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How to Stop Unwanted Mail in Both Mailboxes

by Caton February 18, 2015 ~ 6 Comments

I have a confession. Last week I had over 1000 unread emails in my inbox. None were personal and important; they were newsletters and ads. I go through phases where my inbox will be clean and then a few will pile up and I just let my inbox go, resulting in some awful number of […]

Organization For Every Room

by Caton February 9, 2015 ~ 6 Comments

Before we go room by room, there are a couple guiding principles to live by for long term organization solutions. You can go on a weekend long spring cleaning and organizing, but your spotless home may not stay that way unless you adopt a new mindset. Have less stuff. A smaller house is easier […]

Wedding Planning? Stay Organized to Reduce Stress

by Caton January 19, 2015 ~ 9 Comments

Ah wedding planning. Such a joyful event, but such an opportunity to become a bridezilla, especially if you aren’t hiring a planner or day-of coordinator. Wedding planning has the potential to pull sides out of you that you didn’t even know existed. I blame it on the extent we go to to customize each tiny […]

How to Declutter 2015 Items

by Caton January 7, 2015 ~ 9 Comments

In 2011, my New Year’s Resolution was to get rid of 2011 things. I surpassed that goal. It sounds like a lot, but when you count everything, like old hats, bobby pins, and bags of trash, you can get to that number quickly. This year I’m doing it again, and I’m ready to get rid […]

Thanksgiving = Family Health History

by Caton November 24, 2014 ~ 12 Comments

You exercise regularly (or whenever you can). You watch what you eat. But there’s another piece of the puzzle you may be forgetting: family history. Genetics can be a big component of your overall picture of health, so it’s important to know what ails old Aunt Myrtle and that cousin on your mom’s side you […]

How To Organize Your Desk

by Caton October 22, 2014 ~ 15 Comments

My desk is the first thing you see when you walk in my apartment door. It’s long, narrow, and a crisp white color so everything is reflected off of its surface. It tends to get cluttered easily. Since I’m in charge of paying bills, running three blogs, and taking care of things like thank you […]

Do You Need a Paper Planner Anymore?

by Caton October 1, 2014 ~ 12 Comments

If there’s one thing Natalie has taught me in the time I’ve known her, it’s that I have to kick my paper planner to the curb. It’s kind of like the death of a friend, though. I always looked forward to buying paper planners at the beginning of every school year. I took great pleasure […]

Closet Organization Even Roy G. Biv Would Envy

by Caton September 22, 2014 ~ 18 Comments

You say potato. I say po-tah-toe. You call it excessive. I call it organized. We can agree to disagree, right? Or maybe I can convince you that we don’t need to disagree at all. See, I’ve been laughed at by many a friend who has seen my closet. They weren’t chuckles of disbelief at a […]

How to Set Up a Family Binder

by Caton September 10, 2014 ~ 16 Comments

When I lived in Grenada, I relied on my family binder for everything. Because we were living out of the country, we needed to keep all of our important information in a safe, secure spot. We kept things like our lease, receipts for our monthly rent payments since everything was in cash (!), and customs and health […]

Limit Your Packing and Moving Stress with 5 Tips

by Caton September 8, 2014 ~ 16 Comments

So you’re moving- now what? It went from, “Yay! We’re moving!” to you looking around the house at your possessions thinking, “Ugh. We’re moving.” I went through that about a month and a half ago. As my husband progressed to the next phase of his medical education we learned we’d be moving to Brooklyn… in […]