Organizing on Shine

Chasing dust bunnies, swabing corners, stitching new seams. Leave me a note while I'm away.

nospam@example.com (Ms D) — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:32:26 -0800

Thought I'd leave a new spot for my friends to leave me a note a message or to share their thoughts with me. I've been busy cleaning spots that I overlook in my daily cleaning. My husband recently built me a lovely shelf or shall we call it a night stand? Either way, it has given me room to…

Packing your personal belongings for a move like a pro.

nospam@example.com (erica) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:27:27 -0800

Attempting to move out of your house can be stressful. The following are suggestions to pack up your own belongings before you have to move the rest of the house.

1. As soon as you start talking about relocation you should begin going…

How to make change that lasts

nospam@example.com (Brett Blumenthal - Sheer Balance) — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:40:33 -0800

One of my biggest sayings is “Small changes for big impact.” When it comes to creating change in our lives it can be really challenging: The older we get, the more difficult habits are to break...the more we have done something one way, the more difficult it is to do it another way...and, the…

A To Do List

nospam@example.com (Ariel) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:24:19 -0800

I find reaching goals to be much easier when the expectations are laid out in black and white (and of course gray) from the get-go. I am not the most organized person in the world. I own that and I have never tried to pretend otherwise. However amidst the seeming chaos is a very subtle, understated…

Decorating Made Easy

nospam@example.com (Woman's Day) — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:00:00 -0800

By Laura Eckstein

1. Plants add life to any room and filter out pollutants. The easiest to care for: money plants, spider plants and succulents, which all do well year-round.

2. Improve a two-color scheme with texture. Above, shiny glass, matte ceramic and velvety leaves keep green and…

14 Tried-and-True Organizing Tips

nospam@example.com (Woman's Day) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:09:33 -0800

By Woman's Day Staff Ever pop in on a friend unexpectedly and everything’s in its place? She had no time to clean up, yet her house is immaculate. How does she do that? We wanted to know, so we went to the neat and organized— readers whose homes always look great— to find out their best

3 Savvy Resolutions For Your Workspace

nospam@example.com (SavvySugar) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:26:33 -0800

The universal problem with New Year's resolutions? Follow through. After pledging to make real changes in our everyday lives, resolving to welcome the year with only the best versions of ourselves, somehow, not even a full month into the new year, I see it all slip away. So, for this coming year, in order to see these resolutions all the way through, create a work space at home that will motivate and equip you to do the work you're setting out to accomplish in 2010. Read more to see how.

Are we obligated to help Haiti? I think we are. All of us.

nospam@example.com (Lylah M. Alphonse) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:56:26 -0800

I don't want to look at the pictures, but I can't stop looking at the pictures.

When the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti on Tuesday, I didn't really think too hard about it, even though Haiti is my father's homeland. But at that moment, it was just the news, and I'm surrounded by the news at the office, so it passed through my mental filter and I went about my day. My aunt was in Miami, I thought a few hours later. Everyone I love is safe.

Except... not.