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I heard this statement years ago, and it is something that resonated with me.  My experience has been that if my kitchen is a mess it is hard for me to get (and keep) on top of other areas within my home.  Do you feel the same? For my daily tidy of the kitchen I […]

Some of us dream of one organizational tool that will be the answer to our clutter problems.  My experience has been that you won’t find that in one tool but more likely in a combination of several great solutions. Calendar/planner – whether electronic or paper it is a necessity.  Use it to keep track of

I can remember having this conversation with Rhonda from time to time over the years.  We spend so much time helping other people get organized, that sometimes we have to be very deliberate about putting on our “organizing cap” and looking at our own space with a critical eye.  It is easy to just do

Whether we remember our own kindergarten classroom or that of our children, I think the concept remains the same.  That space worked for activities during the day and it also was easy to tidy-up when the time arrived. Think about why the Kindergarten Model works.  Everything a child needs is close at hand and easy

Rhonda and I started out together in business in June of 2004.  One of the books that we appreciated then, and still value today, is ORGANIZING FROM THE INSIDE OUT  by Julie Morgenstern. We took her organizing process (known as the SPACE concept) and tweaked it to create our own HEART process. This method is

At Heart of the Matter our team has come to appreciate the term “work smarter, not harder”.  It can become a mindset and a fun challenge! Each day we are given the gift of 86,400 seconds to live.  When we think of it in seconds, it seems like we have quite a bit of control

Research tells us that in order to be organized an individual uses many different skill sets.   As you read on,  make a mental checklist of your strengths and weaknesses. Making a plan with sub-steps Any successful project requires a plan.  Some of us might be strong in “big picture” thinking, but being organized requires

Happy Family Day! It is important to have family meetings on a regular basis. The top priority is for each family member to feel safe to share vulnerably about where they are at.  Maybe Family Day Monday would be a good time to start this practice if it isn’t something you already do! Mom might

Years back I heard this catch phrase – don’t put it down, put it away!  I thought it was brilliant then and I still do.  This is one of the foundational steps in being organized. Once every item in your house has a home the follow-up step is don’t put it down, put it away! 

The #1 foundational tip for organizing & decluttering is everything needs a home! Try your very best to get this catch phrase stuck in your head.  If everything in your house has a home then you always know where to put things away and where to find items when you need them.  The added bonus…….less