Life in Leisure: The Blog

Your Guide to Slowing Down and Finding Order at Home & On the Go

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Clutter Free Kids Holiday Gift Guide 2020

You asked and we delivered! Our 2020 Kids Holiday Gift Guide is here. If you are expecting a list of all the latest toy trends and crazes, you won’t find that in this round up! Instead, we have sourced our favorite, go-to gift ideas that will keep your kids entertained and your home stress-free and clutter-free during this holiday season.

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Simplifying Your Life During the Holidays

The holidays are always a time of both merriment and messes, cheer and chaos, and speeding up when we should be taking the time to slow down with our loved ones. Too long we’ve lived our fast-paced lives and if anything, this worldwide pandemic has taught us to slow it down, take it easy, and soak in the little things. So this holiday season, I challenge you to find ways to simplify your life instead of making it more difficult.

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Decluttering your Home: A DIY Job on a Budget

We’ve rounded up some of our favorite products and tips for getting your home decluttered and organized so that you can make the magic happen all on your own. Decluttering is the key to getting your home organized and we are excited to help unlock this idea for you.

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Decluttering Your Home: Where to Start

Organizing and decluttering your home can be a very personal journey--we get that. You have to consciously get rid of items that do not bring value to your home. To do this in every room of your home can seem daunting. But, hiring a professional organizer may not be the way you want to use your budget.

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Simple Organizing Tasks (tidying a clothing drawer)

I don’t know about you, but I often seek out an easy project when my to-do list is getting out of hand. Something about choosing a task, that can be wrapped up start to finish, in a small space of time, leaves me feeling a lot more in control of everything.

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Moving Tips

No matter how big or small, far or near - all moves are stressful. With this helpful guide we are sharing all our best tips and tricks to make your next big move as smooth as possible!

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Pantry Organization, Our Step-By-Step Guide

We asked our readers what topics they would most like to hear from us on, and pantry organization was definitely one of the top picks! You asked, we listened, and today we are going to walk you through your pantry organization, step-by-step.

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Back to School, getting organized

We have an entirely new ball game this year, with some schools returning virtually. Many of us are going to have to juggle carving out a homeschool space, while preparing our kids to be as successful as possible in entirely new circumstances.

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Instant Office Organization

Ready or not, today we are going to tackle office organization! For me personally, an organized office leads to increased productivity and greater efficiency. Two things we could all benefit from! So I'm sharing all my secrets and tips to make your home or work office a more productive and efficient space. First, let's talk about papers!

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Guide To Kids' Keepsakes

From school worksheets, art projects, to the plethora of report cards, awards, and memorabilia, it’s easy to feel like we are drowning in the paper clutter of our children.

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4-Week Australia Travel Itinerary

You asked, and here it is - every last detail of our itinerary including accommodations, transportation, dining recommendations, and all things related to our four week Australia adventure!

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Travel Essentials

Calling all travelers! Have a love for adventure and travel but not sure how to pack it all in one suitcase?! We are a family of carry on suitcase travelers

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Decanting 101

Whenever I post a photo of decanted spices, grains, or baking ingredients I always receive a lot of the same questions. How do you keep track of expiration dates? Where do you get your spice jars?

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Clutter-Free Kids Holiday Gift Guide

An aspiring minimalist with a gift guide?! Is that an oxymoron? Let's be honest about something. Kids love presents, and they love toys. There is no denying that. I may strive towards minimalism, but my children - nope. Not in the slightest.

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What's In My Toolkit?

Whether you are fresh to the Professional Organizing field or a long time veteran, a well stocked work bag (or Mary Poppins Bag as many have called mine) is essential to your success on the job! Today I'm sharing all our work bag necessities and it all started right here:

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Welcome To The Orderly Space Blog!

Truth be told, I spent a good couple of solid years blogging about our travels back in the heyday of blogging. At some point I think I asked myself, "Do people even read blogs anymore?"

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