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Not Ready to Get Rid of Your Stuff? This Tip Will Help

Not Ready to Get Rid of Your Stuff? This Tip Will Help

  The first step to organizing is decluttering—deciding what you want to keep and what you are ready to part with. But most people don’t even get…

How to Organize Without Spending Money on Containers & Storage

How to Organize Without Spending Money on Containers & Storage

  Before you spend a fortune on trendy containers or imported organic wooden shelves (is that a thing?), take a moment to remind yourself: organizing isn’t always…

How Decluttering & Organizing Helps You During Life’s Chaotic Moments

How Decluttering & Organizing Helps You During Life’s Chaotic Moments

  “Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and look for trouble.” –Zorba the Greek   I had the…

Could Decluttering Your Clear Your Skin?

Could Decluttering Your Clear Your Skin?

  Yes! Okay, this isn’t scientifically proven, but decluttering cleared my skin.   In my teens, my skin was relatively clear, but when I turned twenty-one, I…

The Case Against Storing Seasonal Clothes

The Case Against Storing Seasonal Clothes

  Although the weather might indicate otherwise, spring is here, and that means closet swaps are in order. Or, are they?   Until recently, when a new…

Spring Cleaning: Time to Declutter Your Mind

Spring Cleaning: Time to Declutter Your Mind

  When the last mound of snow has melted and the sun grows warm enough to encourage tiny green buds to form on trees, it only means…

De-Stress & Organize with this Simple Grocery & Meal Plan

De-Stress & Organize with this Simple Grocery & Meal Plan

Being organized in your daily life benefits you not only in visual ways (tidy office, tidy house), but also in terms of health. A lot of our…

Monday Maintenance & Other Ways to Organize Your Week

Monday Maintenance & Other Ways to Organize Your Week

  It’s Monday again? How did that happen?! The older we get, the quicker time appears to fly, especially when we pack so many activities into our…

How to Organize Your Kitchen

How to Organize Your Kitchen

I often find myself reorganizing my kitchen drawers and cabinets because I want my kitchen to be a space — like most spaces in my home —…

The First Item I Purchased After a 15 Month Shopping Ban & Why

The First Item I Purchased After a 15 Month Shopping Ban & Why

Today, after completing a shopping ban lasting 15 months, I purchased my first item of clothing (I still haven’t purchased any shoes, jewelry, makeup, or accessories in…

Dear Perfection: You Are My Goal & My Enemy

Dear Perfection: You Are My Goal & My Enemy

Perfection.   We all know it doesn’t exist, yet we all seek to greet it. To walk down a linear path, and after a certain mile, a…

Brigit

My goal is to help you become more organized so that you can spend your time in meaningful ways.
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