I’m not going to lie, organization doesn’t come naturally to me. It is through the Lord’s good graces that I was raised by a mother with such amazing natural skill. I’m sure that it is because of her that I have developed the ability to organize, despite my default. I remember sitting in my room with her on numerous occasions as… Read More
As the Holidays end and the New year begins, it is common to get the itch to clean and organize. My coat closet is one that I go through about twice a year. Years ago I had this novel idea to assign each family member a plastic shoe box with their name on it to hold their hats, gloves, and… Read More
Hi, I’m Susan and I blog at Organized 31. I’m thrilled to be sharing organizing tips with you here at Ask Anna. We’re a military family, so most of my organizing tips are low cost (often using recycled items), flexible and non-permanent since we never know when and where the next move will take us. It’s that time of year when… Read More
Every summer and winter I switch out the clothes in my closet to keep down the clutter. The only problem is that every year I end up with more clothes because of Mother’s Day, my birthday, etc. By the time summer rolls around my drawers are usually unorganized and needing to be purged. Warning these pictures of my drawers are… Read More
We are in a months-long transition to shared rooms for our girls. It has been taking so long because they are unable to go to sleep in the same room. So while we wait on the patience to endure a few less than ideal nights, I have been transitioning aspects of their rooms into a shared space. I just finished… Read More
It’s always important to organize when you clean, but organizing while you Spring Clean is even more important because it’s a more detailed cleaning of your entire house! Today I’m going to share 5 tips for how to organize while you Spring Clean, which will help you maintain a cleaner, more organized home all year long. #1 Start from Scratch… Read More
