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Emotions when decluttering

How To Overcome Emotions When Decluttering and Organizing Your Home

It can be difficult to overcome emotions when decluttering and organizing your home. Emotions can come up like sadness, anxiety, overwhelm, and guilt. Here we’ll break down these emotions and give you some ideas of how to move through…
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How To Ditch Clutter Dumping Grounds For Good

You know how it goes. You come home carrying the stress of a long day… as well as your purse or briefcase, keys, mail, bags, and more. You kick your shoes off, drop your coat on the nearest chair, and dump what you’re carrying…
15 Tips To Get your Family On Board with Decluttering & Organizing

15 Tips To Get your Family On Board with Decluttering & Organizing

' It can be tough when you’re the only one in the family who’s focusing on organizing and decluttering the home. It’s time to bring on reinforcements! Here are some quick tips to help get you and your family on the same page.   Children…
Surprising Stats On The Effects Of Clutter and Disorganization

Surprising Stats On The Effects Of Clutter and Disorganization

  Do you feel the effects of clutter? Are you living in more clutter and disorganization than you’d like? You’re not alone. Fifty-four percent of Americans are overwhelmed by clutter. And, 78% percent of them aren't…
Spring Clearing- Getting Organized for Spring

Spring Clearing- Getting Organized for Spring

Are you thinking about Spring clearing?   Spring has sprung here in Canada. Our days are getting longer, we’re opening our windows for the first time in months and we’re feeling a sense of renewal in the air. The “Spring…
5 Reasons Why Decluttering Is Hard and How To Make It Easier

5 Reasons Why Decluttering Is Hard and How To Make It Easier

Decluttering can be hard! Has this ever happened to you? You wake up one morning and decide, "Today is the day I'm going to declutter my home!" So, you jump out of bed- excited with visions of a completely decluttered and organized…
7 Home Organization Myths

7 Home Organization Myths

Have you ever scrolled through Pinterest and seen beautifully organized homes where everything has its place?   Blankets rolled up in stylish baskets and every kitchen utensil sits nicely in a drawer perfectly sectioned off and easy…
6 Mindset Shifts You Need For An Organized Home

6 Mindset Shifts You Need For An Organized Home

We don't complete a task or reach a goal unless we put ourselves in the right mindset to achieve those goals.    The same is true for organizing your home.    Here are some mindset shifts that will help you reach those home organization…
How to Get Organized for 2022

How to Get Organized for 2022

  The new year is like a renewal, a chance to try something new or a time for transformation and growth. But the best way to get clarity and get organized for the future is to look to the past. Below are some tips to help you…

5 Effective Ways To Get Your Home Organized For Fall/Winter

  It's that time of year again; cooler days and nights mean warmer sweaters, thicker socks, comfort food, cozy fires and soft blankets. It also means that it's time to get your home organized for Fall/Winter. Here are five ways…
Why Do We Have So Much Stuff?

Why Do We Have So Much Stuff?

  Are you constantly looking through "junk" drawers, pulling boxes from storage, retracing steps to find things that have been "lost" in your own home?   As humans, we like to, and even need to surround ourselves with…
8 Ways to Better Organize Your Bedroom

8 Ways to Better Organize Your Bedroom

It's important to determine what purpose the bedroom will serve before you begin organizing. A bedroom can be many things, including a home office, a room to relax and watch TV, a place to read, or it can be solely a place for sleep. If…

Elana’s Journey from Disorganized to Organized

  This week I had the pleasure of talking to one of my Calm the Clutter members (you can catch the podcast episode HERE). We discussed her personal journey with the program and how she went from disorganized to organized and how she's…
7 Tips to Keep Your Bathroom Organized

7 Tips to Keep Your Bathroom Organized

  Trouble maintaining an organized bathroom? Are you the type of person who walks into the Pharmacy with the intention of picking up one thing and walks out with the latest lipstick or face cream in tow? Are you tired of wasting…
10 Must Have Organizing Products for an Organized Home

10 Must Have Organizing Products for an Organized Home

Labelling   1.Brother PTH110 Easy, Portable Label Maker- The first of the organizing products I recommend are label makers. A good amount of clutter comes from items that don't have a home. Labelling a container that houses the…
How To Stay Organized While Working From Home

How To Stay Organized While Working From Home

Are you organized while working from home? This past year we've had to rethink everything from how we do groceries to where we do business. For many of us, that meant we were ditching the commute and setting up offices in our home. But…
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What Is The Difference Between Organizing And Decluttering Your Home?

  It's that time of year again! Spring can mean a time to declutter and organize your home. These words are often used interchangeably, but they have very different meanings. In fact, to successfully organize your home, it's…

10 Simple Tips To Organize Your Kitchen & You For Healthy Eating

10 Simple Tips To Organize Your Kitchen & You For Healthy Eating    These 10 simple tips to organize your kitchen will have you and your family eating healthy without feeling overwhelmed. In fact, eating healthy doesn’t have…

Become More Organized in 20 Minutes or Less!

Become More Organized in 20 Minutes or Less! You know what I love about 20 minute organizing? Doing 20 minutes a day adds up to over 2 hours a week and over 120 hours a year. That is 120 hours a year of productivity that only took 20 mins…

10 Great Tips to Help You Remember Your Tasks

  Being well organized takes lots of time and effort and there is a lot to remember. Below are 10 great tips to help you to remember it all: 1. Jot it down. With the many details that you have to remember in any given day, why should…

How Being Organized Can Change Your Life

Here are 7 ways being organized can change your life! 1. More time to do the things you love to do: When your home is organized, you spend less time looking for things, and less time going out and buying something you already have but…

10 Steps to an Organized Kitchen!

10 Steps to an Organized Kitchen There is nothing better than cooking and having family and friend gatherings in an organized kitchen. Organizing kitchens is actually quite time consuming so if you don’t have a day dedicated to getting…
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7 Top Organizing Questions Answered!

7 Top Organizing Questions Answered! My goal is to help you as many people as possible get organized, so here are 7 questions that I have been asked lately. Check them out because they may be answers to your home organizing questions! The…

Big Perks of Tiny Houses

Tiny houses have been around for a while, and the trend doesn’t seem to be fading away anytime soon. The tiny house lifestyle may not work for everyone, but it’s worth considering if you are looking to truly simplify your life.

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Episode 72: 10 Simple Habits for a More Organized HomeKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 72: 10 Simple Habits for a More Organized Home

Did you know that having an organized home really comes down to habits? Sure does. And on this week's episode I will be covering 10 simple habits for a more organized home with one bonus habit at the end. All these habits are achievable…
5 Reasons Why Decluttering is Hard and How to Make it EasierKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 69: 5 Reasons Why Decluttering is Hard and How to Make it Easier

Has this ever happened to you? You wake up one morning and decide, "Today is the day I'm going to declutter my home!" So, you jump out of bed- excited with visions of a completely decluttered and organized home in your head, and you immediately…
6 Mindset Shifts You Need for an Organized HomeKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 68: 6 Mindset Shifts You Need for an Organized Home

Do you struggle with home organization? If so, you may want to shift your mindset to help you get the results you desire. In this week’s episode, I go over 6 mindset shifts you need to do to have an organized home. Excerpt: Like so many…
How to Organize and Declutter Your Home When You Are ExhaustedKathy McEwan (KathyMcEwan.com)

Episode 61: How to Organize and Declutter Your Home When You are Exhausted

Do you get exhausted with the thought of organizing your home? Do you want to get organized but are too tired to even think about it? Do your items start to pile up because you are too tired to organize? If so, this episode is for you. I provide…
How to encourage a messy partner to get organizedKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 59: How to Encourage a Messy Partner to Get Organized

Do you live with a partner who is messy? Do you wish he or she would tidy up, so you don’t have to come home to a mess? If so, this episode is for you. I go over how to encourage a messy partner to get organized. P.S. I would be so grateful…
Why do we have so much stuff?Kathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 54: Why do we have so much stuff?

You ever wonder why we have so much stuff? In this week’s episode I provide 8 reasons why we have soooo much stuff and what you can do to stop bringing in so many items into your home. The less items you have, the easier it is to have an organized,…
8 Ways to Better Organize Your BedroomKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 53: 8 Ways To Better Organize Your Bedroom

Let’s talk bedroom organization! Have you ever walked into your bedroom and wish you knew the best way to organize it? If so, this week’s episode is for you. I discuss 8 ways to better organize your bedroom. More blogs for more info! Episode…
Meg’s Journey to Having an Organized HomeKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 52: Meg’s Journey to Having an Organized Home

On this week’s episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Meg about her organizing journey. Meg is a momma and works long hours. Her home got messy and things started to really pile up. Learn how she went from having a messy home to having…
Disorganized to organized: Elana's journeyKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 51: Elana’s Journey from Disorganization to an Organized Home

Episode 51: How a student went from disorganization to organized with the Calm the Clutter course. On this week’s episode I had the privilege to chat with Elana, one of my Calm the Clutter students, about her disorganization to organized …
7 Vital Home Organizing Questions AnsweredKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 50: 7 Vital Home Organizing Questions Answered

Episode 50: 7 vital Home Organizing Questions Answered   On this week’s episode I answer 7 vital home organizing questions that I have been asked lately. How do I organize my home that is super small and lacking space and storage? …
11 Easy Bathroom Organizing TipsKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 48: 11 Easy Bathroom Organizing Tips

Episode 48: Easy bathroom organizing tips! Bathroom clutter can be so overwhelming. If you have clutter in your bathroom, this episode is for you. I provide 11 easy bathroom organizing tips to help you so you can have a clutter free and organized…
4 Habits You Need To Stay OrganizedKathy McEwan (Second Set of Hands)

Episode 47: 4 Habits You Need To Stay Organized

Did you know that in order to have an organized home and stay organized it all comes down to habits. Yup it sure does. So what kind of habits should you have? Have a listen as I go into detail exactly what you need to do to stay organized.   P.S.…
How to Zone Your Home for Better OrganizationKathy McEwan

Episode 42: How to Zone Your Home for Better Organization

Episode 42: How to zone your home for better organization Did you know that you can zone your home for better organization? Having zones in place will make your home more functional and you will know exactly where to find your items. On this…
7 Life Changing Tips When You’re Overwhelmed by LaundryKathy McEwan

Episode 39: 7 Life Changing Tips When You’re Overwhelmed with Laundry

Are you overwhelmed with laundry? Do you struggle to keep up with it? Do you have piles of laundry to do or piles of clean clothes that are not put away? A common problem that I hear from a lot of people is that they feel overwhelmed by laundry. I…
How to Get Movitaved & Stay MotivatedKathy McEwan

Episode 38: How to Get Movitaved & Stay Motivated

Get Motivated Stay Motivated Do you ever find yourself inspired to organize your home but lack the motivation to make it happen? In this episode, I'll give you tips on how to get motivated and stay motivated through all the stages of your project. Here…
10 Simple Tips to Organize Your Kitchen And You For Healthy EatingKathy McEwan

Episode 35: 10 Simple Tips to Organize Your Kitchen And You For Healthy Eating

Episode 35 Show Notes: Organize your kitchen   Do you want to get your kitchen and yourself organized so that you can start eating healthier? In this episode I will share 10 simple tips that will help you organize your kitchen, and the…
How to Become More Organized In 20 Minutes or LessKathy McEwan

Episode 32: How to Become More Organized In 20 Minutes or Less

Show Notes: How to become more organized Home organizing that can be done in 20 minutes or less? Wait?? What?? Is that possible? Yes it sure is and I will be explaining how. I will be discussing 12 different tasks that you can do in 20 minutes…
7 Important Home Organizing Questions AnsweredKathy McEwan

Episode 30: 7 Important Home Organizing Questions Answered

Important home organizing questions.   In this episode I answer some really important home organizing questions that were asked by community members in our Facebook group Organize for Success. If you have clutter, there is a good chance…
Being Organize Can Change Your LifeKathy McEwan

Episode 29: How Being Organize Can Change Your Life

How to change your life! Having an organized home is life changing. It really is! If you have a lot of clutter than this episode is for you. On this episode I provide 7 top ways being organized is life changing. I also provide examples of what…
Home Organizing Isn’t About Tidying Up and Here’s WhyKathy McEwan

Episode 26: Home Organizing is Not About Tidying Up and Here is Why!

Home Organizing Isn’t About Tidying Up and Here’s Why Did you know that home organizing isn’t really about tidying up? Sure, you have to tidy up in order to have an organized home. That’s very true! But that is not really what…
Home Organizing During Covid-19Kathy McEwan

Episode 25: Home Organizing During Covid-19

Home Organizing During Covid-19  The Coronavirus has taken a real toll on our society and I hope you and your loved ones are staying safe. I am thinking about all of you during this difficult time.    Now more than ever is a good…
Get organized and stay on trackKathy McEwan

Episode 15: Behind in Getting Your Tasks Done? What I did to keep me on track and get organized!

Description Do you ever get behind in your tasks and feel overwhelmed?  Want to get organized and stay on track? If so, I am going to share with you how I have been feeling lately, how my tasks have been falling behind, and what I did…
Episode 14 –20 Ways Moms Can Let Go –Part 2Kathy McEwan

Episode 14: 20 Ways Moms Can Get Organized – PART 2

Episode 14 –20 Ways Moms Can Get Organized –Part 2 Are you a busy mom (or dad)? Do you struggle with finding the time to get everything done? Do you feel overwhelmed, stressed and tired? If so this episode is for…
20 Ways Moms Can Get OrganizedKathy McEwan

Episode 13: 20 Ways Moms Can Get Organized

Description 20 Ways Moms Can Get Organized     Hey Moms (and Dad’s) do you find there is not enough time in the day to get your home organized? Do you wish you could come home after a busy day to a home that is organized,…
Episode 12: How an Accountability Partner can help you get organized once and for all!Kathy McEwan

Episode 12: How an Accountability Partner can help you get organized once and for all!

Description Are you struggling to get your home organized? If so, you may need an accountability partner who can help you stay on track and accomplish your home organizing goals. In this week’sepisode, I discuss how an accountability…
Episode 11 –10 Top Reasons Why We Have Clutter and What We Can Do About it!Kathy McEwan

Episode 11: 10 Top Reasons Why We Have Clutter and What We Can Do About it!

Description Episode 11 –10 Top Reasons Why We Have Clutter and What We Can Do About it! Do you have clutter? Do youever wonder why you have so much clutter? Well there are lots of reasons why people have clutter, and not everyone…

Episode 04: Marie Kondo Method vs Kathy McEwan Method

Description Episode # 4 Marie Kondo Method vs Kathy McEwan Method  There has been a lot of hype around the new show with Marie Kondo called “Tidying up”, and because of it, I am getting a ton of people asking me what…