http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/ Home and Office Organizing Blog by Certified Professional Organizer Amber Kostelny-Cussen of Amber’s Organizing, LLC in Chicago, IL Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:40:00 GMT en-us http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2012-1-11-junk-drawer-no-more/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2012-1-11-junk-drawer-no-more/ How to Organize A Junk Drawer...Amber Kostelny-CussenWed, 11 Jan 2012 23:43:00 +0000Officesoffices http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2012-1-3-getting-organized-in-2012/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2012-1-3-getting-organized-in-2012/ Happy New Year to you! As we start another year, discussing of resolutions and goal setting is very common. Don’t stress over it this time around. I like to think of the New Year as a chance to experience something different, to try something new, and to consider making changes for the better. Picking major changes or deciding on...Amber Kostelny-CussenTue, 03 Jan 2012 19:14:00 +0000General Organizinggeneral+organizing http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-11-22-user-manuals-and-receipts/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-11-22-user-manuals-and-receipts/ What to Keep and What Not to Keep I was in a home this week, and I was asked a familiar question again, “Amber, what do people do with their manuals, instructions or how to care for guides? “ So if you’ve ever wondered about that as well, you’re not alone. Most people don’t know where to keep them, how many to kee...Amber Kostelny-CussenWed, 21 Dec 2011 00:40:00 +0000General Organizinggeneral+organizing http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-11-18-choosing-bathroom-fixtures/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-11-18-choosing-bathroom-fixtures/ Organise your bathroom better to create a beautiful, serene bathing space Design your bathroom better to create a beatufiul, organized spaceOrganise your bathrom better to create a beautiful, serene bathing space A messy bathroom can be an unappealing and dispiriting place to spend time. If you’re hoping to create a beautiful and uplif...Amber Kostelny-CussenFri, 18 Nov 2011 14:51:00 +0000Bathroomsbathrooms http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-10-14-using-college-kids-rooms-while-theyre-away/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-10-14-using-college-kids-rooms-while-theyre-away/ Four Options for Your Student’s RoomYou may be an empty nester or a semi empty nester. In either scenario, there’s a bedroom that is empty and void of your highschool student. He or she is now at college and their room sits open and unused. It’s tempting to use this space for our own personal use, isn’t it? Here are some opt...Amber Kostelny-CussenMon, 07 Nov 2011 22:12:00 +0000BedroomsbedroomsTeensteensToys/Kidstoys%2fkids http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-10-14-multitasking-says-everything-is-important/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-10-14-multitasking-says-everything-is-important/ Being a multitasker and being good at multitasking is usually thought of as admirable and a good characteristic. Many of us can talk on the phone, cook dinner, and load the dishwasher all at the same time. What about at work? We could be emailing, on a conference call, filing a piece of paper and watching the markets go up and down all at the...Amber Kostelny-CussenMon, 24 Oct 2011 19:17:00 +0000General Organizinggeneral+organizing http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-10-20-angel-tree/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-10-20-angel-tree/ Organizing Toys Gives Back This Holiday SeasonAfter leaving my organizing appointment yesterday, I was reminded Christmas is right around the corner. Yes we have about nine weeks, but it will be here sooner than we realize. The family I was organizing with decided to clean out three closets. In each we found brand new unopened toys and gifts ...Amber Kostelny-CussenThu, 20 Oct 2011 23:33:00 +0000HolidaysholidaysToys/Kidstoys%2fkids http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-8-12-living-in-a-loft/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-8-12-living-in-a-loft/ Noticable Differences that Stand out Organizing Lofts Boundaries...Amber Kostelny-CussenMon, 17 Oct 2011 20:44:00 +0000General Organizinggeneral+organizing http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-9-21-organizing-a-bathroom-cabinet/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-9-21-organizing-a-bathroom-cabinet/ Bathrooms are probably the easiest place to organize if you’re comparing them to mounds of paper or closets full of clothes. The contents are pretty cut and dry and the storage options or usually very black and white. You don’t have to come up with something clever or out of the ordinary. 1. Don’t waste space on expired items...Amber Kostelny-CussenWed, 12 Oct 2011 15:23:00 +0000Bathroomsbathrooms http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-10-7-managing-family-members-mail/ http://www.ambersorganizing.com/blog/2011-10-7-managing-family-members-mail/ How to Help Teens and College Students Organize Their Mail Whether you have teens, college age kids, or adult children, you must see more and more mail arriving for them. Whether they’re test scores, credit card applications or bank statements, it’s at these ages mail starts to flood in. What do you as a parent do with their mail? Who ...Amber Kostelny-CussenFri, 07 Oct 2011 21:20:00 +0000PaperpaperTeensteens