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	Emily Wilska BellaOnline's Organization Editor

3 Pre-Summer Organizing Projects
Make this summer even more enjoyable by getting organized in advance. These three projects are designed to help you prepare for the season ahead so you'll have more time to relax and enjoy life.

4 Good Reasons to Simplify
Need a good reason to de-clutter your space and simplify your life? Here are four, all tried and true.

4 Quick Ways to Avoid Clutter
Keeping clutter away doesn´t need to take lots of time, effort, or energy. Use these four tips to get your space and your stuff in order quickly and easily.

Accessory organizers [offsite link]
Don´t let your closets and drawers get overrun by socks, ties, and belts; these accessory organizers help you keep them under control so finishing off your outfit is a snap.

Avoiding Information Overload
Are newspapers, magazines, radio shows, TV, and online info cluttering up your life? Use these three tips to balance the desire to stay informed with the need to avoid overload.

Bathroom and laundry organizers [offsite link]
Get your bathroom and laundry areas pulled together with these cool organizing tools.

Change of Season Organizing
This year, before stashing your summer gear in storage and taking out your fall supplies, take some time to organize what´s coming and going for a less stressful, more organized seasonal switch. Here´s how.

Clear Your Clutter with a Garage Sale
Turn your extra stuff into cash--and de-clutter your house in the process--by having a garage sale. These 9 tips will show you how.

Clothes protection products [offsite link]
While organizing your closet, pick up a few of these gadgets and tools to help keep your clothes looking their best. They´ll be like the icing on the cake!

Create Kits to Make Regular Activities More Efficient
Save time and effort (and perhaps some money!) on activities you do regularly by creating kits for them. Here´s how to determine what kits you need and how to stock them, with a few suggestions to get you started.

Dealing with Roadblocks
On the path to organization, you´re bound to run into a few roadblocks. But while these sticky spots might be unavoidable, they´re not insurmountable. Use these four tips to get unstuck and keep moving forward.

Decrease Clutter by Going Digital, Part 1: Music
You might not think of technology as a tool to help you avoid clutter, but that's exactly what it can be. Start by digging yourself out of those stacks of cd's, tapes, and record albums by going digital. Here's how.

Double-hang closet rod [offsite link]
If your home, like mine, is closet-ly challenged, try using a double-hang closet rod to increase your storage space. It´s a quick and easy solution, and best of all, it doesn´t require any special installation.

Earth-Friendly Electronics Recycling
Honor Earth Day and declutter your home or office at the same time by getting rid of your unused, unwanted electronics in an environmentally friendly way. Here are several resources aimed at helping you do just that.

Earth-Friendly Organizing : Clearing Clutter
You can help the planet and help avoid clutter at the same time by reducing the amount of stuff that comes into your home or office. Read on for simple tips and suggestions on steering clear of what you don´t truly want or need.

Earth-Friendly Organizing : Reducing and Reusing
Celebrate Earth Day any day with these tips, ideas, and resources on ways to get organized, de-clutter, and help the planet all at the same time.

Expandable trunk carryall [offsite link]
Keep groceries, toys, sports equipment, and car accessories from traveling all over your trunk by corralling them in this handy carryall.

Feng Shui 101
You´ve probably heard of feng shui, but you may not know what it is, how it relates to organization, or what it´s supposed to do for you. Read on for an overview of this ancient art and how it can help our modern lives.

Five Icing-on-the-Cake Mini Organizing Projects
Once you´ve done the hard work of organizing (sorting and purging and moving--oh my!), why not have some fun by adding a bit of style and flair? These five mini projects aren´t crucial to getting your space or stuff in order, but they´re a great way to reward yourself.

Food storage and organization [offsite link]
Get those snacks, leftovers, pantry staples, and meal items in order with the right food storage gadgets. Whatever the size of your kitchen, these products can help keep it tidy.

Hangers, hangers, and more hangers [offsite link]
Send those flimsy metal hangers back to the dry cleaner and upgrade your closet with some new models. The Container Store has something for every style and every budget.

Home Inventory 101
Do you really know what�s under your roof? A home inventory helps you track the things you own and prepare the information you�d need if you ever had to make an insurance claim for a loss. Here�s the who, what, when, where, why, and how of doing a home inventory.

Making Organizing Fun
Though getting organized isn´t tops on anyone´s list of fun things to do, it doesn´t need to feel like drudgery, either. These ideas can help make your next organizing project a bit more lively--and maybe even fun.

My Organized Life´s Home Zone [offsite link]
My Organized Life offers organizing articles and tips in five different zones; the Home zone features articles and ideas on making your home the comfortable, inviting, organized place it´s meant to be.

Organize Your Junk Drawer
Do you cringe each time you open your junk drawer? Take control over this "treasure trove" by getting it organized. Here´s how.

Organized Moving: Prepare, Plan, and Purge
Keep the stress of moving to a minimum by starting with the three P´s: Prepare, Plan, and Purge.

Organized Moving: Surviving Moving Week
Keep the stress and chaos of moving week in check with these tips on how to pull off an organized move.

Organized Moving: Unpacking and Settling In
After you´ve moved, make a great start in your new home by creating an unpacking plan, deciding what´s really important to your life now, and exploring your new surroundings.

Organized Shopping
Make your next trip to the store a less stressful, more time efficient, and perhaps even more enjoyable experience with these four tips for organized shopping.

OrganizedHome.com [offsite link]
Great free printable forms for managing your home.

Organizing for Emergencies
Being prepared for emergencies doesn´t mean living in fear or always assuming the worst; it means taking some simple steps to plan and prepare so that we´re ready if trouble should strike. Read on for some quick and important ways to get organized for emergencies.

Organizing for Spring: the Bathroom
Yes, it´s possible to make your bathroom an organized and calm place to be, even if it´s at the center of a busy household. Here´s how.

Organizing for Spring: the Bedroom
Make your bedroom the oasis of calm and relaxation it was meant to be by clearing out the clutter and making some small, simple improvements. Here are a few tips to get you started.

Organizing Seasonal Clothes
This year, make the process of switching out your seasonal clothes more organized and less stressful; here´s how.

Put Your Unwanted Stuff to Good Use
Do a great thing for yourself *and* others: weed out your unwanted stuff and donate it to people and groups who can use it. Here are some ideas and resources on ways to give your old things new lives.

Recycling organizers [offsite link]
Recycling and trash night may never be fun, but getting organized can at least make it less painful. These gadgets are also useful at keeping things like plastic bags and reusable papers in order so they´re easy to grab when you need them.

Shelving and storage from Design Within Reach [offsite link]
Design Within Reach has some truly beautiful and functional shelves on offer. Though their products aren´t the least expensive you´ll find on the market, they´re high quality and very distinctive. If you´re looking for a way to splurge on organizing solutions, this is it.

Spice storage [offsite link]
If you´re an avid home chef, why not make your time in the kitchen easier and more pleasant by getting your spices organized? These cool tools can help.

Spring Organizing
Get a jump on spring by taking some time over the next few weeks to get organized. Here are some ideas on how to lighten up and welcome the season.

Three-part pop-up laundry sorter [offsite link]
This laundry hamper pops into action when you need it and includes dividers to help you sort your washables. It also has handles so you can carry it right to the laundry room without having to empty it into a basket.

Toy storage [offsite link]
Get kids in on the organizing action, too! Clear, colorful, and kid-friendly bins, boxes, and other storage containers make it easy (and perhaps even fun) for kids to keep their stuff organized.

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