It’s the time of year many parents have all been waiting for, or on the contrary, dreading! BACK TO SCHOOL! Whether you have a few days or weeks left of Summer vacation it’s time to shift gears and get your command centers and work stations back in full blown working order. Let’s talk about how to make this transition as seamless as possible.

Hosting people in your home can be daunting, especially when it’s Saturday evening and your friends are coming over in an hour. You start to panic and wonder, “How can I possibly make my house look more organized in just one hour?” No need to fret—we’ve got you covered with these ten tips on making your house look more organized in a pinch.

Laundry isn’t a chore that most of us look forward to doing. And if you have kids, there’s that much more of it, and it can often overtake their rooms. Wouldn’t it be fabulous to teach your children how to do their own laundry long before they get to college? It makes life around the house easier to manage, and helps kids become more responsible. Here are some steps to get them to learn and engage in the process.

You’ve started to get your house in order, so why not make it smell great too!? Wouldn’t it be great if it smelled like a heavenly spa or like fall all year round? Today we’re going to discuss the hubbub about essential oils and how they’re different than using an air freshener or scented candle to freshen up your home and your health.

If you haven’t heard already, let us be the first to tell you a big secret…being organized helps you save money. No, we’re not just saying that because we’re organizers, it’s true!

Think of these three big things we would all like more of: time, money and fun. Below you’ll find some of our tips on how organizing in these areas can lead to serious savings.

This time of year can be particularly daunting for children. Okay, okay, and parents too. Some of us are ready for our kids to be out of our hair with a stricter routine, not having to shuttle our lives back and forth from camp and family trips, stressing about constantly having sunblock applied and having less sticky children (no more ice cream melting down their arms!). Believe it or not, as the school year approaches, there are many things that can make this time of year more of a breeze. Let us help you get all your ducks in a row!

A linen closet is a common place for disorganization to occur. Towels are folded every which way and shoved in between mismatched bed sheets, socks mysteriously end up inside a pillowcase, an avalanche occurs when you pull out a beach towel… Sound familiar? Having an organized linen closet can help you save time when you’re scrambling to change your child’s bed in the middle of the night (from those all too familiar accidents) or when you just need to grab an extra towel for a guest and you don’t want to hand them the towel you use to bathe the dog. Here are a few tricks to help you have an organized linen closet.

Ever heard of Martha Stewart? Queen of clean and organized? When it comes to folding those darned fitted sheets, Martha has suggested an easy way to make folding less of a chore. Note that this technique takes practice, so don’t be discouraged if you’re having trouble the first few times you try it. Watch this video on how to fold a fitted sheet.

Ahhh yes, it is finally May! The snow is well behind us, Memorial Day is approaching, and those BBQ’s are getting ready to grill some burgers to kick off the Summer season. Now is a great time to start thinking about how you’re going to get all of your kids’ school materials back in order – after all, it’s almost the end of the school year and the paperwork, artwork and projects are going to start shuttling their way out of the classroom and into your mudroom. Here are 5 tips to organize all of their work from the school year.