Life in Leisure: The Blog

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

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Summer Packing Travel Essentials: Tips & Tricks for a Stress Free Vacation

It’s finally summer time—which means a lot of us are traveling with our families! Packing light for all of the summer vacations can be especially challenging for busy families trying to fit everything into one suitcase. However, with a few tips and tricks I am going to show you, you can streamline your packing process and travel lighter, making your trip WAY more enjoyable.

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How We Handle Inventory at The Orderly Space

At The Orderly Space, we know we cannot do our jobs without the support of our inventory. While transforming my garage into a full inventory storehouse for all of our frequently used items has been a process, it has also given us exactly what we need to fully support our clients on their organizing projects.

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Garage Organization 101: Your Step by Step Guide

One of the most valuable storage spaces available is the one we most often take for granted: our garage. While not every home has a garage, we feel confident in saying that most homeowners have this space available to them. So today, we are going to show you just how important that space is and how you can effectively organize it so that all the members of your family benefit.

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Spring Cleaning: Your Ultimate Cleaning + Organizing Guide

Spring is a time for rejuvenation and new beginnings, which is probably why so many people begin the season with spring cleaning. This annual tradition gives us a chance to freshen up our homes, reset our lifestyle, and get prepped for a summer full of sunshine and fun without any of the stress and mess.

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Playroom And Toy Organization Tips for Your Home

Kids and toys! Sometimes it feels like the battle against toy clutter is a never-ending one. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be this way! Today we are dishing all our secrets for a streamlined and simplified toy storage system. One that leads to more creative and engaging play and less clutter and stress!

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Strategies For Letting Go When Decluttering is Overwhelming

Decluttering is NOT an easy process. But, it is a necessary one if you want to lead a calm, collected, clutter-free life. Most people have clutter in their lives--some a little, others a lot. But, did you know that the majority of people with clutter are overwhelmed by it in their life?

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Declutter Your Closet and Get Organized

Decluttering your wardrobe is one of the best things you can do for yourself. It allows you to be who you are today--not who you were 10 years ago or who you might be 10 years from now. Getting rid of clothes helps create a stress-free home by giving you less to think about wearing because everything you put back into your closet should be something you love.

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How to Label All the Things

For those of you who are looking at getting organized on your own my biggest tip for you is to find a labeling method you love and run with it. There are so many options out there, but we’ve gathered a few of our favorite tips, tricks, and methods so you can get started on your own.

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Digital Organization: How to Manage the Tech Systems in Your Life

In our very fast-paced, tech-driven society, we need to be able to utilize the technology we have at our disposal to create systems that simplify and alleviate the stress in our lives. Digital disorganization is just as big of a problem as being disorganized in your physical environment. We’ve compiled a few tips and tricks for how you can manage your digital environment and remain stress-free both on and offline.

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Running Your Own Organizing Business

Today, we are going to shed some light on actually starting your business. The nitty-gritty details that everyone needs to know but no one really loves talking about. Before we dive in, I need you to remember two VERY important things when it comes to running your own organizing business…

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How I Became a Professional Organizer

Have you ever wondered how The Orderly Space came to be? I am going way back to the beginning to tell the story of how I started my Professional Organizing business. It all started with an idea to help others live more simple, less cluttered lives.

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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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