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ABOUT ME

• About Me Just in case you wanted to know a little more about me.

ARTICLES

• Articles Helpful articles from various other sources you might find beneficial.
• 4 Benefits to Organizing Your Kitchen
• 5 Tips to Organizing Your Kitchen
• 8 Steps For a Great Baby Nursery
• 8 Tips For Setting Up a Fun Child Study Zone
• 9 Great Tips For Getting Ready For Back to School
• Back to School Organizing For Kids 101 -- Backpacks & Bookbags
• Back to School Planning Tips For Parents
• Clutter Help
• Confessions of a Recovering Pack Rat
• How to Store Clothing -- 8 Great Tips
• Productive Procrastination?
• Psychology of a Pack Rat
• Time Management Tips From An Expert Organizer
• What is SAD?

ASK AN EXPERT

• Ask An Expert Need help with a home organizing project? Ask a question. Leave a comment. Get help now!
• Help Merging Two Households Shelly's response to Ask An Expert for suggestions on merging two households of furniture and furnishings.
• Organizing a Shed Shelly's response to Ask An Expert question on organizing a shed.
• Time Management Question Shelly's response to Ask An Expert for great tips on handling time.

BABY NEEDS

• Baby Needs Prepare for baby and keep baby safe.
• Car Seat Safety Don't waste money. Purchase the correct car seat. Check out laws in your state.
• Diaper Bag Organizing Get great tips on what to pack and how much so you'll be prepared for your next outing with baby!
• Infant Safety Keep baby safe. Learn to prevent accidents, burns, choking, and more.

BEFORE & AFTER

• Before & After Before & after photo pages of organizing and remodeling projects. Links to organizing and remodeling sources.
• Remodel One Before & after photos of organizing and remodel project of senior assisted living apartment, Sept. '08.

CARS

• Car Cleaning Helpful tips to make your ride clean and sweet smelling!
• Car Organizers Helpful tips to organize and clean up your ride!
• Car Registration Papers Learn about car registration papers. Tips on what to keep and how to keep it!
• Trunk Organizers Learn what to store in your trunk in case of emergencies and how to store it!

CLEANING TIPS

• House Cleaning Tips General and spring cleaning tips for every room of your house.
• Bathroom Cleaning Tips How to get through bathroom cleaning chores quickly.
• Carpet Stains. Protect your investment. Learn how to clean carpet stains.
• Family Help Learn how to get your husband motivated to help with the cleaning.
• Kids Chores Learn how to get your kids involved with the house chores. Free chart, tips and links.
• Kitchen Cleaning. Get in, get it done and get out of the kitchen fast with these great tips.
• Refrigerator Cleaning. Fast, easy cleaning and how to keep it that way.

CLOSETS

• Closets Tips and step-by-step closet organizing instructions.
• Clothes Storage Learn the latest tips and trends for storing clothing.
• How to Organize a Closet Learn these simple 1-2-3 steps or get your clothes closet organized. Shop your closet like it's a boutique!

CONTACT ME

• Contact Me Contact me if you have a question, comment or submission you'd like contribute.

COSMETIC, JEWELRY, PURSE ORGANIZERS

• Cosmetic Organizers Learn expiration dates on cosmetics, organize your favorites and get out the door quicker!
• Jewelry Organizers Learn the steps or organizing your jewelry.
• How to Clean Jewelry Learn how to keep your jewelry sparkling and shining! You'll wear them more often and enjoy them more.
• Jewelry Storage Fun, practical and inexpensive ways to storage and display your jewelry.
• Purse Organizer No more searching for your cell phone. Use these tips and products to help you switch handbags quickly!

CRAFTS & HOBBIES

• Craft Room Learn how to organize your crats and hobbies.
• Fabric Organizer Learn how to get and keep your fabric stash organized for happier sewing!

DIRECTORY

• Organize me Find a professional organizer in your area. U.S. listings by individual State

FINANCIAL

• Bill Organizers Learn how paying bills timely saves time & money. Create a bill paying system that works for you!

ENTERTAINMENT

• EntertainmentOrganizing tips & tricks for books, magazines, newspapers, sports equipment, crafts, hobbies & more!
• Book Display & StorageBook display, organization and storage tips.
• Magazine Organizers Tips, tricks & hints on how to control magazine, newspaper, catalog clutter and more.

FOOD PRESERVATION

• Food Preservation Learn the best ways to keep your food fresh.
• 28 Kitchen Safety Tips 28 things everyone should know about kitchen safety.
• Dairy Storage Tips How long does dairy keep in the refrigerator? Find out here.
• Food Safety Tips Storing food safely is important to health and nutrition.
• Freezer Charts No more freezer burns. Use this handy chart to know how long to store items in your freezer.
• Freezer Storage Guidelines What's in your freezer? Learn the best ways to prepare foods for freezing and the right containers to use.
• Meat, Fish & Poultry Storage Guidelines No bacteria here! Learn to safely store meat, fish and poultry.
• Pantry Storage Guidelines Handy chart for safely storing food in your pantry.
• Picking Produce Learn to pick the freshest produce for your table.
• Refrigerator Storage Guidelines How long does that item keep in the refrigerator? Use this handy chart to find out.

FREE E-NEWSLETTER

• Messy Makeover Magazine Sign up for the once a month FREE E-Newsletter. Get the latest tips, product and book reviews and more!

FUN STUFF

• Fun Stuff Lighten up . . . here's some fun stuff!
• 50-Ways to Clean My Clutter Paradoy of Paul Simon's 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover by Shelly Morton (© Straighten-Up-Now.com 2008).
• Comic Relief Jokes, humorous stories, fun photos and more (related to organizing). Lighten up your day!
• Procrastinator Creed Procrastinator? Check the Two Headed Turtle Creed to see if you really are!

GARAGE & SHEDS

• Garage Organizing 101 Free tips and instructions for a complete garage makeover!
• Organizing a Shed Shelly's response to Ask an Expert question on organizing a shed.

HOLIDAYS

• Organizing For The Holidays Prepare now to have the best holiday season with less stress!
• Christmas Countdown 30 days of tips and information so you can have a stress-free, fun, family holiday!
• Christmas In July Organize for Christmas now to make your holidays stressless!
• Gift Wrap Organizer Learn to use a gift wrap organizer for all your special occasion needs.
  
• Halloween Candy Tips, Tricks & Treats -- What to do with your leftover Halloween Candy
  
• Halloween Safety Keep your Trick-or-Treater's safe!
• History of Easter Learn the history of Easter and why it's important.
• History of Fathers Day Learn the history of Fathers Day and the importance of fathers.
• History of Labor Day Learn the history of Labor Day. Tell us your favorite ways to spend the holiday.
• History of Memorial Day Learn the history of Memorial Day. Support our Troops.
• History of Mothers Day Learn how and why this holiday began in the US.
• Independence Day History What is the 4th of July about? Why do we celebrate it? Short history lesson on Indepndence Day in the U.S.
• Ornament Storage Organize and store your holiday ornaments. No more tangled lights or broken keepsakes.
• Thanksgiving Fun Follow these easy preparation tips for a fun-filled holiday!
• Valentines Day Learn the history of the first Valentine.
• Valentines Day Survival Stay debt and clutter free with this great article!

HOME PAGE

• Home PageThe best organizing tips to declutter and Straighten-Up your life now!

JEWELRY

KID STUFF

• Organizing Kids Great tips for organizing kids rooms, toys. . . all their stuff!
• Back to School Great tips for getting ready for back to school, organizing lockers, backpacks and more!
• DVD Storage Read about fun, simple and easy storage for games, game gear, DVDs and CDs. Game on!
• Kid Crafts Great tips for creating a safe, fun and organized craft area for kids!
• Kids Learning Center Create a fun, colorful learning center for your kid(s).
• Kids School Bags Learn about the best ways to keep your backpacks and book bags clean and well-organized.
• Kids With Autism Learn 4 simple tips to help organize your autistic kid's toys, schedules and schoolwork.
• Toy Storage Get help with toy clutter. Learn about creative toy storage and time saving ideas.

LAUNDRY TIPS

• How to Do Laundry Sorting, washing tips, stain removal and more!
• How to Remove Stains Great information from the Soap and Detergent Association on how to remove stains from clothing.
• How to Wash Clothes Step-by-step instructions on how to wash clothes.
• Laundry Problems Learn to overcome the most common laundry problems such as grayness, yellowing, shrinking, etc.
• Laundry Room Organizers Organize your laundry room and get through your laundry chores quicker with less stress!
• Laundry Tips Organize your laundry room, stain removal, how to do laundry.
• Stain Removal Chart Use this hand Stain Removal Chart from the Soap and Detergent Association to help you save money and save your clothing.

ORGANIZING A CRAFT ROOM

• Organizing A Craft RoomToo much of your favorite happy hobby? These tips, hints and tricks will get your craft and hobby area in tip-top shape!

ORGANIZING A KITCHEN

• Organizing a Kitchen Learn how to create zones in your kitchen. Get in and out quicker.
• Cooking & Measurement Equivalents Ounces, milliliters, feet, yard -- these charts will help.
• Kitchen Countertops Learn to control counter clutter.
• Kitchen Appliance Storage Ideas Best ways to store those kitchen appliances.
• Kitchen Drawer Organizer No more junk drawers. Use these handy tips to keep you organized.
• Pots & Pans Storage Best tips for organizing your pots and pans.

ORGANIZING ARTICLES

• ADD-ADHD Learn symptoms of ADD-ADHD and links to other helpful information.
• ADD and Organizing Great organizing tips for those with ADD-ADHD.
• Clutter Help If you need help getting rid of clutter, read The Accidental Gift a great informative article by Suzanne Jordan Brown and learn to bless others in the process!
• Compulsive Hoarding What is compulsive hoarding? Learn symptoms and links to get help.
• Kids with Autism Great orgaining tips to help kids with autism.
• Pack Rat? If you know or think you might be a "Pack Rat" read this article on Psychology of a Pack Rat.
• Pack Rat Confessions Great article by Leonard Martinez (El Paso Times Staff).
• Procrastination What is procrastination? Learn what it is and what you can do about it.
• Overcoming Procrastination Tips and helpful information to help you overcome procrastination.
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) What is SAD. Learn symptoms and treatment options.
• Shop-a-Holic Are you a "shopaholic"? Learn why people shop by reading this informative article I Hurt/I Buy
• Turn Down the Heat on Summer Clutter Great tips for summer by Professional Organizer and guest author, Kristin White del Rosso(Charlotte, NC USA).

ORGANIZING BLOG

• Organizing BlogWhat's the latest in organizing news?

REMODELING

• Remodeling EstimatesOrganized already? Remodeling? Use these handy remodeling estimates, tips and charts to help you with your project.

SPECIAL PROBLEMS

• Special Problems Helpful information for special problems related to home organizing.
• ADD-ADHD Article with general information on ADD-ADHD.
• ADD and Organizing Tips, tricks and helpful organizing hints for ADD-ADHD.
• Are You a Compulsive Hoarder? Article on compulsive hoarding.
• Confessions of a Recovering Pack Rat Article by Leonard Martinez / El Paso Times Staff; 10/04/2008
• Psychology of a Pack Rat New insightful study results on the psychology of pack rat behavior.
• Why Do People Procrastinate? Why do people procrastinate?
• Productive Procrastination? Insightful article by John Wesley.
• What is SAD?

SPORTS GEAR

• Sports Gear Learn easy tips and tricks for storing all your sports-related gear.

START HERE

• Start HereStart Here to begin your organizing journey.
• Baby StepsTake Baby Steps to declutter your house and your life. You can get organized!
• Basic PrinciplesBasic Principles of organizing (How to Drill Down the Clutter).
• Last Things to Consider Before You BeginA handy review of all the organizing tips you learned under Start Here.
• Organized MindsetWhy start with an Organized Mindset?
• Other Things to ConsiderOther things to consider before your start an organizing project.
• Questions to Ask YourselfOrganizing questions to ask yourself before we begin.
• Start SomewhereYou gotta start somehwere, but where?

TIME MANAGEMENT

• Time Management Learn how to manage time effectively.
• Time Management Question Shelly's response to Ask An Expert for great tips on handling time.

TOP 10 READER TIPS

• Top 10 Reader Home Organizing Tips Read the Top 10 tips from fellow readers. Get a FREE GIFT for submitting your own tip (read how here).

WEBSITE TESTIMONIALS

• Website Testimonials Don't take my word for it. Find out what others are saying about this site.

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