Recycling Alert – Household Medication Expired or no longer needed medication has long been a difficult type of item to dispose of. What’s the best way to get rid of old allergy pills or antibiotics we no longer need? Do they go in the trash? Do
Home Organizing Projects - The Ambitious Edition Have you worked your way through the Quick and Easy Home Organizing Projects and the One Day Home Organizing projects and now you've caught the organizing bug and are ready to take on a more challenging project? If you're
Recycling Alert - Brita Water Filters! The Organizing Maniacs have an exciting new recycling alert – Brita water filters can now be recycled at your local Whole Foods Market. Nothing makes our fearless leader Cris happier than finding a new resource for recycling. When she got
Back to school routines can be the difference between a happy morning and a stressful morning. Get your family off to a better start this year by trying out some of the Maniac’s favorite tips for setting your family up for success. A successful morning starts
Have you suddenly found yourself with a day free to be able to tackle some of your home organizing projects? Maybe the kids just went back to school or everyone went to Grandma and Grandpa's for the weekend. Whatever it was that gave you this
If your summer has been anything like the Maniacs, you're probably wondering how it's almost Fall already! Between summer trips, kids activities, visiting family, and every day responsibilities, many of us are looking around our house and seeing projects that we had every intention of
Recycling Alert – Eye Glasses! For those of us who wear readers or full-time eye glasses, we know that it’s not uncommon for us to stash pairs of them around the house. In the nightstand, by the couch, in a kitchen drawer. When the prescription
Last week, I had the privilege of meeting Matt Stoltz with Biking for baseball. I would consider him a minimalist! On April 6, 2015 he set out to visit every Major League Baseball field, traveling by bicycle. You are wondering, what does that have to do
This month the Maniacs were busy with their home organization projects and with reading Dr. Fred Luskin’s Forgive for Good in preparation for our monthly book club meeting. While not an organizing book per se, we all felt that learning more about the power of
As professional organizers, we’re always on the hunt for great solutions to help our clients. Whether it’s helping to de-clutter in preparation for a move and home staging, doing a big clutter clean up for the first time in years, or any of the other
This month the Maniacs discussed Dr. Carol Dweck’s book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. This book is a guide to help people understand the difference between fixed mindsets and growth mindsets then use that understanding to move between the two to achieve success in
Spring has arrived and summer is quickly approaching. Days and lighter and the weather is warmer. But, the clutter continues. How can you balance keeping your home life out of chaos and still be able to enjoy the season? Try some of these family-friendly tips