Happy Earth Day

If you are like most of us, today has got you thinking "Green". Today is Earth Day and it is a day to help each of us be more aware of our carbon footprint and the effect that our living has on the environment.

As a professional Organizer I encourage people daily to live more "Greenly" by reducing the amount of clutter that they are trying to maintain. Many Americans have storage sheds and storage units packed full of things that we can't seem to live without. Imagine the amount of steel, concrete and pollution that it required to build a building just to house all of our overflowing clutter.

For the most part we normally don't remember what is in our storage shed so when we go to visit it is like a treasure hunt remembering all the stuff we are storing but still not having any practical use for them. Imagine the amount of money you could be saving each month if you were not paying to store clutter that you rarely use.... you could use that money to purchase energy efficient light bulbs, plant a tree, or save toward new energy star appliances.

Plus imagine the amount of gas you will save when you are no longer driving across town to visit your stuff that you have no use for...

Encouraging people to finally break free of the clutter that consumes them is one of the first steps to a greener lifestyle; because once you realize what you can live happily without you are able to start to see other changes that you can make in your life as well.

I encourage you to spend a little while on this Earth Day 2009 and think about how finally reducing your clutter can improve both your lifestyle and your impact on the planet.

Feel free to contact Simple*Organized*Sanity at http://www.simpleorganizedsanity.com/ for more information about a free 30 min. consultation in Southwest Missouri.

Organize Your Spring Cleaning Projects

Spring is finally here to stay in my area of the country, in southwest Missouri the weather can change quickly and we have been teased with warm temperatures followed by snow for almost a month now.

However, the flowers are in bloom, trees are turning green again... and I am working on my spring project list. Spring is the perfect time to get some home improvement projects started and learning to do them in a more organized way will help you save time and frustration and allow you to enjoy more spring days with friends and family.

Get yourself a spiral bound notebook to help you keep all of your spring projects in the same place. Dedicate a page to each project and detail the time needed to complete, the materials needed, and other important details.

When you find that you have extra time on your hands, you can quickly flip through your project book and pick a project that fits the time that you have. A quick glance at your project page will tell you what tools and materials to gather so you can complete your project. This will keep you from having to stop and start your project over and over to run and get tools... which will make the project take much longer than needed.

Once the project is completed you can tear the page out of the book... enjoy seeing your house improve and your notebook shrink as your spring projects get done in this organized fashion.

If you need help organizing your spring projects you can contact us through our website http://www.simpleorganizedsanity.com/.