Organization Archives - Problems and Projects

Laundry Room Declutter With Me

We finally managed to complete our laundry room declutter, deep clean, and organization! Can I safely assume I'm not the only one using this quarantine to get my home in order? We moved out of our former dump in January, the same week we returned to school from winter break. We have too much junk in the first place, but we rushed the move in an effort to get out of our rat-infested money pit as quickly as possible. Naturally, on moving day, it snowed for the first time in 5 years... Following that, we all fell ill for most of February.…

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July 11, 2020

Home Improvement / Organization

How To Declutter Your Whole House

For the P&P household, Spring Break is coming a little late, and it's time to clean up! Today, follow along as I share our plan for how to declutter your home no matter how much time you have. We have some time because we won't be traveling, and not just because of the state of the world right now. Through the fall and winter months, our budget was trashed because of illnesses, house problems, and moving. So, we're keeping things simple and taking time to rest, recover, and get our lives back in order. This post is (finally!) part three of my three…

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May 23, 2020

Budgeting / Organization / Save Money

What Is Clutter Really Costing You?

Welcome to part two of our clutter mini-series! Spring break is just a couple of short weeks away. For many people, this means a vacation is coming. Not for the P&P family.After a ton of financial burden and a sudden move in January, vacations are out of the question for a while. Our family will spend spring break cleaning, purging clutter, and getting organized! After a long and challenging winter, we are ready to get things back in order and start organizing our lives again. It's been about 6 years since our last big junk purging session, so we think it's time…

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February 29, 2020

Home Improvement / Organization

What Causes Clutter And How To Get Control

Now that we're starting to settle in to the new house after our move in January, it's time to stop procrastinating, and get our messes in order. Since we're coming up on Spring Break and the first official day of spring, I thought it would be fun to do a series of posts about clutter. Specifically, we'll define clutter, talk about what causes clutter, and then share our plan to tackle our post move clutter and disorganization problem.Today, we will start by talking about what causes clutter.I will be the first person to admit it: I'm kind of a hoarder. So is…

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February 28, 2020