many different things, such as buttons, make up brushes and paint brushes. (Red lentils were used to keep them separated, which makes it a convenient way to store wet paint brushes)

Drawer Organizers

One of the easiest ways to practice green organizing is to repurpose things you already own. Do you have any old ice trays laying around, just taking up space? Clear your clutter and put them to good use as drawer organizers. They’re perfect for small items such as office supplies, scrapbooking supplies, beads, jewelry, you name it. You can even use muffin tins, for larger items.