April 2009
Spring Cleaning
Everyone’s heard of spring cleaning and some of us still attempt it. But what is the history of spring cleaning? Back in the day when houses were heated with wood or coal burning stoves and fireplaces, the soot, smoke and grime that accumulated during the winter months would be scrubbed away when the weather broke. Furniture, curtains, rugs and all furnishings were removed from the home and everything-floors, walls, ceiling, and fireplace were scrubbed clean. Rugs and bedding were beaten, clothes and curtains washed. This intense cleaning was an eagerly anticipated spring ritual because it meant that the wood stove could be silenced and the windows opened to the fresh outdoors. Fast forward to 2009. How can you bring spring into your home?
- Put a plan together.
- Make a to-do list and prioritize it.
- Identify which are do-it-yourself items and which ones require help. Help can come in the form of friends and family or outside professionals.
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Assessing what you own.
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Let go of items that are
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broken.
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out grown.
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out dated.
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no longer useful for the life you are living now.
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Simplicity Spring Cleans Garages, Storage Units & Attics
Projects in garages and attics are reserved for the Spring and Fall months, when the temperatures are conducive to working in non-climate controlled areas. April and May are prime times to organize your garage, tool shed or attic, and if you are planning on using Simplicity for any of these spaces, please contact us now to schedule your needs assessment. Remember, we can also supply the wire shelving and clear, lidded containers that can transform your storage areas from messy to marvelous!
Projects in garages and attics are reserved for the Spring and Fall months, when the temperatures are conducive to working in non-climate controlled areas. April and May are prime times to organize your garage, tool shed or attic, and if you are planning on using Simplicity for any of these spaces, please contact us now to schedule your needs assessment. Remember, we can also supply the wire shelving and clear, lidded containers that can transform your storage areas from messy to marvelous!
Recycling
When we think of recycling, the red bin comes immediately to mind. And we encourage you to always recycle your papers, plastics, glass and cans. For a primer on what can and cannot go in the recycle bins, visit, http://curbit.charmeck.org.
But there are lots of other methods of recycling. Donating or
handing down clothes, toys, books, and household items that your family no longer wants or needs is another form of recycling. Look around your house for items that are just gathering dust and try to find a way to put them to work. Turn unwanted items into cash with Craig’s List and EBay. Or post items you no longer want on Free Cycle www.freecycle.org and people in your community can benefit from them for free.
A good rule of thumb when surveying your possessions- if you haven’t used it in the past year, you’re probably never going to use it. Which leads us to our final topic for this month.
When we think of recycling, the red bin comes immediately to mind. And we encourage you to always recycle your papers, plastics, glass and cans. For a primer on what can and cannot go in the recycle bins, visit, http://curbit.charmeck.org.
But there are lots of other methods of recycling. Donating or
handing down clothes, toys, books, and household items that your family no longer wants or needs is another form of recycling. Look around your house for items that are just gathering dust and try to find a way to put them to work. Turn unwanted items into cash with Craig’s List and EBay. Or post items you no longer want on Free Cycle www.freecycle.org and people in your community can benefit from them for free.A good rule of thumb when surveying your possessions- if you haven’t used it in the past year, you’re probably never going to use it. Which leads us to our final topic for this month.
We’re excited about this relatively new menu item from Simplicity. Rightsizing goes beyond the basic organizational services we’ve offered since our founding. If you’re planning to move, on the verge of welcoming home a boomerang child or aging parent, or simply want to reconfigure the way you live in your current home, Rightsizing is for you! We’ll make a thorough assessment of what’s working and what’s not. We’ll help you figure out what to keep and what to purge. We’ll properly organize and contain the keepers. Rightsizing works because it addresses the parallel goals of form and function. Simplicity will make what seems like a daunting task, manageable, by tailoring the program to fit your specific requirements.
So whether you’re ready for a seasonal spruce up, a whole house overhaul, or a rightsized life, Simplicity is just a call or a click away.
So whether you’re ready for a seasonal spruce up, a whole house overhaul, or a rightsized life, Simplicity is just a call or a click away.
Sunday, April 19, 2009 @ 1:00-5:00 PM
"Spring Cleaning from the Inside and Out"
Location: Interact Studio - 1435 West Morehead Street, Studio 210, Charlotte, NC
Cost: $275.00
Location: Interact Studio - 1435 West Morehead Street, Studio 210, Charlotte, NC
Cost: $275.00
Are you tired of spending all of your time thinking about all you have to get done? Tired of looking at cluttered closets and messy counter tops? Are you ready to spring clean your home AND your mind? If this sounds like you, then join Life Coach, Katie Mattson, and Certified Professional Organizer, Carson Tate, for an interactive, hands-on seminar to help you clean out all the areas of your life – internal and external – that are holding you back from becoming the happiest, most effective person you know you can be. Our simple system can be applied to any area of your environment or life to experience dramatic results in organization and personal growth. Join us for a life-changing afternoon of experiential learning on how to SIMPLIFY your life – inside and out. At the conclusion of the course you will have completed your 40+ page Spring Cleaning from the Inside and Out workbook.
To register online for the event, go to http://energizeyourmoment.com/services/retreats. For more details, e-mail carson@simplicity-organizers.com.
Gift Certificates are available for all Simplicity services. Give the gift of organization to someone special in your life. For more details visit the Simplicity website or contact Simplicity today. Warmest regards!
Carson Tate & your Simplicity Team
In This Month's Newsletter
Carson Tate, CPO®
Simplicity Founder & Owner
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