by Nancy Nino | Aug 22, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
An overstuffed fridge puts a damper on cooking and often results in wasted food, but an organized fridge makes meal planning and meal prepping much easier. Take EVERYTHING out of the fridge (yes, even condiments and infrequently-used items). Sort like items together...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 21, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
If your makeup is easily accessible and nicely organized, you’ll feel more inspired to use it! Sort all makeup by type. If you don’t use it, lose it! Think specifically colors you don’t use and products that didn’t do it for you. Store your sorted categories together...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 20, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
Have you ever noticed how everyone comes in and dumps their stuff on the countertop, turning it into a clutter zone in 2.2 seconds? Find homes for the regularly dropped items and you’ll appreciate the new “open spaces”. Sort items currently on countertop and return...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 19, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
The area under the kitchen sink is often cavernous…set up the space so you don’t lose things in the abyss. Take everything out, sort like items together, and do a major wipe-down of the cabinet, inside and out. Put like items in caddies or bins. Consider...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 18, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
One of the reasons pots and pans get disorganized is they are stored in a cavernous cabinet that is difficult to access. If possible, install one or more pull-out drawers in your pots and pans cabinet space which will make them easier to access and put away. For pots...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 17, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
Do you use every subscription you pay for? Those monthly and annual auto-deductions from your account add up! Consider where you may be able to trim today. Discontinue any paid apps that you don’t use…you’ll save money and space on your phone. Stop any other...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 16, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
It can be difficult to stir up the motivation to clean…having disorganized cleaning supplies doesn’t help! Pull out ALL your cleaning supplies from the various sections of your home where they are stored and sort like items together. Put the majority of cleaning...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 15, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
A jam-packed voicemail box can be frustrating to both you AND your friends and family. Set 10-15 minutes aside today (or more, as needed) to go through your voicemails. If there is action required on a voicemail, DO IT! Or at least capture that action on a to-do or...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 14, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
Just as you use your toiletries every day, you typically use items in your medicine cabinet on a daily basis so having it organized helps you start your day off right! Take everything out and sort like items together. Ditch expired medicines. For safe disposal of...
by Nancy Nino | Aug 13, 2019 | Tidy-Your-Life Challenge
A cluttered mind makes it hard to concentrate and saps your ability to be “present”. If you think a good place to keep reminders is in your head, think again! Neuroscience research indicates these “open loops” hurt your productivity. Do a “brain dump” of everything...
