Make-Up and Mardi Gras
Makeup and Mardi Gras have a lot to do with organization! Keeping a well-organized makeup drawer can save you time and money when getting ready for a night out. When it comes to Mardi Gras, organization is essential for making sure the celebration runs smoothly.
Makeup and Mardi Gras have a lot to do with organization! Keeping a well-organized makeup drawer can save you time and money when getting ready for a night out. When it comes to Mardi Gras, organization is essential for making sure the celebration runs smoothly.
Use the C.H.A.O.S Method to get your makeup organized
C- Categorize
Take everything out of your drawer and put like items with like items. That means mascara with mascara, lipsticks with lipsticks, etc.
H- Hurtful or Helpful
What emotion does your makeup elicit? Do you like wearing it; does it make you feel good?
A- Action
Take action once you’ve decided how you feel about each item. Keep the Make-up you love and Discard expired make-up (so you don’t get a nasty rash on your face) and what you don’t like.
Here are some common make-up expiration dates
O- Organize
We like trays like these to help keep our makeup organized. They come in various sizes, so be sure to measure the space before ordering.
S- Simplify
Label each tray to set yourself up for success in the mornings and for ease of retrieval.
After the parades, costumes, and other festivities, ensure your mardi gras decorations are organized.
Three tips to keep it organized:
Use a Storage bin with dividers – this will make it easy to separate different colors and types of beads. Keep your costumes in good condition for next year by wrapping in plastic for next year.
Go Vertical – Use a pegboard so you can hang your mardi gras jewelry and beads on the wall free of tangles
Use Space bags – to keep your costumes in good condition for next year and free from dirt and debris.
Above all else, make sure you use a purple bin!
Have extra mardi gras beads? Donate them here.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR METHOD OR WOULD LIKE OUR HELP WITH GETTING ORGANIZED, GIVE US A CALL.
Check out our latest Instagram Posts
Love This Blog
Sign Up To Get An Email with Our Latest Posts
Why is Having a Decluttered Bedroom Important?
When you walk into your bedroom how do you feel? Do you feel overwhelmed and exhausted? Or do you feel relaxed and at peace? Your bedroom should be your sanctuary. It is a place where your rest and your relationship are of utmost importance. So, how do you keep your bedroom organized?
When you walk into your bedroom how do you feel? Do you feel overwhelmed and exhausted? Or do you feel relaxed and at peace?
Your bedroom should be your sanctuary. It is a place where your rest and your relationship are of utmost importance.
It should NOT be a dumping ground for all the things in your home that have no where to go, and it should not be a place where you hide all your clutter and mess from guests.
So, how do you keep your bedroom organized?
Clear off your dresser.
The bedroom is a place where flat surfaces tend to get cluttered with items that we don’t know what to do with and want hidden from guests. Clear off your dresser and find a place for all the items that need to be kept and get rid of items that you no longer use or need.
Clean your nightstand.
Your nightstand should not be an extension of your junk drawer. Just as with the dresser, find a home for these items or they need to go.
Deal with the clothes chair.
We all have some version of “the chair” with our clothes piled high on some piece of neglected furniture. Put these clothes away! If they are clothes that you’ve worn and plan to rewear, put them away. If they are clean enough to wear again, they are clean enough to go back in your dresser or closet.
Now go enjoy your relaxing bedroom!
Need help organizing your bedroom?
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST INSTAGRAM POSTS!
LOVE THIS BLOG?
Sign up to get an email with our latest posts!
Getting Your Attic Organized
With the warmer weather coming soon, it’s time to get in your attic and get everything organized while it’s not too cold or too hot. Here’s a few tips to get you started.
With the warmer weather coming soon, it’s time to get in your attic and get everything organized while it’s not too cold or too hot.
Here’s a few tips to get you started:
Categorize
As we always do with the C.H.A.O.S. Method, categorize all of your items first. Group all of your decor together according to which holiday they are for. Whichever category has the most items get the space closest to the attic door while the category with the smallest number of items goes furthest from the attic door.
Take Action
While you are categorizing, set aside any items that you are not using. Those items take up valuable space and should either be thrown away or donated depending on the item and its condition.
Bins
Now that everything is categorized and you’ve purged any items that you don’t use, it’s time to put all of your items into storage bins. You will want your bins to be plastic and not cardboard (cardboard attracts roaches, yuck!). The bins should also be ones that are easy for you to get in and out of the attic.
Label
Now that it’s all in bins, label everything! Each bin should be labeled with EVERY item that is inside the bin so there is no guessing when you’re trying to find something. For holiday decor, you can also label the bin with where those decorations will go in the house (i.e. mantle, front door, etc.).
Do you need help organizing your attic?
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST INSTAGRAM POSTS!
LOVE THIS BLOG?
Sign up to get an email with our latest posts!
Organizing Your Mail and Paperwork
Do you have a pile of mail and paperwork sitting on your counter or a piece of furniture in your home? Did you try to contain it to a bin that is now overflowing with goodness knows what? Here are a few tips to keep all of your papers organized in a few simple steps.
Do you have a pile of mail and paperwork sitting on your counter or a piece of furniture in your home? Did you try to contain it to a bin that is now overflowing with goodness knows what?
We’ve ALL been there at some point. All the papers that come into our homes can get overwhelming, and, honestly, most of the time is the last thing we want to look at or deal with.
Here are a few tips to keep all of your papers organized in a few simple steps:
Categorize.
Categorization should be the first step when organizing anything in your home. Put all of your papers into categories such as, things to read, things that need action (like bills), and things to toss.
Take Action.
While you are categorizing take action! If something is in the junk mail category go ahead and toss it.
Pro tip: Once the paperwork inside your home is organized, start throwing away your junk mail before it even comes into your home.
Organize and Label.
Use folders or any form of filing system of your choice to contain the items that you need to keep and label each file. You can even have a file for each member of your household if that makes sense for your family.
Here are a couple of organizing products we like to use for filing our paperwork:
Need help sorting through your paperwork and making sense of it all?
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST INSTAGRAM POSTS!
LOVE THIS BLOG?
Sign up to get an email with our latest posts!
What is the CHAOS Method™ of Organization?
Have you ever wondered how we organize our clients’ homes? Or maybe where to start when organizing your own home? We use the CHAOS Method™ to organize and here is what that means…
Have you ever wondered how we organize our clients’ homes? Or maybe where to start when organizing your own home?
We use the CHAOS Method™ to organize and here is what that means:
C – Categorize
H – Is it helpful or hurtful?
A – Take Action
O – Organize
S – Simplify
C - Categorize
As you are going through your belongings, it is important to put them into categories. Like items with like items. You will get a better idea about whether or not you need to hold onto four can openers, for instance.
H - Hurtful or helpful
As you go through your belongings ask yourself, is this item helpful or hurtful? Are you asking yourself how a tank top can be either helpful or hurtful? Well, what emotion does it elicit? This follows what Marie Kondo talks about and she has a valid point. What emotion do you feel? Go with your gut. If the emotion is not positive, that probably means you should eliminate it from your life.
A - Action
Take action once you have decided how you feel about a possession. Discard, donate, or keep.
O - Organize
Get containers to store your items.
S - Simplify
Label everything to set your family and yourself up for success in maintaining your organization systems.
Now enjoy the fruits of your efforts, sit back, and relax!
If you have any questions about our method or would like our help with getting organized, give us a call.
CHECK OUT OUR LATEST INSTAGRAM POSTS!
LOVE THIS BLOG?
Sign up to get an email with our latest posts!