As an organizer, I see loads of clutter all the time but did you know too much stuff can cause a home or life to literally go up in smoke? A very knowledgable fireman from Western New York shared some fascinating facts with me about clutter and fires. Homes with too much stuff will burn much quicker than a home
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I’ve been featured as a guest professional organizer at http://personalorganizing.about.com/od/DailyRoutine/a/Wendy-Salmon-On-Daily-Routines.htm. Many thanks to Elizabeth Larkin for posting my ideas on her about.com-personal organizing page!
Hi everyone, The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle wrote an article about Find It Fast Organizing Service and it ran in yesterday’s paper. You can see the link at http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20110915/NEWS05/109160309/Wendy-Salmon-finds-place-everything?fb_ref=artsharetop&fb_source=home_oneline
Several of my garage organizing tips have been published in the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle on May 16, 2011. Garage Organizing
One of my favorite things to do in January is clean out my old make-up and buy new fresh shades of eyeshadow and lipstick. Of course, there are some items that I was guilty of keeping past their use by date so I stopped by to see my favorite make-up artist, Andromeda Medlock, at the Lord & Taylor Bobbi Brown
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Every year we resolve to get our homes and lives more organized yet it doesn’t always happen the way we plan. Based on what I’ve seen in my five years as a professional organizer, many clients take on too much at one time and expect to get everything organized in a month which only manages to frustrate them. Remember the
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As I was turning red from discovering half my Christmas lights no longer worked, I wondered why retailers don’t make things that last year after year like my in-law’s tabletop Christmas tree. My father and mother-in-law have, I believe, one of the longest lasting Christmas decorations on record. It is a 12 inch, silver tinsel Christmas tree they bought in
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Has your home become a storage unit? Do you have things in your home that belong to others who no longer live there? Do you hold onto things for other people in case they need them? Here are the top seven types of “Stored Clutter” I see when working with my clients: #1 Stored Clutter: Belongings from an ex-spouse
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1. Check the expiration dates on food in your pantry, fridge and freezer a couple times a year. Throw out expired food – easy to read expiration dates should be on all food, however, if you have any cans or boxes with the old numbers/letters designation chances are the food is too old to eat should be discarded. Or call
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Actually $100 is a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of your things if they’re lost in a flood or when your hot water heater decides to suddenly explode like mine did last week. Most of my Christmas decorations, nostalgic items, my daughter’s grade school papers and workshop tools are on shelves or in plastic containers and were
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