We're halfway through February. Have you already thrown aside your New Year's resolutions? In my years as a professional organizer, so often my clients tell me how better they feel after getting organized.  So, what does that have to do with keeping our New Year's Resolutions?  If you aren't organized, it's that much harder to keep your resolutions.  If you resolved to lose weight, but you haven't cook regularly, have a plan or have grocery lists, it probably hasn’t happened. The likelihood of you achieving your New Year's resolution dwindles the less organized you are, and if you don't have …

If your resolution for 2011 is to get organized, here are some tips to get you off to a great start.  Grab your handy dandy notebook and do another walk-through.  Are there gifts to be returned?  Food to be donated?  "Stuff" to be put away?  Get out bags for trash, recycling, donations, relocations and returns, and pick a room or spot to organize.  Go from room to room, or spot to spot and fill those bags.    Now comes the time for the most difficult parts of this process: the relocate and return bags.  As you put away holiday items for next year, taking time to organize now will save time …

It's the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also be one of the most stressful. Expecting out of town guests?  Hosting the family for a holiday meal?  Traveling out of town?  Is your guest bedroom ready and your dining table clear?  Are your bags packed?  If you said no, then read on.  Shopping for holiday gifts, preparing your house for visitors or getting ready to go away: put it all together and there's so much to do in what seems like so little time.  It's important to be organized and prepared when getting ready for the holidays.  My first suggestion: make lists. Gift lists, …

Last time we looked into how to start the sometimes daunting task of organizing your stuff.  While you have been sorting and purging, you hopefully have collected a bag or box for trash, another for recycling, and one for donating or selling. So, what now? Just about everything you have to give away has a place to go. If you're not sure what to do with the stuff you have, here's a list some of my favorite charities, websites, and local, free county-run services. Clothing For business clothing try Dress for Success. They accept business clothing to for disadvantaged women to wear to a job …