I have resurrected Throw it Out Thursday! Throw it out Thusday is a day dedicated to getting 21 things out of the house. Either trash, donation, selling it, or recycling those things… Everyone in the world, whether Organzationally Gifted or Organzationally Challenged, needs to get rid of things on a regular basis. I chose the […]
Continue readingThis is a Throwback Thursday from a “Throw it Out Thursday” that I did back in September of 2012. In the video… Katie, Emily, my grandson Daniel and I were going to the mall. Katie started telling me about something, and I realized that it was a great topic for “Throw it Out Thursday.” She talked […]
Continue readingThis is a Throw it out Thursday from 2013! I loved watching it, for the nostalgia (the cat in the background, the old house I lived in, even the kitchen curtains that I hated made me happy to see again.) Since Thursday’s are also known as “Throw Back Thursday” This fits the bill, and the […]
Continue readingOne of the things I teach in Tidy Tutor University is that we have too much stuff, so I devised a Throw it out Thursday plan to help us declutter. We throw away 21 things every Thursday just for fun and I send out emails like this one to help you to see that getting […]
Continue readingI had a sleepover with my 2 girlfriends Christine and Doris. We met 8 years ago at a self help meeting of sorts, and have been friends ever since. We got together at Christine’s house last weekend, and I took the opportunity to do a Throw it out Thursday video. Christine is Organizationally Gifted, but […]
Continue readingWelcome to Throw it Out Thursday! This week I was inspired by my sister-in-law. She sent me a video of herself doing Throw It Out Thursday and this gave me an idea. I think it would be awesome to see your videos of Throw It Out Thursday! Plus to make it even more FUN – […]
Continue readingEmotional clutter is not physical stuff, but it still takes up important space. It lingers in our minds. It actually takes up valuable territory that invades our thinking. Being human, we often tend to emotionally stuff down our feelings, embarrassing moments, or things we have done that we are not particularly proud of. We don’t […]
Continue readingThis week for Throw it out Thursday, I want to talk to you about minimalism. When I first thought about minimalism, because one of my people brought it up to me and I discovered TheMinimalists.Com and other sites – and people that wrote about minimalism online. I asked myself, why should we even care about […]
Continue readingI was sitting on my front porch that I changed quite drastically in decor. The reason was because I began dabbling in minimalism. I was trying to find out, what it was all about, and was it for me?
Continue readingThis week for TIOT I want to talk about what I noticed about my things when I started experimenting with minimalism.
I was really suprised to see how my things held what was almost like a place of honor in my life…
Continue readingIn our Tidy Tutor World we already de-junk. We realize that our number one obstacle is too much stuff and we have a plan to get rid of things systematically, to live life without clutter and this plan works really great for us.
So, I figured, why go after minimalism?
Continue readingI am sharing with you here, the first post I wrote regarding minimalism, it was in March.
I actually am a bit surprised that I am checking out the minimalistic lifestyle to the degree as I am now because I was not very into it at first.
Continue readingThis is a video I did in May of 2012 (Holy crow, 2 years ago!). Well, it had some annoying sound in it that I decided to edit and remove. While I was editing, I thought I would re-share it for Throw it Out Thursday! For anyone who has seen this video, it is a […]
Continue readingA solution to the “Craft Central” that our homes often become… Here is a great idea to keep your house organized when you need to do a craft or some kind of ongoing project that requires a work space at home (usually it is our dining room tables.) When we are done for the day […]
Continue readingFor this Throw it Out Thursday I want to visit the ongoing challenges that I always see online year after year encouraging us to dejunk and get rid of the excess clutter in our lives. If I recall correctly it always has to do with some kind of countdown of days, and a “fill a […]
Continue readingThis week for Throw it out Thursday I want to share with you what has been going on inside of my members area. When someone takes my course, they get put into a private Facebook group. In there we give each other support, encouragement and report what we are up too in our journey to […]
Continue readingChristmas is 2 weeks away, we are all thinking about gifts. We want to give great gifts, that people will really like of course, but let’s face it… If the person you are giving a gift to is Organizationally Gifted and they don’t love what you gave them, they will either throw it out, re-gift […]
Continue readingThis post is about doing laundry, folding clothes, and time management. Us OCP (Organizationally Challenged People) have a warped perception of time. We think everything will take a long time, so we often will not start something until there is “more time”. But when the heck do any of us have more time!? LOL We all have […]
Continue readingIf you have tons of DVD’s and they are taking up a lot of space I say get rid of the packaging. Sometimes clutter can be something that you want, and even can be where it technically belongs but um… it doesn’t make you happy. This is one step in getting organized, rethinking what you […]
Continue readingGetting organized can happen for you, but you have got to be willing to get rid of things that you don’t love, can’t use and doesn’t fit in your house or on your body. I am encouraging you on this video to really take a look at what you have. How many glasses do you […]
Continue readingSomebody’s Coming Sunday! OK! You ready!? This is a new way that I thought of to keep on track, keep the house cleaned up and motivate us to actually do it! I call it, “Somebody’s Coming Sunday!” If you are in Tidy Tutor University than you know that we have a “once over day” It […]
Continue readingToday I went to my sister Maria’s house. It may be a little boring while watching it after editing. Sorry about that. It was fun while we were together. But that really is OK. TIOT is about the reminder to go through places at home and get rid of things. You can not organize clutter, […]
Continue readingWhat we do in The Tidy Tutor, is talk about house organization. Getting organized at home. I answer the question “How can I get organized.” I latch onto our unique brand of talent. I speak to the creative soul, and we make things happen! TIOT (Throw it Out Thursday) is all about clutter. We must […]
Continue readingTIOT is usually about how to declutter. The reason we want to learn how to organize is not so that we can look good, although we want to look good, the reason we ask the question “How do I get organized” is because what we really want is an answer to this question: “How […]
Continue readingShoes How do you get organized ? One thing that you do is you only keep what you love and what fits in your house. Shoes seem to be a really important thing to women. We have to many of them. I understand needing that specific something to wear with that outfit, and I am […]
Continue readingMotivation to Get Rid of Purses Thanks for being part of today’s Throw It Out Thursday! Today we are going through Katie’s (my daughter) bags She told me she was going through her bags and wanted to know if I wanted any of them. I said, “No, but we can do a video!” so that […]
Continue readingCleaning the clutter in our closets https://blog.thetidytutor.com When you have clothes all over the place because you have too many, the question isn’t “How can I make them fit?” It’s “How can I scale down?” If they don’t fit, they don’t fit, and you cannot make that happen, short of getting a contractor and renovating […]
Continue readingKitchen Clutter When I got home from an appointment yesterday Emily had my kitchen all cleaned up from dinner. That made me so happy 🙂 Realizing that we really didn’t have much room for pots I decided right there and then to switch my pot cabinet for my tupperware cabinet. I came across a piece […]
Continue readingClutter that we think we have to keep You know those bags with zippers you get when you buy a comforter or curtains? They are really sturdy clear plastic and they have a zipper. What do you do with those bags when you empty it’s contents and either put it on your bed or […]
Continue readingLive clutter free! One item at a time if you gotta! If you haven’t signed up for my free tips yet, please do. You will be so happy you did. If you haven’t signed up for my tips yet, please do it.
Continue readingName: Email: Well, the storm came and went. Lots of people had lots of trouble, and sadly still do, here in New jersey. My nephew lived across the street from the bay and lost everything. My cousin had a beautiful backyard deck and boat dock on the bay, and her devastation is so sad. Thank […]
Continue readingName: Email: OK, receipts! They are everywhere! We end up having them strewn and in piles. In our bedroom, in our purses, in our suit jackets, our wallets, our cars, end tables, you name it, they are lurking. We can’t just throw them out! Because hey! There are some important receipts!!! Here is the solution! […]
Continue readingName: Email: Yesterday Katie, Emily my grandson Daniel & I were going to the mall. I needed to get a steamer and we were also going to eat there. Kate started telling me about something, and I realized that it was a great topic for “Throw it Out Thursday”. She talked about how letting go […]
Continue readingToday for Throw it out Thursday I show you some startling pictures of me to prove a point. It is all about eating healthy, but sometimes even with a healthy lifestyle we still can be caught off guard. The pictures I show you in the video are REALLY STARTLING! You wouldn’t know it was me! […]
Continue readingThis week for TIOT we are going to look into other people’s houses. This pic here is me at my Girl friend Roberta’s House. Every time I go there I am so inspired to go home and do something in my house. Doesn’t that happen to you? The thing is, we can’t do anything in […]
Continue reading1st Video To keep you up to speed: My Attic! Storage Area Challenge 2nd Video – After a few 15 minute jaunts in my Attic 3rd Video in the series in my Attic Today’s Video Below
Continue readingI read an article that inspired this TIOT. (Link to the article) It was titled: How a couple Lives in a 240-square-foot apartment https://inhabitat.com/nyc/brooklyn-couple-lives-comfortably-in-this-tiny-240-square-foot-nyc-apartment/ by Lori Zimmer Don’t you always get inspired when you visit other people’s homes? People who live simply, without clutter and a lot of stuff. I remember I couldn’t wait to […]
Continue readingWelcome to Throw it Out Thursday! This week my niece Dana has graciously agreed to let me go to her abode and video her throwing out 21 things. It was a Saturday Morning and she had just come from the gym. She is an O.G.P. (Organizationally Gifted Person) Her apartment wasn’t in the condition it […]
Continue readingIt is Throw Back Throw it out Thursday! This was really fun for me! My sister-in-Law Laurie was doing some spring cleaning from her closet and shot this TIOT video for me to share! I was so surprised and happy to get it. My brother John also participated in the process. It is so much […]
Continue readingIt is Throw Back Throw it Out Thursday!! Katie is in my book “Finally Organized” in chapter 9 titled FREE AT LAST! Some Organizationally Challenged people (like Katie) function just fine with disorder, others (like me) Can’t function at all. Many OCP feel that the mess defines them, and it makes it very difficult to […]
Continue readingIt’s Throw it Out Thursday! Today my sister and I are getting rid of stuff at her house! She has her sh#! together and I wanted to show you that those who “do it right” get rid of stuff on a regular basis. Stuff comes into the house that you don’t want. Stuff breaks and […]
Continue readingWe are going in our closets. Take each item out, one at a time. Ask yourself. Do I love it? Do I wear it? Does it fit? If the answer is no. Get rid of it. Ask yourself, would I give this away? If the answer is no, you get rid of it. (What are […]
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