The last garden chore of the year is to prepare your tools for winter storage.  Gather all of your tools together and give them a good cleaning.  It may be necessary to use a wire brush or steel wool to remove all of the dirt.  Wash down the handles, too, then let the tools dry [...]

Take a walk down the “storage” isle of your local hardware store anywhere in the world and you will see everything known to man to help you get organized and store your stuff.  In fact, all you need is enough money to purchase all the gizmos and your storage worries will just go away.  That [...]

It’s great being married to a budding interior designer because I overhear all these great ideas about homes and get to translate them to the things I love.  Recently I overheard a conversation about dividing a small room in categories to better utilize space as well as to make everything easy to remember and assessable.
I [...]

There is a problem in many cities these days.  It’s called, “who do I call to come get this junk?” syndrome.  You used to be able to call the Salvation Army, American Vets or Goodwill but they no longer want your junk.  (They will take your stuff is it’s in good working order or in [...]

Women may look at the title of this post and laugh.  However, I know of several men that are the most organized people I have ever met and they tell me that you too can store it like a man.
The first principle is to think like a man.  That is to do everything with commando [...]

Are you the person in your family that has a place for everything yet no one seems to remember to put things back where they belong?  Does it not drive you crazy?  Oh, if only you could get them to understand what this does to your time management abilities!
The more people you have in your [...]

What do you do when you can’t find what you know you have?  You hunt for it!  Great safari’s have nothing on your once you have gone through every closet, looked under every bed and through every dresser, nook and cranny and shelf in the house.  You look behind you and it looks somewhat familiar.  [...]

This is what top athletes live for; the zone.  The zone is also where businessmen and women like to be to close the big deal or make the great sale.  At home, those same people tend to do something else with the zone; they zone out.
That’s one of the reasons nothing gets done at home.  [...]

Several years ago my grandfather passed away and when I was asked what I wanted from all the stuff that he had loved I choose his fishing tackle.  When I received all the gear what I found out was that he loved to fish but he didn’t love to keep things clean or organized. 
As I [...]

Guys do a lot of things for their wives and girlfriends and they do them gladly.  However, when it comes to their space, guys tend to pick out a few places to make their own.
No guy has ever really bragged to me about the renovated kitchen or bathroom; but, the basement, the garage, the shed [...]