How to Prep Your Home for a Remodel
Your designs are finalized, all the paperwork is signed, everything is ordered and arriving on time (fingers crossed), and you’ve got a start date with your contractor. Congratulations, you’ve got the first part of your remodeling project done! Home renovations are a major undertaking and can be quite disruptive to you and your family’s regular […]
Check These Annually: Your Credit Report, Social Security, and Social Media Privacy
There are many things we should all check periodically, but this article will focus on the three biggies you should definitely check on an annual basis.
15 Realistic Tips to Lessen Screen Time for You and Your Family
It’s fairly common knowledge now that too much screen time is unhealthy for a wide variety of reasons. According to the Nielsen research group, American adults now spend “more than 11 hours per day watching, reading, listening to or simply interacting with media.” If we assume 6-7 hours of sleep in a 24 hour day, […]
Filing Cabinets Don’t Work for ADHD Minds: Help for Paper Pilers
October 19, 2020 by Lisa Woodruff from ADDitude.mag Did you think we would still be dealing with paper in 2020? Me neither. I was sure that the “future would be digital,” yet here I sit with stacks of paper around me and more paper in every room. If you’re wondering how to organize paperwork, start […]
7 Steps to Cleaning and Organizing Your Computer Desktop
Your computer desktop is the first thing you see when you log in. Is your password an entry to a desktop that is cluttered with files, folders, photos, apps, zip files, shortcuts, screen shots, and other digital detritus? If so, it could very well have a negative impact on your productivity and your stress level. […]
Trim the Fat: How to Better Track and Manage Your Paid Subscriptions
January 19, 1922 by Jason Cohen from PCmag.com With Netflix hiking its prices again, it’s a good time to get a handle on your recurring subscription services. These are the best apps to help you see exactly what you’re spending each month and how to save the most money.
7 Signs of Unhealthy Shopping Habits
Everyone shops. We all need the basics in life, right? Food, shelter, clothing, etc. It’s the “etc.” part that presents a wide range when it comes to shopping habits. While there are many amusing adages about shopping—”Shop til you drop,” “Whoever said money can’t buy happiness…,” and “Shopping is my cardio” are a few that […]
Mental Health Benefits of Decluttering
by Dan Brennan, MD October 5, 2021 from WebMD.com If you’re looking for an easy way to reduce stress, decluttering your environment may be a good place to start. Getting rid of excess stuff can benefit your mental health by making you feel calmer, happier, and more in control. A tidier space can make for […]
A Week in the Life of a Simplify Experts Organizer
Simplify Experts professional organizers handle a wide variety of situations. Decluttering and organizing, downsizing or upsizing homes, packing and/or unpacking a move, estate sale preparation, garages and garden sheds, businesses and home offices—you name it, and we’ve probably done it! To give you more insight into what our organizers do in a typical week, here […]
Give Your Front Door a Refresh With These 7 Tips
Have you given your front door a good look recently? Are there cobwebs in the corners (and I don’t mean the fake ones left from Halloween)? Is the doormat looking sad and not quite as welcoming as you’d like? Is the porch light twitching? Your front door is the “face” of your home—it’s the first […]