Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Feb 10, 2012, 12:27 am
First of all I’m so excited that so many of you decided to just go for it and show off your before pictures….over 100 of you in fact.  That just blew me away!!  So proud of all of you!  Here’s a little video for you :) If you have trouble viewing the video, you can find it here. Today is ...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Feb 9, 2012, 5:47 pm
I’m very excited about today’s offer in my shop. This paper organizing bundle will help you set up a paper system in no time to help you manage all that paper that seems to make its way into our homes. This bundle comes with a sturdy divided file organizer, a matching 3-ring binder and 9 matchin...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Feb 8, 2012, 2:06 pm
credit: misteraitch Yesterday I watched the show Anderson.  It was only the second time I’ve ever seen the show and this one was about a mom and her hoarding issues.  She was a regular mom with piles and piles and piles of stuff.  I found it so interesting that she viewed her stuff with a simi...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Feb 7, 2012, 11:50 am
Today I’ve got one of our awesome sponsors of the 29 Day Organizing Challenge here with us to help with a question that is very popular…how to organizing children’s clothing yet to be grown into or for the change of seasons.  Jennifer from Listplanit.com offers some great tips and includes TW...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Feb 6, 2012, 9:00 am
Happy Monday my friends!  I hate when I eat a big meal on Sunday nights because it sure makes planning my menu plan for the next week that much harder.  Do you ever find that?  The last thing I want to do is look at pictures of more food :) I want to thank everyone who commented and emailed me p...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Feb 1, 2012, 11:48 pm
I love today’s guest post topic because I too love to use dressers for organizing. They are so versatile as you are about to see and can often be purchased inexpensively second hand!  Please welcome Amy from the blog, A Nest for All Seasons here today! After Christmas and the winter birthdays, I...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Feb 1, 2012, 9:00 am
It’s finally here!  It’s time for Org Junkie’s 29 Day Organizational Challenge!!  Our official challenge page can be found here where you’ll find all the specifics of the challenge. Today is all about introducing yourself and letting us know which room you’ll be organizing this month. ...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 31, 2012, 12:41 pm
So I got my craft on this past weekend. Say what?  As you know I’m so not crafty, in fact I use to be a scrapbooker person just so I could organize all the supplies. So not kidding.  Anyway once I realized that all those supplies took up way more space than the time I ever spent with them I need...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 30, 2012, 11:42 pm
It’s that time again where I give a huge shout out to my FANTASTIC sponsors.  Please read below to find out how each of them can assist you on your organizational journey.  I’ve also highlighted any specials, giveaways, promotions, posts, discounts and/or any workshops that may be available to...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 30, 2012, 9:00 am
Hello friends!  I hope you are all doing well.  I’m a hobbling mess and experiencing shooting pains with a sciatica problem that is acting up big time (one of those things that never went away after pregnancy).  I even had to break the cane out this week as I figured that was less embarrassing ...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 27, 2012, 11:20 am
Hey friends, thought I’d give you a peek into what my unedited videos look like.  I’m done with editing…blech.  Seriously, who has time for such things anyway?  Just kidding to all you editing geniuses, it’s all good :) From now on though I’m one cut Laura, dorkiness and all! So I’d...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 26, 2012, 4:45 pm
Last week I wrote a post about my love of purging.  Afterwards I got a sweet email from a reader that I’d like to share with you. When I was a child (now I’m 58), we didn’t have many toys but my mom was always giving away what we did have to my cousins who had way less than we had.  Clothin...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 24, 2012, 11:28 pm
For those that aren’t following me on Facebook, you might have missed my exciting announcement about my upcoming 29 Day Organizing Challenge taking place in February!!  It’s going to be awesome and I’m super excited about all the awesome sponsors that are coming on board to provide AMAZING pr...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 19, 2012, 10:40 pm
... .  How hadn’t I noticed it before now? That was it, game over, mommas got to organize!  The kids just roll their eyes, they know the ... an hour later we had collected some things for the thrift store (above), a big bag for the garbage and my hubbie took out to the garage a ... are worki...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 18, 2012, 12:45 pm
Today’s giveaway is for a Travel Jewelry Case from Clos-ette Too. Features of this travel jewelry case include: It is discreet in its packaging; only you will know what valuables you have stowed. The snap-on individual pages are ideal for traveling light. Insert additional pages when you need ex...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 17, 2012, 7:38 pm
We are “enjoying” chilling -41 C temps here so I’ve hunkered (is that even a word?) down to get some blog reading down….also better known as avoiding dealing with my email overload :) I’m trying something new this week.  At this time of the year there are so many great organizing posts o...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 16, 2012, 9:00 am
Hey all!  Welcome back. I’ve got some great menu planning/kitchen resources for you this week to keep life interesting. Resources: How to Use Google Calendars for Menu Planning ~ @ Maniak Madness Download three different fun printables for your kitchen ~ @ Over the Big Moon Free printable men...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 13, 2012, 3:02 pm
I have to say that organizing kitchens is a real favorite of mine.  I’m not sure what it is about kitchens but I think it has something to do with how methodical and purposeful it is.  We spend a lot of time in our kitchens and they need to make sense for how we work in them.  This of course wi...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 11, 2012, 4:33 pm
This giveaway is now closed. The winner is #35 Heather! I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love this time of year and all the attention that organization gets.  Everywhere you look people are talking about it, blogs are fired up about it, stores are featuring bins and baskets galore and o...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 11, 2012, 10:11 am
I’ve partnered up with technology lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch, from Digitwirl, to bring you some fun yet informative videos on various products and services related to technology that will help you get organized and simplify your busy life. Today’s Digitwirl: I love, love, love this Kodak...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 9, 2012, 11:51 pm
I have a delicious guest post for you today from my new friend Janelle who runs the awesome food blog Comfy in the Kitchen. Once you read this recipe I know you’ll want to go check out all the other deliciousness she has going on over at her site. Enjoy this treat! I’ll never forget the first t...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 9, 2012, 9:00 am
Hello beautiful menu planning people, how did your week go?  Did you have some menu planning success?  I only ask because hearing those types of testimonials is so encouraging for others to hear whether we are menu planning newbies or long time veterans at it.  Who doesn’t need some encourageme...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Jan 6, 2012, 9:00 am
credit: shutterstock As I mentioned yesterday when I told you about the 5 Simple Ways free ebook, I’m once again joining in on the “5 Simple Ways” series for 2012.  A number of bloggers (see below), myself included, are each writing a post about 5 Simple Ways to do something in our respectiv...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 14, 2011, 3:39 pm
Just wanted to give you a heads up about the current sale I have going on in my shop this week. Organizing your coupons just got a whole lot easier with the Qubie Coupon Organizing System. This ultimate coupon organizer system contains everything you need to eliminate the stress and frustration tha...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 14, 2011, 2:04 pm
Whenever I go to visit my sister (who lives in Ontario) I almost always get to help them organize some part of their house.  It’s fun for me and I get to spend someone else’s money on organizing supplies.  What could be better than that?  A few weeks before I was to arrive my brother-in-law p...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 12, 2011, 8:41 pm
It’s been four years since I participated in a blogland Christmas tour of homes so I thought it would be fun to do it again.  So come on in and welcome to my house! This could be a long one so how about I start by offering you two of my favorite things.  A cup of delicious Earl Grey Vanilla tea...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 12, 2011, 9:00 am
Hi everyone!  Thank you for joining me here and sharing your menu plans.  Planning my menu for this week means getting organized for all the extra baking I need to do.  This week I have two events I need to bring baking to.  One needs to be a fancier dessert for the teacher appreciation luncheon...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 9, 2011, 4:11 pm
Thank you so much for all your support and feedback on my new app, Organize!, designed by Roaming Hill.  I also thank you for your patience as there have been a few glitches which are being worked on and will be fixed in the first upgrade happening soon.  Please bear with us as we get all the kink...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 9, 2011, 12:12 am
If you are new to 52 Weeks of Organizing, catch up here! I blogged about this tip previously but it’s so important I’m doing it again! As you know, while in Ontario visiting my family, I helped my sister and brother in law do a lot of organizing.  I’ll talk more about that next week but tod...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 7, 2011, 12:17 pm
image: shutterstock I’ve never really had a dedicated holiday planner before.  I kind of had bits and pieces of information in a number of locations but this year I decided to finally put it all together.  I’ve now got one binder dedicated to Christmas planning and am working on consolidating...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 6, 2011, 4:14 pm
It’s that time of the month again where I give a great big shout-out to my awesome sponsors. I thank each and every one of them for advertising with me and for the services they offer to my readers to help you get organized. Please visit their fantastic sites! I’ll also take this opportunity her...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 5, 2011, 9:00 am
It’s December!  Time to break out the Christmas button, yay!  I also have this one available as well: I think it might be time to have a new one made.  I’ll have to see what I can do for you :) So I made it home safe and sound but am sad that my house isn’t decorated for the holidays yet....
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Dec 1, 2011, 11:42 pm
If you are new to 52 Weeks of Organizing, catch up here! It’s here!!  I’ve been working with some awesome developers for months and months to design a simple and easy to use organizing and home task management app.  I’m so excited about it because so much time and attention went into it to...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Nov 2, 2011, 2:37 pm
Have you heard of Snapware?  I hadn’t until a couple of weeks ago when the company sent me a very nice gift package in the mail (read on to find out how you can win one too!). One of the products included made my day because it helped solved a regular annoyance for me.  When my husband is worki...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Nov 1, 2011, 2:02 pm
image credit: shutterstock My list of awesome holiday resources that I want to share with you has been piling up.  Well you know how much I love piles (blech) so it’s time I do something about that and share these with you (especially with Christmas less than two months away!).  There is quite ...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Nov 1, 2011, 12:22 am
It’s that time of the month again where I give a great big shout-out to my awesome sponsors. I thank each and every one of them for advertising with me and for the services they offer to my readers to help you get organized. Please visit their fantastic sites! I’ll also take this opportunity her...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 31, 2011, 9:00 am
Happy Halloween friends!  So this week I’ve got no food pictures at all for you, how lame is that?  Such a bad blogger, what’s a blog post without pictures??  It’s just not right, here let me make it up to you. Hahahaha!  Gosh I love that picture.  Me and my alter ego go way back.  Can�...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 28, 2011, 1:03 am
If you are new to 52 Weeks of Organizing, catch up here! Hi all!  As many of you know, a time management tactic that is invaluable to me is my list notebook.  I won’t go into detail about it here because if you click on that link you can read all about how this brain dumping technique works for...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 27, 2011, 3:20 pm
I wrote this post almost two years ago in the midst of preparing for my move.  It’s a simple example of how I use pertinent declutter questions to help me with the purging process.  I hope you find these questions helpful in your own organizational journeys. Let’s face it, one of the hardest ...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 26, 2011, 2:53 pm
I am so excited to tell you about this week’s product!  The Lay-n-Go is an activity mat that provides easy clean up and storage all in one product.  It’s awesome and I can’t say enough good things about it or recommend it more highly.  It’s easy to use and keeps all sorts of small toys co...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 25, 2011, 1:20 am
I’ve partnered up with technology lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch, from Digitwirl, to bring you some fun yet informative videos on various products and services related to technology that will help you get organized and simplify your busy life. Today’s Digitwirl: Paper is definitely a killer ...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 24, 2011, 9:00 am
Howdy!  What’s going on with you?  Did you find menu planning for this week a breeze or a little more difficult?  I definitely find some weeks are easier than others especially trying to come up with a menu plan that my whole family will enjoy. I shared last week on Facebook that one of the re...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 21, 2011, 12:20 am
If you are new to 52 Weeks of Organizing, catch up here! Well I have a feeling I’m not going to make any friends with this post but I think it needs to be said especially as we enter into the heavy duty three holiday season….Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas…whew. Today I want to focus o...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 20, 2011, 12:59 pm
Last Friday I ran a giveaway for two storage magazines (giveaway ends today at 2:00 pm PST if you haven’t entered yet) and I got many questions about where to find these magazines. The first one (the one on the left) is called Storage and is a Better Homes and Gardens Special Interest magazine. ...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 19, 2011, 1:43 pm
credit: shutterstock It’s time once again for my monthly edition of Link-Tastic, a post dedicated to all the wonderful organizing links that have stood out to me over the last month.  There are so many links this time that I’ve even organized them for you :)  I so enjoy passing on some link l...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 18, 2011, 4:20 pm
So as most of you know while I was in NY a couple of weeks ago I stopped in to visit the Container Store for the first time.  Here in Canada we don’t have Container Stores but we do have a similar store called Solutions which I wrote about here. This store is a sight to see, talk about container...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 17, 2011, 1:40 pm
It’s back!  As you know my weekly organizing specials are usually only available for a short period of time.  Occasionally if there is stock remaining you can still purchase after the fact.  When items do sell out I’m always excited when we can restock and offer them for sale again.  That’...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 17, 2011, 9:00 am
Hello lovely ladies!  Hope you had a terrific weekend and are ready for a brand new week! On Monday and Wednesdays after school I swim laps while my son is in swimming lessons.  I love fitting the exercise in but I’m sure exhausted by the time we get home around 5:00.  The last thing I want to...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 14, 2011, 1:33 am
If you are new to 52 Weeks of Organizing, catch up here! So today I thought we’d do something a little differently.  Since you have been working so hard following along week after week I thought it was time we had a giveaway.  This giveaway is a giveaway that I hope will keep on giving.  What ...
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Org J. posted an article on I'm an Organizing Junkie - Oct 13, 2011, 12:40 pm
So I’ve been a busy girl these last two weeks.  Last week I noticed that our games had somehow started breeding in the night.  I was finding them stashed all over the house and then I figured out why.  Our games closet was full…as in we were fitting nothing else in there.  So the kids had ta...
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