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Clutter Video Tip: How to Start Getting Organized, Part 1

Three is a magic number, yes it is!

The past and the present and the future.

Faith and Hope and Charity,

Centralizing, Outside-In and Circular.

Give you three as a magic number.

Wait, what was that? Centralizing, Outside-In and Circular? Oh yeah, those are the three sorting methods you can use right away to get started on your organizing project. In this video I am answering the age old question "where do I begin?" Following any of these strategies will help you not only gain focus, but also stay focused on your project. Just remember there are three approaches to sorting...

No more, no less.

You don't have to guess.

When it's three you can see

It's a magic number.

(Click here to watch on YouTube if you can't see the embedded player. Or watch the video at http://bit.ly/TCDSort1.)

And if you need to brush up on your magic numbers, click here to watch the Schoolhouse Rock video.

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Holiday Gift Hangovers: How to Remember to Return Gifts and Use Gift Cards

Did Santa get it wrong? Did the gift cards you got last year already expire or get lost? I explain how to make sure your gift cards get used and your less-than-perfect gifts get returned before they end up assimilating into your house as clutter!

When I was a little girl, I remember so clearly this enticing present under the tree, wrapped like a long piece of candy. I couldn't wait to open it! And it was… a toy MOP. Whoopee. Definitely the most disappointing present ever.

Unwanted gifts like these can become clutter, and as professional organizers, we often talk people into parting with them years later. Before these gifts start working their way into your closets and cupboards, click here to learn how to make your plan to get these gifts returned on the Good Housekeeping Home Style Blog.

 

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Clutter Video Tip: How to Find Your Car Keys

If true confession is good for the soul, then let me lay my soul bare and admit that I have a real, daily organizational problem! But wait, before I get too keyed up, I have to reveal my dirty little secret. In this video I am revealing why I have been misplacing my keys like crazy. Fortunately I have found a solution. Using this strategy has helped me maintain some sanity and has made getting from "A" to "B" much "E"-"C"-er. ;)

(Click here to watch on YouTube if you can't see the embedded player. Or watch the video at http://bit.ly/TCDFind.)

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Clutter Video Tip: Organizing Holiday Decorations, Part 2

Decking the halls with boughs of holly will certainly leave you feeling jolly. But taking down the tree, the stockings, and the lights is such a chore that it can feel fa-la-la la-la la-la-lame.

Decorating and undecorating for the holidays is a big time investment; so, it's important to use that time as effectively and efficiently as possible. In this video I am undecking my halls and giving you some strategies to use while you troll the ancient Yule tide carol. Follow us in merry measure and we'll show you how to ease your stress level and save you precious time.

(Click here to watch on YouTube if you can't see the embedded player. Or watch the video at http://bit.ly/TCDDeck.)

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How Organizing Your Home Saves You Money

Visions of sugarplums were just dancing in your heads, but if those visions become nightmares about the post-holiday bills coming in the mail, getting organized provides many valuable and smart opportunities to give yourself a raise in the New Year. Cha-ching! 

Who couldn't use a raise? Click here to read about six Cha-chings on the Good Housekeeping Home Style Blog.

 

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