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Hoarding Help: Digging Out of a Dark Secret

Hoarding Help: Digging Out of a Dark Secret

Blog from Statesman Journal Article by Molly J. Smith After struggling with hoarding for many years, Renae Winters reached out to Salem organizer Julie Hook for help. Molly J. Smith / Statesman Journal Renae Winters has a weakness for bargains. She loves shopping at...
Organizing Beauty Care Items

Organizing Beauty Care Items

Take the time to organize and prioritize your makeup. It’s easy to let your personal care products fall into disarray, crowding drawers and counter space. Taking the time to organize them every once in a while can really pay off in the long run — both in keeping...
How To Accurately Value Your Possessions

How To Accurately Value Your Possessions

Guest blog by Julie Hook of Five Starr Organizing and Design and author of “From Frazzled to Freedom” Deciding whether to keep or toss an item is a very important task when organizing. Sometimes it means determining the “real” value of your item to make this decision....
Organize Tax Time With These 15 Tips!

Organize Tax Time With These 15 Tips!

It’s tax time once again and if this is your most dreaded time of year, make it easier and less stressful next year with these 15 tax prep tips.   Put reminders on your calendar for tax deadlines now! April 15th is the most important date, however W-2, 1098 and...
How to Begin Setting Up a Craft Area

How to Begin Setting Up a Craft Area

1. First, determine the best location in your home to do your crafting. Make sure to consider a space that has good light, places for storing your craft supplies, and a space where you can spread out and work on your projects. Craft projects will rarely get done if...