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ABOUT ME
- About Me: Just in case you wanted to know a little more about me.
ARTICLES
- Articles: Helpful articles from various other sources you might find beneficial.
- 4 Benefits to Organizing Your Kitchen
- 5 Tips to Organizing Your Kitchen
- 8 Steps for a Great Baby Nursery
- 8 Tips For Setting Up a Fun Child Study Zone
- 9 Great Tips For Getting Ready For Back to School
- Back to School Organizing For Kids 101 -- Backpacks & Bookbags
- Back to School Planning Tips For Parents
- Clutter Help
- Confessions of a Recovering Pack Rat
- How to Store Clothing -- 8 Great Tips
- Productive Procrastination?
- Psychology of a Pack Rat
- Small Space Solutions
- Time Management Tips From An Expert Organizer
- What is SAD?
ASK AN EXPERT
- Ask An Expert: Need help with a home organizing project? Ask a question. Leave a comment. Get help now!
- Help Merging Two Households: Shelly's response to Ask an Expert for suggestions on merging two households of furniture and furnishings.
- Organizing a Shed: Shelly's response to Ask An Expert question on organizing a shed.
- Time Management Question: Shelly's response to Ask an Expert for great tips on handling time.
BABY NEEDS
- Baby Needs: Prepare for baby and keep baby safe.
- Car Seat Safety: Don't waste money. Purchase the correct car seat. Check out laws in your state.
- Diaper Bag Organizing: Get great tips on what to pack and how much so you'll be prepared for your next outing with baby!
- Infant Safety: Keep baby safe. Learn to prevent accidents, burns, choking, and more.
BEFORE & AFTER
- Before & After: Before & after photo pages of organizing and remodeling projects. Links to organizing and remodeling sources.
- Remodel One: Before & after photos of organizing and remodel project of senior assisted living apartment, Sept. '08.
BOOK REVIEWS
- Book Reviews: Read the book reviews regarding home organizing self-help books. Write your own review.
CARS
- Car Accessories: Read about the 10 best car accessories.
- Car Carpet Cleaning: Helpful tips to clean your car's carpets.
- Car Cleaning Kit: Tips to make your own car cleaning kit to keep your ride in tip top shape!
- Car Detailing: Helpful tips to make your ride clean and sweet smelling!
- Car Organizers: Helpful tips to organize and clean up your ride!
- Car Registration Papers: Learn about car registration papers. Tips on what to keep and how to keep it!
- Car Trunk Organizer: Learn what to store in your trunk in case of emergencies and how to store it!
- Car Wash: Tips to keep your ride shiny clean!
CLEANING TIPS
- Car Wash: cleaning tips Keep your ride shiny clean!
- House Cleaning Tips: General and spring-cleaning tips for every room of your house.
- Bathroom Cleaning Tips: How to get through bathroom cleaning chores quickly.
- Carpet Stains: Protect your investment. Learn how to clean carpet stains.
- Family Help: Learn how to get your husband motivated to help with the cleaning.
- Kids Chores: Learn how to get your kids involved with the house chores. Free chart, tips and links.
- Kitchen Cleaning: Get in, get it done and get out of the kitchen fast with these great tips.
- Refrigerator Cleaning: Fast, easy cleaning and how to keep it that way.
CLOSETS
- Closets: Tips and step-by-step closet organizing instructions.
- Clothes Storage: Learn the latest tips and trends for storing clothing.
- How to Organize a Closet: Learn these simple 1-2-3 steps or get your clothes closet organized. Shop your closet like it's a boutique!
CONTACT ME
- Contact Me: Contact me if you have a question, comment or submission you'd like contribute.
COSMETIC, JEWELRY, PURSE ORGANIZERS
- Cosmetic Organizers: Learn expiration dates on cosmetics, organize your favorites and get out the door quicker!
- Jewelry Organizers: Learn the steps or organizing your jewelry.
- How to Clean Jewelry: Learn how to keep your jewelry sparkling and shining! You'll wear them more often and enjoy them more.
- Jewelry Storage: Fun, practical and inexpensive ways to storage and display your jewelry.
- Purse Organizer: No more searching for your cell phone. Use these tips and products to help you switch handbags quickly!
CRAFTS & HOBBIES
- Craft Room: Learn how to organize your crats and hobbies.
- Fabric Organizer: Learn how to get and keep your fabric stash organized for happier sewing!
DIRECTORY
- Organize Me: Find a professional organizer in your area. U.S. listings by individual State
EMAIL & TEXTS
- Email Tips: Organize that email with the Inbox 911 tips!
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
- Best Food for Emergency Storage: Information on best foods to store short or long term for emergency preparedness.
- Best Survival Medical Kit: A good survival medical kit is built around you and your families personal needs.
- Emergency Water Near Me: Find out where the best place is to find safe water in an emergency.
- Emergency Preparedness: Learn how to be prepared for emergencies.
- Water Security Solutions: There are many choices for water security. Read about what we chose and why.
ENTERTAINMENT
- Entertainment: Organizing tips & tricks for books, magazines, newspapers, sports equipment, crafts, hobbies & more!
- Book Display & Storage: Book display, organization and storage tips.
- Magazine Organizers: Tips, tricks & hints on how to control magazine, newspaper, catalog clutter and more.
FINANCIAL
- Bill Organizers: Learn how paying bills timely saves time & money. Create a bill paying system that works for you!
FOOD PRESERVATION
& FOOD SAFETY
- Food Preservation: Learn the best ways to keep your food fresh.
- 28 Kitchen Safety Tips: 28 things everyone should know about kitchen safety.
- Dairy Storage Tips: How long does dairy keep in the refrigerator? Find out here.
- Food Safety Tips: Storing food safely is important to health and nutrition.
- Freezer Charts: No more freezer burns. Use this handy chart to know how long to store items in your freezer.
- Freezer Storage Guidelines: What's in your freezer? Learn the best ways to prepare foods for freezing and the right containers to use.
- Meat, Fish & Poultry Storage Guidelines: No bacteria here! Learn to safely store meat, fish and poultry.
- Pantry Storage Guidelines: Handy chart for safely storing food in your pantry.
- Picking Produce: Learn to pick the freshest produce for your table.
- Refrigerator Storage Guidelines: How long does that item keep in the refrigerator? Use this handy chart to find out.
FUN STUFF
- Fun Stuff: Lighten up . . . here's some fun stuff!
- 50-Ways to Clean My Clutter: Paradoy of Paul Simon's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover by Shelly Morton (© Straighten-Up-Now.com 2008).
- Comic Relief: Jokes, humorous stories, fun photos and more (related to organizing). Lighten up your day!
- Procrastinator Creed: Procrastinator? Check the Two Headed Turtle Creed to see if you really are!
GARAGE & SHEDS
- Garage Organizing: Free tips and instructions for a complete garage makeover!
- Organizing a Shed: Shelly's response to Ask an Expert question on organizing a shed.
HOLIDAYS
- Organizing For the Holidays: Prepare now to have the best holiday season with less stress!
- Christmas Countdown: 30 days of tips and information so you can have a stress-free, fun, family holiday!
- Christmas In July: Organize for Christmas now to make your holidays stressless!
- Gift Wrap Organizer: Learn to use a gift wrap organizer for all your special occasion needs.
- Halloween Candy: Tips, Tricks & Treats -- What to do with your leftover Halloween Candy
- Halloween Safety: Keep your Trick-or-Treater's safe!
- History of Easter: Learn the history of Easter and why it's important.
- History of Father's Day Learn the history of Father's Day and the importance of fathers.
- History of Grandparents Day: Learn the history of Grandparents Day and the importance of grandparents.
- History of Labor Day: Learn the history of Labor Day. Tell us your favorite ways to spend the holiday.
- History of Memorial Day: Learn the history of Memorial Day. Support our Troops.
- History of Mother's Day: Learn how and why this holiday began in the US.
- Independence Day History: What is the 4th of July about? Why do we celebrate it? Short history lesson on Independence Day in the U.S.
- Thanksgiving Fun: Follow these easy preparation tips for a fun-filled holiday!
- Valentine's Day: Learn the history of the first Valentine.
HOME OFFICE
- Home Office Organization: Whether you have a home business, work from home or only occasionally use it, your home office can be a joy to work in with these great tips!
HOME PAGE
- Home Page: The best organizing tips to declutter and Straighten-Up your life now!
JEWELRY
- How to Clean Jewelry: Get the best tips for cleaning all your favorite jewelry -- cosmetic or expensive -- sparkle up!
- Jewelry Organizers: Can't find your favorite bracelet, necklace or earrings? Jewelry organizers can help.
- Jewelry Storage: Have valuable jewelry? Just value what you have? Learn the best ways to store your jewelry and protect your investment!
KID STUFF
- Organizing Kids: Great tips for organizing kids' rooms, toys. . . all their stuff!
- Back to School: Great tips for getting ready for back to school, organizing lockers, backpacks and more!
- DVD Storage: Read about fun, simple and easy storage for games, game gear, DVDs and CDs. Game on!
- Kid Crafts: Great tips for creating a safe, fun and organized craft area for kids!
- Kids Learning Center: Create a fun, colorful learning center for your kid(s).
- Kids School Bags: Learn about the best ways to keep your backpacks and book bags clean and well-organized.
- Kids With Autism: Learn 4 simple tips to help organize your autistic kid's toys, schedules and schoolwork.
- Toy Storage: Get help with toy clutter. Learn about creative toy storage and time saving ideas.
LAUNDRY TIPS
- How to Do Laundry: Sorting, washing tips, stain removal and more!
- How to Remove Stains: Great information from the Soap and Detergent Association on how to remove stains from clothing.
- How to Wash Clothes: Step-by-step instructions on how to wash clothes.
- Laundry Problems: Learn to overcome the most common laundry problems such as grayness, yellowing, shrinking, etc.
- Laundry Room Organizers: Organize your laundry room and get through your laundry chores quicker with less stress!
- Laundry Tips: Organize your laundry room, stain removal, how to do laundry.
- Stain Removal Chart: Use this hand Stain Removal Chart from the Soap and Detergent Association to help you save money and save your clothing.
ORGANIZING A CRAFT ROOM
- Organizing A Craft Room: Too much of your favorite happy hobby? These tips, hints and tricks will get your craft and hobby area in tip-top shape!
ORGANIZING A KITCHEN
- Organizing a Kitchen: Learn how to create zones in your kitchen. Get in and out quicker.
- Cooking & Measurement Equivalents: Ounces, milliliters, feet, yard -- these charts will help.
- Kitchen Countertops: Learn to control counter clutter.
- Kitchen Appliance Storage Ideas: Best ways to store those kitchen appliances.
- Kitchen Drawer Organizer: No more junk drawers. Use these handy tips to keep you organized.
- Pots & Pans Storage: Best tips for organizing your pots and pans.
ORGANIZING ARTICLES
- ADD-ADHD: Learn symptoms of ADD-ADHD and links to other helpful information.
- ADD and Organizing: Great organizing tips for those with ADD-ADHD.
- Clutter Help: If you need help getting rid of clutter, read The Accidental Gift a great informative article by Suzanne Jordan Brown and learn to bless others in the process!
- Compulsive Hoarding: What is compulsive hoarding? Learn symptoms and links to get help.
- Kids with Autism: Great organizing tips to help kids with autism.
- Pack Rat?: If you know or think you might be a "Pack Rat" read this article on Psychology of a Pack Rat.
- Pack Rat Confessions: Great article by Leonard Martinez (El Paso Times Staff).
- Procrastination: What is procrastination? Learn what it is and what you can do about it.
- Overcoming Procrastination: Tips and helpful information to help you overcome procrastination.
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): What is SAD. Learn symptoms and treatment options.
- Shop-a-Holic: Are you a "shopaholic"? Learn why people shop by reading this informative article I Hurt/I Buy
- Turn Down the Heat on Summer Clutter: Great tips for summer by Professional Organizer and guest author, Kristin White del Rosso (Charlotte, NC USA).
ORGANIZING BLOG
- Organizing Blog: What's the latest in organizing news?
PETS & PET CARE
- Best Friends Pet Care: Tips on the best ways to take care of our special family members.
- Pet Supply Organization: Keep all your pet supplies organized and handy.
REMODELING
- Remodeling Estimates: Organized already? Remodeling? Use these handy remodeling estimates, tips and charts to help you with your project.
SELLING YOUR HOME
- Home Staging: These tips will give you a leg up on the competition & help you sell your home fast!
SPECIAL PROBLEMS
- ADD-ADHD: Article with general information on ADD-ADHD.
- ADD and Organizing: Tips, tricks and helpful organizing hints for ADD-ADHD.
- Are You a Compulsive Hoarder? Article on compulsive hoarding.
- Confessions of a Recovering Pack Rat: Article by Leonard Martinez / El Paso Times Staff; 10/04/2008
- Productive Procrastination? Insightful article by John Wesley.
- Psychology of a Pack Rat: New insightful study results on the psychology of pack rat behavior.
- Resolve Stress: Learn about stress. What is stress? What does it do? Top 10 Stressful Events. Stress Reducing Tips.
- Special Problems: Helpful information for special problems related to home organizing.
- Why Do People Procrastinate? Why do people procrastinate?
- What is SAD? Learn what Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is and tips to help with the symptoms.
SPECIAL TIPS
- Car Wash: Tips 10 tips to keep your ride shiny clean!
- Email Tips: Learn ways to tame the email clutter.
- Food Preservation: Learn ways to preserve food.
- Laundry Tips: Learn handy tips to get through the laundry quickly!
- Refrigerator Tips: Learn how to keep things fresh in the fridge!
SPORTS GEAR
- Sports Gear: Learn easy tips and tricks for storing all your sports-related gear.
START HERE
Start your Organizing Journey
- Start Here: Start Here to begin your organizing journey.
- Baby Steps: Take Baby Steps to declutter your house and your life. You can get organized!
- Basic Principles: Basic Principles of organizing (How to Drill Down the Clutter).
- Last Things to Consider Before You Begin: A handy review of all the organizing tips you learned under Start Here.
- Organized Mindset: Why start with an Organized Mindset?
- Other Things to Consider: Other things to consider before your start an organizing project.
- Questions to Ask Yourself: Questions to ask yourself before you begin any organizing project.
- Start Somewhere: You gotta start somewhere, but where?
TIME MANAGEMENT
- Time Management: Learn how to manage time effectively.
- Time Management Question: Shelly's response to Ask An Expert for great tips on handling time.
TOP 10 READER TIPS
- Top 10 Reader Home Organizing Tips: Read the Top 10 tips from fellow readers. Get a FREE GIFT for submitting your own tip (read how here).
VEHICLE TIPS
- Car Accessories: Learn about the Top 10 car accessories.
- Car Carpet Cleaning: Learn how to properly clean your car's carpets.
- Car Detailing: Learn how to detail your car like a pro!
- Car Organizers: Learn how, why and with what to keep your car organized.
- Car Registration Papers: Learn what and how to keep your car registration information.
- Car Seat Safety: Learn all about car seats and car seat safety.
- Car Trunk Organizers: Learn how to organize your trunk and why it's important.
- Car Wash: Learn how to properly wash and car for your car.
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