Life in Leisure: The Blog
Your Guide to Slowing Down and Finding Order at Home & On the Go
Your Guide to Spring Cleaning + Organizing
With spring come 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. So we’ve pulled together some of our favorite spring cleaning tips, tricks, and tasks to cover every area of your home!
Spring Break Travel Essentials
Packing light for your upcoming Spring Break adventure can be especially challenging for families trying to fit everything into one suitcase. But as a family of carry-on travelers, I’m here to share some of my go-to travel essentials to help you breeze through packing and ensure your vacation is nothing short of amazing!
Simple Tasks: Organizing a Clothing Drawer
If you want to organize your home, but are feeling overwhelmed with where to start, try something as simple as organizing a clothing drawer! Remember, organization is a marathon, not a sprint. There are so many great ways to organize clothing, and I can guarantee we’ve tried them all over here at The Orderly Space. It’s all about what works best for your space. Before you get started, here are a few helpful guidelines you can use to create the clothing drawers of your dreams!
Labeling your Home 101
Trust me when I tell you there isn’t a professional in the organizing industry who doesn’t love labels. We seriously label all the things! There are so many labeling options out there, so we’ve gathered a few of our favorite tips, tricks, and methods to give you a head start!
Your Guide to All Things Decanting
Whenever I showcase a decanted pantry, I always receive a lot of the same questions: How do you keep track of expiration dates? Where do you get your spice jars? How do you remember the cooking instructions? What do you do with leftover ingredients? This guide will answer all that and MORE!
Digital Organization 101: Clearing the Online Clutter
In today's fast-paced, tech-driven society, harnessing the power of technology is essential for creating efficient systems that simplify our lives. To help you maintain a stress-free balance both on and offline, we've compiled some valuable tips and tricks that will help you manage your digital environment effectively!
Clearing the Clutter: Where to Start
Although tackling the clutter may seem like an overwhelming challenge, here’s a little secret to getting the decluttered home of your dreams: you just need to start. Thankfully, you do not have to be a professional to get professional-looking results. You just need a few pointers to get your momentum going!
10 Habits of Organized People
If you’re looking to add some simple habits to your routine that will promote order in your home, look no further! Here are 10 habits that you can implement in 2024 to help your mind stay clear, and your home organized.
Your Guide to Experience Based Gifting
Tired of searching Amazon for hours on end trying to find the “perfect gift?” Close your laptop and gift an EXPERIENCE!
Picture this: instead of gifting another generic object that may end up collecting dust, imagine gifting adventure, excitement, and memories that will last a lifetime!
Gift Guide for the Organizer
If you have someone in your life who finds joy in creating order within their living space, then you're in the right place. This gift guide is made up of the BEST products to help you organize your home The Orderly Space way! These are all affordable, tried and true items that we love and use every day over here, and with many of them coming in multiple size and color options, they’re able to work in homes of all shapes and styles!
Your Guide to Holiday Decluttering and Decorating
The beginning of the holiday season is the perfect time to look over what you have, donate any items that are no longer needed, and preserve the items that bring you joy. Whatever it looks like, take inventory of what stays and what goes before you start decorating your home.
TAKING THE OVERWHELM OUT OF DECLUTTERING
Let’s not beat around the bush: decluttering is NOT an easy process. But, it is a necessary one if you want to lead a calm, collected, clutter-free life! If we’re being honest, most people have some sort of clutter in their lives - some a little, others a lot. But, did you know that the majority of people with clutter are overwhelmed by its presence in their life?
Pantry Organization 101
Pantries are one of those spaces that looks completely different for every home, but it’s all about working with the space you have and making it efficient for your day-to-day life! So let’s walk through your pantry organization, step-by-step. Trust me, it isn’t as daunting as you might be thinking, especially with our easy to follow guide.
Your Guide to Office Organization in an Instant
Ready or not, today we are going to tackle office organization! With so many jobs going remote, there’s no better time than now to organize your office and ensure it’s a productive and efficient space. Personally, I’ve found that a well-organized office not only enhances productivity, but also sparks creativity. Ready to dive in?
Classroom Organization 101
Teachers, this post is for you! The first month of school can be HECTIC! To help you out, we called upon a few of our favorite teacher content creators to share their best tips for keeping their classrooms organized and running smoothly.
Closet Refresh 101
If you’re anything like me, you can’t help but buy new clothes for Fall. The direct result of impulse buying all the cozy sweaters and new jeans? An overwhelming amount of clutter in your closet. With the changing of the seasons, now is the best time to survey what you already have, minimize your wardrobe, and refresh your closet!
Your Guide to Managing Kids' Keepsakes
With all the papers our kids bring home, it can be so easy to feel like we are drowning in the paper clutter of our children! But if we’re being honest, in the long run, your children will appreciate if you keep a "less is more" philosophy when it comes to their prized creations.
Your Guide to School Supply Organization
Take a little trip down memory lane with me…you’re walking next to your mom, and as she meticulously checks off the requirement list, you’re throwing all of your new school supplies into the cart. Today we’re taking all those new school supplies, and showing you the best ways to keep them organized and accessible for your kids!
Your Step by Step Guide to Garage Organization 101
One of the most valuable storage spaces available is the one we most often take for granted: our garage. Today we are going to show you just how important this space is, and how you can effectively organize it to maximize space.
Mastering the Move: 10 Expert Tips from a Home Organizer to Make Your Move Seamless
Fun Fact: 45% of annual U.S. moves taking place between May and August, which means we’re currently in peak moving season! The process is always an adventure…but it doesn’t have to be stressful! With all of the move in projects we have been working on lately we figured we would share our top 10 tips that have helped our clients!