Rule #1 -- make it simple and easy... 4 Rules to Organize (and Live) By

Prevent identity theft, shred your old records that you no longer need.

Whether your organizing project is a closet, a room, or a whole house, focusing on one shelf or one corner at a time can keep you out of project overwhelm. Here's how...

After the third return trip home to get yet another item I'd forgotten, I laughingly mentioned to my family that its really a good thing I'm an organizer. Then I realized that I've made that statement several times this week, and it's only Tuesday! Luckily, I am an organizer who deals with chronic disorganization and overwhelm, so I was able to take the advice I often give out to my clients:

Instead of Time Management, the trend is to call it Task Management, or Choice Management or even Priority Management.

Maybe your clothes need a bit more space in your closet. After all, your closet reflects your thoughts, beliefs, hopes, dreams and opinions.

Two key organizing changes were made to this pantry that made a huge difference in increasing ease of access and maintenance.

Not everything you keep can occupy the same space, so identifying storage and organizing zones for your paper is important. Think: HOT | WARM | COLD

Should you keep or toss your expired medication? If you toss it, do you know how to dispose of it properly? Here’s the info you need.

Step #4 of 31 Small Steps to Organize Your Paper. Stop the flow of unsolicited mail from companies seeking new customers and pre-screened credit offers.

Sorting your books? Consider whether your books are lonely for someone to read and discover them.

Get the motivation to start, keep going, and finish the task or project you want. ID your reasons. Add some fun. Beat the clock. Rename it. Make it social. START!

Organizing hacks to increase the success of using your exercise equipment, exercise class or gym membership.

It may be time for you to embrace minimalism, essentialism, or whatever term makes you excited about focusing your time, energy, and passion on your purpose. Concentrate on a few great opportunities.

How to handle your mail, pPhotos, owner's manuals, piles of papers, recipes, tax receipts, warranties.

Instead of waiting for 'someday' to organize your recipes perfectly, organize them as-is and use them today. Build a recipe...

The top seven strategies for gaining control of your email inbox:

Whether you use email in your work or solely for your personal desire to communicate with family and friends or, which is more likely, a mix of business and personal, you need an email policy that helps you achieve what you want.

3 things to make your computers more organized. Manage desktop, use keywords in file names, and schedule Maintain Mondays or Tidy Tuesdays.

Pull out your calendar and add these 5 organizing activities. You'll make progress with your organizing goals and lower your holiday stress.