Articles tagged: organizing
home & garden: Keep these tips in mind when walking your dog
Posted: Jul 25, 2012"W-A-L-K." Do you have to resort to spelling the word when your dog is around? I'm with ya. If I say it aloud, Luna starts spinning and twirling and jumping... and I have to actually ... Read more »
home & garden: Follow these staging tips to help your home sell faster
Posted: Jul 20, 2012What is the big deal about home staging? Does it really make that much of a difference when you’re trying to sell your house? And how come no one ever used to do it? I ... Read more »
home & garden: "Weed" your house as you do your garden to restore original beauty and sense of order
Posted: Jul 02, 2012Patricia, the lady from whom we bought our house, was a gifted gardener and, lucky for us, planted many lovely perennials. She became ill, though, couldn’t keep up with the yard, and finally moved into ... Read more »
home & garden: Summer vacations: A little planning and organizing can make your trip more fun
Posted: Jun 22, 2012School is out, and summer is officially here — time to get the heck out of Dodge! This time of year, many of our clients at The Betty Brigade need a little help preparing for ... Read more »
Home & Garden: What does it mean to be organized?
Posted: Jan 20, 2012January is National Get Organized Month, so the question is pertinent: What does it mean to be organized? Author A.A. Milne said, "Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you ... Read more »
home & garden: Organizing tips for people who hate step-by-step tips
Posted: Jan 11, 2012"I don’t know where to start. It’s overwhelming!" That’s what most clients say when consulting on an organizing project. It can be daunting, but it’s like any large undertaking. How do you eat an elephant? ... Read more »
home & garden: Prepare your car for upcoming bad weather by checking it out and creating emergency kit
Posted: Oct 21, 2011Ready? What do you get from sitting on a glacier too long? Yes, I’m starting with a joke — to break the.... ummm... ice. My problem is that it’s not that funny, so I buried ... Read more »
home: Are you a hoarder or a collector? Here's how to tell the difference
Posted: Oct 11, 2011You name it, somebody collects it — from baseball cards, stamps and corks to staplers, naval fluff, even barf bags. Enough people collect overdone comestibles that there’s actually a burnt food museum. The Phallological Museum ... Read more »
home: Remembering a trip through a landfill inspires an effort to recycle unusual items
Posted: Jul 29, 2011The July heat was already teasing 90, though it was still early morning. My husband drove the rented dumptruck loaded with old shingles from our re-roofing project. We followed two slow trucks around and up ... Read more »
home & garden: Ask Betty: The cost of living clutter-free - is it worth the occasional regret?
Posted: May 02, 2011Saturday you donate the ugly pink bridesmaid dress you wore at your best friend’s wedding. The following Monday, your daughter scores a part in the school play and needs a costume, preferably pink and hideous. ... Read more »
Home & Garden: Ask Betty: Having too much stuff means there's too little space for life's happy intangibles
Posted: Mar 21, 2011At a recent consultation, we met a woman whose home was the epitome of organization. The rooms were impeccably decorated, with not an iota of clutter. She called us in because she was too busy ... Read more »
Ask Betty: Get organized month! Tips for organizing paper documents and files
Posted: Jan 07, 2011Don’t pack away that bag of New Year's Eve confetti yet — it’s National Get Organized Month! Come to think of it, do put away the confetti. It’s messy and very hard to sort. But you can ... Read more »
Procrastinating? Do a few basic lawn and garden chores now for an easier spring
Posted: Oct 30, 2010As I walked our terrier mix, Luna, on a recent crisp day, it seemed like every neighbor was out raking, mulching or otherwise prepping the yard for winter. We took the long way home, through ... Read more »
Urgent: don't forget to make time for summertime fun!
Posted: Jul 23, 2010"Does anyone else think the phrase 'lazy days of summer" is an oxymoron???" That’s how the Facebook exchange began, started by my friend Melanie. Here’s the ensuing conversation (the other names have changed to protect ... Read more »
How much is your disorganization costing you?
Posted: Jun 26, 2010Recently my husband and I celebrated our one-year anniversary by going out for a nice meal. It was a locally owned eatery that offered excellent service, great wine and superbly prepared food. It was a ... Read more »
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