Organizing From the Inside Out – Julie Morgenstern

I first read Organizing from the Inside Out about eight years ago. As a mother of three little boys, I was desperate to find a system that would help me keep our house in order. And I will say that except for the toys, the areas I organized with her plan are still fairly organized eight years later. I think it’s because we really thought out what we wanted and needed in those spaces, and we labeled them. Morgenstern believes that clutter can be caused by technical errors, external realities, and psychological obstacles. Technical errors are things like items having … Continue reading

Getting Organized for Baby

Pregnancy is the perfect time to organize your house, especially if this is your first baby. Once the baby is born, you won’t have the time or the energy to clean out the closet in the foyer. When I was pregnant with my first baby, I had delusions of life after baby. I imagined my little princess sleeping peacefully while I organized the closets and created beautiful scrapbooks in her honor. Well, reality turned out to be nothing like I had imagined. It turned out that her naps were short and sweet. She preferred to nap in the comfort of … Continue reading