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Create an Emergency Grab n’ Go Box
If you were suddenly faced with an emergency and you needed to evacuate your house quickly, how long would it take you to gather up your vital documents? By creating your own Grab n’ Go box and storing it near your front or back door, you can rest assured that you’ll have everything you need in one easy-to-access spot. Some useful items to include in your Grab n’ Go box are:

The Organized Purse: What’s In Your Handbag?
Keeping yourself organized when you’re on the go is just as important as organizing your home. Today I’ve pulled together some ideas and resources for avoiding bottomless-pit handbags and purses. Cleaning Out The process of organizing your purse is very similar to organizing rooms in your house. The first thing to do is to clear out the space, or in this case, the purse. Next, sort the contents of your purse into categories. Depending on what you typically carry, some categories may be: cosmetic/personal, mints/gum, pen/paper, money, coupons, and electronic. A critical category is “belongs elsewhere.”  This category is for everything you’ve

How to Stock the Pantry
Today I welcome guest poster Kelly Whalen from  the ¢entsible life. Kelly is a mostly stay-at-home mom to 4 children. She writes about personal finance, organization, and family life. You can also find her on twitter where she discusses everything from apple to zoos. Stocking the pantry can be the key to eating healthy on a budget. Keeping it organized keeps you from buying that 3rd bottle of ketchup just because you didn’t see the one in the back of t

The Ultimate Family Command Center, Part 3: Active Files
One of the most frequent requests I get from potential organizing clients is help with the never-ending stream of papers that come and go every day. So I’ve put together this series of posts dedicated to helping you create The Ultimate Family Command Center. Part 1 focused on finding a spot for your Command Center and the first 2 steps of setting up the system. Part 2

The Ultimate Family Command Center, Part 2: The Family Resource Binder
One of the most frequent requests I get from potential organizing clients is help with the never-ending stream of papers that come and go every day. So I’ve put together this series of posts dedicated to helping you create The Ultimate Family Command Center. Part 1 focused on finding a spot for your Command Center and the first 2 steps of setting up the system. Today we will tackle step 3: creating your Family Resource Binder . . .