As the mom of three active kids, one of my biggest challenges has been learning how to store old sports equipment so that it can be used again in the future. We have more baseball gloves, tennis rackets, ski equipment, and scooter and skateboard equipment than I ever thought possible.

While I’ve written before about sports equipment storage ideas, I realized that there is a lot more to it than simply putting things away in an orderly fashion. Storing the equipment properly to keep it from deteriorating is even more important than keeping it organized.

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Do you love checking off To-Do lists?  The FlyLady App fits right into that need to check off small tasks. I am a big fan of the FlyLady system. If you are wanting to learn the basics without the app then check out this post: Learning to Fly with the FlyLady. 

I am always looking for easy ways to keep up with all the daily tasks to keep up with the house chores. My small lists and papers end up cluttering up the counter so I decided to try out the FlyLady App.

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Hockey is a fantastic sport. Great exercise, fun to play, plus super competitive for kids and adults. Unfortunately one of the downsides of hockey is all the equipment. It is amazing how important it is to keep things dry and organized so here are my favorite hockey equipment storage ideas.

This is part of my series on Sports Equipment Storage Ideas.

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There is nothing like waking up late and running to try to get ready and not being able to find your simple things to get ready. Brush, toothbrushes, hair ties, make-up all needs to have a place.  With these simple bathroom storage hacks we can make sure you can find everything you need quickly.

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We all know the cycle of picking things up, putting them away, just to go back and do it all over again at the end of the day. If this doesn’t sound familiar, then think back to the last time you had to dig through your home to find something you need. I’m willing to bet it wasn’t that long ago.

Getting organized is not usually the issue for most people, it’s staying organized. In this post, I’m sharing with you 10 simple habits that will help you stay organized so you can break the cycle of being unorganized!

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When paper clutter piles up I get paralyzed and don’t even know where to start. Have you ever missed an appointment or social event and then later find the reminder or invite in a pile of paper work that is out of control? This is when I knew if had to figure out how to organize paper clutter before I miss other events.

I like to motivate myself by learning from others how they take care of paperwork. My sisters and I always have at least one pile of paper on our kitchen counters. I’ll show you how I finally organized the paper clutter in my kitchen.

Here are some of the ways to handle paper clutter so it isn’t growing into a mess all over your counter.

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Being married to a pack rat can be incredibly frustrating. Especially when you find yourself constantly trying to reduce the clutter while your husband keeps creating more.

One of the most important things when it comes to having a clean and organized home is to reduce the clutter within it’s walls. The truth is though, when you are married to a pack rat, this isn’t an easy feat. In fact, trying to manage a space that is overflowing with someone else’s clutter can be downright infuriating.

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