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By Mary Beth Breckinridge
Beacon Journal home writer
Published on Saturday, May 02, 2009
Q: Is there one organizational device/tip you can't live without? There are so many products devoted to organizing you could probably buy a product to organize the organizers. Do we really need any of this stuff?
— E.J., Salem
A: I think one organizing tip supersedes all others, and it's one you probably heard from Mom: a place for everything and everything in its place.
Really, it's that simple. Clutter happens when we don't have places designated for keeping all our things. When you figure out a logical, accessible place to put something, you're much more likely to put it there — right away and every time.
That brings me to the second question. Stores and catalogs carry some great organizing products, but all the baskets and bins and planners in the world won't make you organized by themselves. You have to figure out a system first, and then buy or make the specific tools to carry it out.
Lots of resources are available to help you develop a plan. I like Cuyahoga Falls organizer Beverly Coggins' 1-2-3 . . . Get Organized book series, available from some bookstores and http://www.1-2-3getorganized.com; Stow organizer Chris Perrow's free electronic newsletter, SOS (sign up at http://www.organizingsos.com); Deniece Schofield's books and the organizing seminars she brings to our area periodically; and the Clutter Club, a national program of self-help groups. It's run in our area by Canal Fulton organizer Nancy McGarity and meets monthly at Portage Lakes Career Center. Information is at http://www.realsolutionsforliving.com/clutterclub.html.
Libraries carry lots of organizing books, too — and since you get to return them, they won't add to your clutter.
Have a question about home maintenance, decorating or gardening? Akron Beacon Journal home writer Mary Beth Breckenridge will find answers for the queries that are chosen to appear in the paper. To submit a question, call her at 330-996-3756, or send e-mail to mbrecken@thebeaconjournal.com.
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