Did you know a well-organized home isn't just easy on the eyes (and nose)? Clean, clutter-free quarters can also boost your health, too. Learn how you can lose weight by clearing clutter from your kitchen in the articles below.
At home:
6 ways to clean up your home lifeHow to declutter your home, your heart and your mind.
My friend Maggie is a hoarder. Her tiny Winnipeg bungalow is filled to the rafters with every homemade card, piece of art and dollar-store gift her children ever gave to her. Now the kids are gone, and Maggie is selling the house. But the prospect of dealing with the massive clutter is overwhelming. She feels paralyzed by inertia. “I'm buried by my debris,” she says tearfully. “It's sabotaging my life.”
How to clear the clutter out of your lifeIs clutter taking over more than just your house? Learn the best organizing tips on how to clean up the mess in both your home and your life.
Where to start when paring down your belongings:
• Remember that nothing is sacred except you.
• If it doesn't fit anymore, physically or psychologically, let it go.
How to organize your kids' toysFind out how one mother decluttered her home by organizing her kids' toys.
My life, since it became seriously infested with children, has become an exercise in managing small pieces of plastic. Not a day goes by when I'm not confronted with the challenge of what to do with myriad bits of colourful crap.
Declutter your wardrobe with easeClean out your closet with these expert tips.
• Edit a little at a time. Each month, go through one category – sweaters, jeans, skirts – and get rid of pieces you no longer wear. Sorting each section separately will keep you on track and make the task of organizing your wardrobe seem less daunting.
Closet makeoverOne woman gets expert advice for decluttering and organizing her closet.
Who: Cindy Crean, 44, wife and mother of two.
Background: Cindy used to wear long, loose garments, but over the last five years, she's become more comfortable with a sleek, tailored appearance.
Managing your digital photosHarness the power of your computer to avoid the digital shoebox filing system.
Here's the best basic advice I ever heard on digital photography:
1. Take lots of pictures
2. Label everything
3. Burn to CD or DVD often (photographs take up a fair bit of room and can bog down your computer).
Simple door organizer craft for kidsThis easy craft project puts everything you need right at your fingertips.
Are you used to the clutter of a student's busy life: lunch money, permission slips, bus passes. Keeping all those bits and pieces organized and accessible is the key to an easy early-morning exit. This handy doorknob organizer, made with household items in under 30 minutes, can help you conquer the mess – and make the bus on time.
Simple organizing for parentsThree-ring binders can make a difference
If your kitchen is a three-ring circus, tame it with three-ring binders. Outfitted with clear plastic inserts in a variety of formats, binders are ideal for storing.
Cheery address bookOrganize the addresses of friends and family in one place.
While many rely on e-mail these days to correspond with family and friends, you may still get a little thrill when opening your mailbox to find a hand-written note. If you still like to send "snail mail" and had a hard time finding all the street names and postal codes for your holiday envelopes this past season, then one of your resolutions may be to organize all of this information in one place.
How to maintain your health recordsDiscover expert advice on how to keep your personal health records up-to-date.
Being able to accurately recall your medical history is challenging at the best of times, let alone in an emergency situation. And for many Canadians, health records are fragmented and incomplete, spread across the many health-care practices they have visited over the years.
3 ways to declutter for weight lossIs the food in your kitchen causing you to pack on the pounds? Declutter your kitchen and boost your weight loss with these easy tips.
It's that time of year again! The warm weather is finally here and our yearly ritual of cleaning out the closets, organizing the garage and planning our gardens begins once again. In addition to getting our homes in order, it's also the best time of year to get your health and weight in tip-top shape. While many believe New Years is the optimal time to take back control of your health, after spending a decade practicing in the weight-loss world, I'm convinced that now is the ideal season to shed those lingering pounds.
How clearing clutter can help you lose weightFind out how clearing clutter can help boost weight loss.
Four years ago I became the organizational expert on a television show called Clean Sweep. The premise of the show was very simple. A team of experts – including me, a designer, a carpenter, and a crew that assisted in the painting and redesign plans – was given two days to help a family dig out from under their overwhelming clutter.
Organize your garageMake room for the car in your garage with our easy tips.
"Garages are particularly interesting because they're the places people put everything they can't decide where to put," says Laura Tanner, professional organizer and owner of Dwelling Space Inc.
On-the-go:
Easy riderOrganize your car for a stress free ride.
On a typical day you go to and from work, pick up a gaggle of kids from soccer, hit the drive thru for an after-school snack, drop Rover at the vet, stop for groceries and dry cleaning and then race home to get dinner on the table. In the mad rush, the car has morphed into hell-on-wheels — a morass of sports equipment, take-out wrappers, CDs, backpacks and dog hair. Sound familiar?
At work:
Spruce up your home officeYou'll love to work from home in an office that reflects your personal style. Design your perfect workspace using these tips, tricks and products.
Even if you're working with a small budget and an even smaller space, setting up a functional, comfortable home office is easier than you think. Here are five tips on how to create a brand new home-based workspace or simply refresh your existing one.
How to get a cute and tidy cubicleProfessional organizer Estelle Gee shares her 4 secrets to office order.
As a writer and editor, staying on top of paper -- from press kits to invitations to magazines -- has always been a challenge for me. In fact, calling my workspace a disorderly disaster would be kind. My home is a clutter-free, soothing sanctuary. There's not a thing out of place -- so how did my office turn into such a
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