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Home Maintenance

A Little-Known Cleaning Use for Salt – It Really Works!

Some time ago, I heard or read somewhere that salt can be used to clean silk flowers. Really? I’d never tried it. I’ve been working with a client whose dining room table has been full of stuff, including books, bills,

Ellen Gurwitz February 4, 2019 Home Maintenance, Suggestions, Timely Tips Read more

Seasonal Garage Cleaning, Even for a Professional Organizer

Today, I swept my garage and stored wicker summer furniture, placing the chairs on some old rubber car floor mats. That way, once winter snow melts off the car, the furniture legs will be protected. No old floor mats? You

Ellen Gurwitz October 8, 2018October 9, 2018 Fall, Garage, Home Maintenance, Timely Tips Read more

For You and Your Plants

While this Timely Tip isn’t exactly about de-cluttering, it is about benefits – to you and your plants. Here’s something that I do each month – give the houseplants a shower. It started when I was in college, in part

Ellen Gurwitz June 3, 2015January 17, 2018 Gardening, Home Maintenance, Suggestions, Timely Tips Read more

Worth Repeating

What’s your time worth? Probably plenty. Here’s a way to save some, if/while you wash your windows, inside and out, this spring. Wipe one surface horizontally and the other vertically. That way, you’ll better be able to tell where any

Ellen Gurwitz April 14, 2014January 17, 2018 Home Maintenance, Seasons, Spring, Timely Tips Read more

Saving Screens Sanity

Do you have slightly differently-sized screens for your windows? Is matching them a frustrating process? Here’s an easy tip to tame the task. As you prepare to put them up, mark each with its location. After washing each screen, attach

Ellen Gurwitz April 11, 2014January 17, 2018 Home Maintenance, Seasons, Spring, Suggestions, Timely Tips Read more

Spring into Action!

Writing on a dreary Sunday, it’s rainy, with the temperature just around freezing. Snow persists, though some bare, muddy ground with still-brown grass is visible. Lovely – not! Sunny and warm spring days WILL come! Truly, they will. Back during

Ellen Gurwitz April 2, 2014January 17, 2018 Home Maintenance, Seasons, Spring, Timely Tips Read more

Decisions with Dots

As suggested in previous Timely Tips, are you working to clear clutter? If not, are you feeling stuck, unsure of how to start? Facing family resistance? Here are some tips that might help you. Get some round adhesive dots in

Ellen Gurwitz October 25, 2013February 27, 2018 Clearing Clutter, Home Maintenance, Planning Ahead, Reduce, Suggestions, Timely Tips Read more

Fall Chores: What Fun!

Do you take down your window screens and store them for the winter? If not, you might consider it. They might endure less wear-and-tear from storms. I wrap mine in an old sheet in the garage, to make cleaning them

Ellen Gurwitz October 22, 2013February 27, 2018 Home Maintenance, Seasons, Timely Tips Read more

Fixing an Oops

This page of Timely Tips is mostly meant to help you de-clutter, save time and brain power, etc. This tip might solve a problem and keep you safe. I recently came across information about how to remove a broken lightbulb

Ellen Gurwitz October 8, 2013February 27, 2018 Clever Re-Uses, Home Maintenance, Suggestions, Timely Tips Read more

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year? What? It’s not January! The calendar shows August. Even so, with the school year already begun in some places, and about to start in many more, in some ways it feels like the beginning of a new

Ellen Gurwitz August 29, 2013February 27, 2018 Clearing Clutter, Filing, Holidays, Home Maintenance, Kitchen Organization, Mental Clutter, Planning Ahead, Recycle, Reduce, Seasons, Timely Tips Read more
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