By Dave Ulacia

Now that you're committed to getting organized in 2010, it's time to get serious. Nobody likes organizing the garage, but if you do it right, it’s so worth it. Usually, garages and sheds turn into giant dumping grounds. That’s because we don’t take the time to give them a sense of order.

It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t have something they want to improve when it comes to personal fitness. Even the exercising obsessed with solid bodies can find something to work on. Most of us, though, just want to feel better. We want more energy. We might want to trim off a few pounds, or we may have an even larger goal in mind. But exercising means effort, discomfort, and messing with an already crazy schedule. How do we break that cycle and actually begin improving our health? Here are some suggestions to help you squeeze more physical activity into your routine.

Schedules are wonderful. At no time is that more evident than during summer break, when your children’s schedules evaporate. As part of the challenge to get organized in 2010, we’re focusing on your children’s summer downtime. We’re sure you’ll agree it’s one of the biggest challenges yet. But organizing that time is important because as schedules evaporate, so does their productivity. Before you know it, summer will be over and they’ll have precious little to show for that time. And that can be frustrating, even for kids.

by Kelly Pratt

When space is at a premium, organizing options can feel limited to non-existent. If your closets are tiny or already crammed full, or if the only storage you can find is at the top of your garage, it’s time to get creative with solutions that are ceiling- high and off-the-wall.

Ceiling Storage

With Spring in full bloom, that means spring cleaning and organizing are in order.  To help you get started (with the organizing part), we've put together a list of our Most Wanted organizing products for Spring; a collection of our favorites that will help organize your space, your day, and your life.

Here are some fun new products from our new partners that will help make your spring organizing much more enjoyable. We hope our favorites will also become yours.

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Most of us like to dig out in the spring. After months of holing up through the cold season, we get an itch to start fresh. That’s great, but have you ever cleaned out an area and still felt like nothing had really changed? If you’ve ever cleaned your garage—thrown out a bunch of junk, swept the floor, and made room for both of your cars—but still couldn’t find your Allen Wrench set, you know what we mean. No matter how much you clean, you’re still going to feel buried until you get organized.

by Holly Bohn

by Holly Bohn

A Chore By Any Other Name Does Sound Sweeter
By Stephanie Vozza

A frequent question I get from busy parents is, “How can I get my kids to do their chores – without having to remind them?”

I’m going to share a little secret. I discovered this trick with my own boys (ages 14 and 10) and it has helped eliminate all of the reminding (aka nagging) I had been doing: I name chores something that sounds sweeter!

I know this sounds a little simplistic, but it works. Here's what happened:

We hope you’re enjoying getting organized this year, and we hope you’re finding our blog posts on the subject useful. Recently, we posted a GO Poll to find out what you felt you needed the most help with as you’re working on spring organization.  Your answer? De-cluttering.

Here are some tips that might help.