Potential home buyers have made up their minds within 10 seconds of walking through your door. Think about your home. What catches your eye in the first 10 seconds? The piles of shoes and backpacks cluttering the entryway, the stack of junk mail on your countertop, toys, cooking utensils, mis-matched furniture…Ten seconds says a lot, […]
5 Tips For Organizing Kids’ Memorabilia
Let’s face it. When it comes to the question of “to keep or not to keep”, the answer isn’t always simple when it comes to the special things in our kids’ lives. Whether it’s the outfit they wore home from the hospital as infants or all of those projects they bring home from school, as […]
10 Quick Tips to Organize Your Pantry
The pantry is one of those places in your home that can quickly get out of control with clutter. It’s full of stuff, you spend a very short period of time in it, and you can shut the door behind you when you’re done. For those reasons, the pantry tends to be a problem clutter […]
DIY Stuffed Animal Organizing Tutorial
Stuffed animals fall into the category of “Where did they come from, and how the heck do we have so many?!” I swear they come to life at night, and plot their mission to take over the planet. I just don’t understand how they multiply so exponentially. If they are as big of a problem […]
Can the Clutter, Professional Organizers
Maybe you receive our newsletter, subscribe to our blogs or follow us on social networks, but still have questions about who we are, what we do and most importantly, how we can help you. For starters, Can the Clutter is a residential organizing company with professional organizers in the local areas of Eugene/Springfield, Oregon, and […]
Canning Your Clutter with Feng Shui
There are many different reasons why we have a hard time getting rid of clutter. I’ve blogged about them, delivered presentations on them and discussed them with fellow organizers. I thought it would be fun to explore what Feng Shui has to say about clutter. According to this ancient philosophy, it’s not laziness or lack […]
Clutter or Filth: The Fine Line with Kids
When it comes to clutter and organization, there is definitely a fine line that defines the messes that challenge us. I’m sure you’re familiar with it. It’s the line between “pick up your things, and find them a designated place” (aka clutter), and “bust out the rubber gloves and bleach” (aka filth). Okay, maybe the […]
Confessions of a Bag Lady: A Three Step Program to Remembering Your Shopping Bags
I walked into Target the other day, shopping bags securely wrapped around my arm. There’s no way I’m forgetting them this time. I guess we got a little too close and comfortable (me and my shopping bags), because it was only when the cashier was nearly finished packing my groceries into a well-planned assortment of […]