By: Whether you’re an aspiring artist, professional freelancer or expert DIYer, it’s crucial your home has a fully functional space that inspires creativity. The kitchen counter just doesn’t cut it anymore. A well-planned and efficiently designed space devoted to your artwork will take you to the next level. From storage tips and organizational tricks, we’re giving you the rundown on everything you’ll need to create your own custom art space. Selecting Your Space Whether it’s a room, loft or small dedicated area, selecting a spot within your home is a critical step in bringing your workspace to life. The square footage of your art space will directly impact what tools…
Fancy clothes, lots of dances, friends and family—wedding season is in full swing. During the late spring and early summer months it can seem like every weekend is full of another wedding. A lot of planning went into each of those weddings and if you’re newly engaged you might be a bit overwhelmed on how to start planning your wedding. Here are five tips to help you get started. Start Your Guest List Right Away: After you have a tentative guest list everything else will be easier. You’ll have a better idea of how big a space you need, which will help you narrow down your site options, come up…
By Ryan McTavish Fireflies don’t bite, but bedbugs do. This summer, kick the kids out of the house on a good old fashioned camping trip. Pack a bag with the essentials- bug spray, clean underwear, and enough comic books to keep the bears up at night. If this is your child’s first safari, have no fear. Here’s a list to get them ready for the outback. Just remember camp labels if you ever expect the gear to make it back to the garage, however. Camp and clothing labels list your child’s name and even a phone number, so perfectly good camping gear is never condemned to the summer camp’s lost…
By Andrea G Stein A kids summer camp can be a great experience for children and their parents. After you have made the choice of which camp to send your child to, it’s time to plan for the actual camp program. How will you know what your child really needs? Most summer camp programs will send a welcome packet including a list of what to pack, whether it’s a summer day camp or an overnight program. In case they don’t or if you want to be fully prepared, here are some tips for creating a camp checklist. For day camps, you would want to include swimming gear, like a towel,…
Quick self-promotion: If you haven’t yet liked In Order to Succeed on Facebook, do it now. You’ll find time management tips, productivity tips and of course organizational tips from In Order to Succeed’s professional organizers and project consultants. Plus, you can ask us all your questions and we’ll do our best to answer them. O.K., now that the self-promotion is over with, it’s time to talk about some other professional organizers. We love our fellow organizers. They are an inspiration to us and are constantly sharing great advice. Here are 10 professional organizers (in no particular order) we think you should ‘like’ on Facebook. Julie Morgenstern Enterprises Blissfully Organized LLC…
By Emilia Green 1.) Staying organized is the best thing you can do to make planning your wedding go smoothly. Purchase a nice three-ring binder (and a three hole punch) with dividers to keep all of your contracts and paperwork organized and easily accessible. 2.) When asking a friend or relative to be an attendant in your wedding, be sure to explain what his or her responsibilities will be up front. This will avoid confusion later on. 3.) Try to register for gifts four to six months before the wedding. This will allow guests to purchase items from your registry for pre-wedding events. The best time to register is on…
Whether you’re moving for a job, family or a simple change of pace, a fresh atmosphere can broaden your horizons and jumpstart your attitude. But one hurdle stands in the way of you and your new life: the dreaded move. It’s expensive, time-consuming and stressful. Move once, some say, and you’ll never move again. Not because you’ll be blissfully content with your surroundings, mind you, but because you’ll do anything to avoid the next logistical nightmare that is moving. Don’t let airlines, brown boxes and furniture keep you from your dreams. With a few tips, some help from experts and the right attitude; you can relocate without losing your head….
By Marcelo Oleas Wedding planning can be a complicated and drawn out processes if the right approach is not taken. However, when done logically and far enough in advance, it can be much less stressful. Following proper guidelines can also ensure that the future event is successful and enjoyable. Within nine months to a year of a wedding several things must take place. The couple should announce the engagement to family and friends and select a wedding date. By giving people plenty of notice they will make sure they can attend. The longer a couple takes to do this the less likely it is that guests can rearrange their schedules….
Moving is a tedious and time consuming task. Even more so if you are trying to save money by moving yourself and have to figure out how to pack that u-haul. It’s a bit like putting the pieces of a puzzle together except you’re never sure if you did it exactly right. It doesn’t have to be stressful though. Ask friends and family members for help packing up the u-haul. It helps recruit people if you offer them coffee and bagels or a morning move or pizza and beer later in the day. Make sure you have rope, blankets, ratchet straps and possibly a dolly or two to help with…
May is National Moving Month and no wonder. As thousands of college students across the country prepare to graduate and start the next phase of their left many of them will be moving. Some will pack up and move across the country, others will move home and others may just be moving from the dorm room to the apartment complex down the street. But whether you yourself are a new grad preparing to move or just helping one, these five steps will have you get there organized, while minimizing the amount of the stress. Moving Tips for College Graduates Don’t over pack your boxes. Lift them as you go to…
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