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(This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. There is no additional cost to you.) Be honest. If you celebrate Christmas, how was it getting your Christmas decorations out of storage this year? Did you trip over anything? Did you open 5 bins to look for something? Or had […]

Holiday Storage Tips

Holiday storage tips

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If anyone knows homes, it’s Realtor.com. They have an awesome series on decluttering your home, and I am so honored to be featured in the article all about decluttering bathrooms! The post shares five strategies that will help you downsize your bathroom junk! 1. Gather all bathroom items “Gather everything [that belongs in the bathroom] […]

Realtor.com Article Ft. Caroline Roberts

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Hello sweet summer and sunshine!  Ok, so it’s not quite summer yet, but temps are rising in Eastern North Carolina, and we are already looking forward to long days on the boat and nights by the firepit.  (I’ll have to show you the firepit and patio my husband and I built recently!  I’m still recovering […]

4 Things I’m Doing to Get Ready for Summer

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I am so excited to offer some serious help in the kitchen. No, I’m not going to cook for you, but I will help you get organized with a free 5-Week Take Control of Your Kitchen email challenge! So many of you have asked for help organizing the kitchen, but I kept putting it off […]

5-Week Take Control of Your Kitchen Email Challenge

Kitchen Organization Challenge

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Inside: Organizing recipes in a binder, recipe binder categories, what to do with recipes from a cookbook, and how to handle the loose paper recipes you haven’t tried yet.   You normally think of paper clutter being in an office or from kids’ papers from school, but if you enjoy cooking and exploring new recipes, […]

How to Create a Recipe Binder that Works!

Organizing Recipes in a Binder - The Simplified Island - Professional Organizer

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Our paper has been a total mess lately, and I’m so excited to get things back in order again.  I recently polled my Instagram followers and learned that the paper category is where most people struggle!  I wasn’t too surprised because paper is one of the only things that inundates our home daily!  When you […]

I have a confession. Keeping up with paper has been a mess lately.

4 Steps to Clear Your Paper Clutter - The Simplified Island

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Does anyone else treat the time around late August and early September as the start of a New Year? Maybe it’s my lasting love for school supplies or my need for crisp fall air after a hot, sticky summer, but I am more energized and refreshed this time of year than in January! I love […]

Pantry Wall Refresh!

Pantry After

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I'm Caroline Roberts - your guide for getting your home decluttered and organized once and for all!

tell me more...

Categories

KonMari MethoD™

Storage

Decluttering

Systems/Routines

Created by REVAfrom the Noun Project

Personal Life