Cleaning and Organizing by Ashley

Everyone is on some kind of budget. Trying to find things for a deal. I always look for something cheap so I can buy more of them. As for organizing your home you want to find things on sale. Most likely you will need more then one. Did you know you can organize your home with dollar store items. They have all kinds of containers for just a dollar. Medicine cabinet you can use those containers that are long and skinny (use for pencils). Bathroom drawers can use the rectangular containers for your makeup and toothbrush.  You don't like the colors of the baskets you can paint them to make them any color you want. You have stainless in your kitchen and you don't want blue baskets holding your apples. Paint them silver.  Who has a pantry that is not organized. All you need are some containers that all look the same and you can write on them. Take stuff out of boxes and put into baskets or containers. You will be much happier with a organized pantry.  How about those bath...

We ask this question a lot when we are at the mall or at your favorite store. What is your answer?  Most of say yes I need this because it's so cute I could wear it with my boots this winter. Then you go home put it in your closet and before you know it winter comes along and you forgot about that thing you just had to have to wear with your favorite boots. Before you know it your closet is full of stuff you don't need. Rule of thumb is if you have to have it you must get rid of something in your closet before you find a new hanger. Something new, get rid of something old. This rule applies to anything you buy. I have organizied to many closets that have way to many things. I bet you wear about half of your clothes in your closet. Who would like to try an experiment? Separate your clothes in your closet. Put half of your clothes you wear often and the stuff you barely wear on the opposite side. In two weeks I would love your feedback about how many times did you go to the bar...

Do you ask your self sometimes "What is too much?  Do I have to many clothes, shoes, underwear, dishes, cups, and so forth? Really how many shoes does one person need! My experiences with this question is that life is much more enjoyable without so much stuff. Your stuff can really stress you out if you have too much. Things start to accumulate and to start to feel overwhelmed and stressful. You get to a point that you don't know where to start the declutter routine. I want to give to some helpful ideas to how to keep your stuff limited. Really how many pairs of shoes do you really wear. I bet if you went into your closet right now and pulled out all of your shoes and you tell me you have worn all of those shoes in 6 months. If you have worn all of them, then find a good shoe storage, but I bet you wore about 5-10 of them.  If you have not worn them, then I bet you never will wear them. So that is a good sign to donate them. If you can't part from them then to must wear ...

I hear from my future clients that they have no idea what kind of things to buy before I visit to help them clear out the clutter.  I have put together a cheat sheet for my clients so when I meet them to talk about what needs to be done they can see what to buy before I visit. Today I visited two different Goodwill's in my area, I was amazed on what I found for less then $15.  I got baskets, containers, and much more to help with my organizing jobs.  My clients have the option to purchase before I visit or use what I have for a small fee.  I will post a few pictures I got today.  So its best to visit those thrift stores ever so often to find some treasures.  I am excited because I have a bunch of people interested in my organize services.  Here are my finds today. 

So I have always wanted to help people organize there homes. I love that I can help people who just don't know where to start. I know I have not posted in a while, the good news is because I am booked with clients. Cleaning and organizing. I have got some awesome reviews about me and my work. I wanted to share them with you. I love hearing from them. It makes me really love my job. And I finally can do what I love. I look forward to growing my business and helping more people. If you have stuff in your closets, drawers, and tables that don't belong there but just don't know where to start please contact me. I would love to help. I also give my clients ideas for when I leave to keep up with it. Here are some of the reviews I got. Thank you so much Ashley - what you do is so much more than cleaning and organizing - you make lives better and relieve stress!  You make it all so much easier and manageable. It makes all the difference in the world to you have your help, experti...

My good friend asked me to help her to organize her office. She also let me take pictures of before and after. We worked together but gave her the motivation to get it done. It was at that point where do I start so she needed a little help with the start and we got it cleaned and organized. So it is ready for her to work in a clean and organized environment. How we started, I took everything off her desk by sorting things she had just bought for her blogging and put in a container so she can put away in right order. Then we threw everything that needed to be in the trash. Put all the cords in one area, pens, mail in basket, and so forth. Before you know it was clean. Here are some pictures to see what it looked like to now.