What A Difference A Small Change Can Make

This weeks question is “what is the one thing I can do that will make an immediate impact in my closet?” I always answer without fail....change your hangers. Using different hangers in all colors, shapes and sizes makes a closet look unorganized and cluttered. Changing your hangers is an inexpensive way to make any closet look brand new.
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Organizing Find Of The Week

If you are looking for the perfect file system look no further. The acrylic file box is a portable way to bring your files from room to room with ease and convenience. They look great sitting on a desk or on a shelf.  You can change the look by changing the color of the file folders. This is a filing system, at your fingertips, that doesn’t have to be hidden.
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Russell and Hazel 

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How Do I Get My Teenager Organized?

This week I was asked by client Mary H.

“How do I get my teenager organized?”

Teenagers and organization usually are never spoken in the same sentence. As a parent you feel they sleep too much, they text too much, they are on the computer too much or watching TV. The teens feel they are busy with sports, homework and their social life and the last thing they want to do is come home and clean their room or bathroom. The best way to help keep teenagers organized is to make sure everything has a place and there is a place for everything. Keeping it simple usually brings good results.

Make sure there is a ……….

A PLACE TO PUT THEIR CLOTHES

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A PLACE TO HANG THEIR TOWELS

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A PLACE FOR GARBAGE

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 A PLACE FOR DIRTY CLOTHES

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A PLACE FOR MAKE UP

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A PLACE TO STUDY

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A PLACE FOR JEWELRY

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