Organize and Thrive: The Just Organized by Taya Blog
Get Your Kitchen Organized for Thanksgiving
Taya's Top Tips for Holiday Kitchen Organization The first of the big national winter holidays is just a few weeks away (I know, this year has FLOWN by) and the chances are that you'll be doing plenty in the kitchen to prepare for it. Whether the feast is for 6 people...
How To Stop Clutter Before It Starts
A cluttered home can start to feel like an unfixable problem after a while. When you go through your house, decluttering over and over again, and you feel like you end up right back where you started, it’s SO frustrating. And really, you can declutter every day of...
5 Reasons Not to Hire a Professional Organizer
Professional organizing - and professional organizers - are bigger news than ever, mainly thanks to the Marie Kondo and The Home Edit shows on TV and all the discussion they created. And buoyed by good intentions and the amazing transformations on those shows, lots of...
How to Hygge Your Houston Home
Hygge is a Danish word that can be best described as enjoying life’s simple pleasures. It was created as a concept and lifestyle by the Danish in the 18th century and is now a fundamental part of their culture. While the word is meant to encompass the Danish way of...
Taya’s Top Tips for Organizing Warehouse Store Bulk-Buys
Warehouse stores are wonderful until you realize you don't have anywhere to put that massive bulk pack of toilet paper you just bought. Fortunately, I have some storage and organization suggestions that any bulk purchaser will appreciate. Here, I'll show you how to...
How to Use Mismatched Furniture and Thrift Store Finds to Create the Perfect Bedroom
In addition to the fact that we spend nearly a third of our lives sleeping in them, our bedrooms are the last thing we see at night and the first thing we see in the morning. So it stands to reason that we would want to create as much of a sanctuary in our bedroom as...
Ultimate Guide to Halloween Organizing for Super Spooky Fun
It's time to deck out your porch with pumpkins, start carving them, and begin thinking of Halloween snacks and costumes when the leaves begin to change orange and yellow, the temperatures begin to fall, and you begin to pull out sweaters and jackets. Trick-or-treating...
Home Organization and Decor Tweaks to Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can affect anyone, even people who have never had it before, at any moment. SAD is a type of depression linked to seasonal variations, according to the Mayo Clinic. It usually starts in the fall and lasts until the spring. If you're...
5 Reasons Why You Should Try Virtual Organizing
If you have found this blog, you’ve probably heard of Professional Organizing. It is the art of helping people create and maintain systems and processes using basic principles of organization. But have you heard of ‘Virtual Organizing?’ Virtual Organizing is the art...
Top Tips for Freezer Organization
There is lots of advice for fridge organization - I've offered plenty before - but how about freezer organization? Have you ever opened the freezer and had some heavy, unidentifiable object hurl out and land on your toe? It's a nightmare. I know I've been guilty of...
Taya’s Top Tips for Seasonal Closet Organization
It’s probably almost that time again in your home: time to switch out your summer wardrobe for your fall/winter looks, both in your own closet and, if you have them, your kids. It’s not just about swapping out your summer wardrobe for fall attire; now is the ideal...
5 Fashionable Fall Colors to Enhance Your Houston Home Decor
Even if we don't experience as much of the chilly weather that are northern friends do here in Houston, the end of the summer does add a chill to the air, and as Fall is such a worm, cozy season in terms of its 'vibe', switching up elements of your home decor to...
Fabulous Fall Pantry Organization Hacks
Our menus alter to reflect in-season ingredients as the food varies with the seasons. Traditional summer foods like strawberries, fresh lemonade, and creamy cucumber salad give way to rich recipes like roast turkey, butternut squash soup, or a robust southwest chili...
Top Tips for Easy Shared Dorm Room Organization
College students everywhere – both brand-new freshmen and returning upperclassmen – have now begun the process of settling into their term time home away from home, their college dorm room. But it is not always the easiest of transitions, even if the student has done...
How to Find Lost Items in Your Home
And How to Stop Losing Them in the First Place! You're not alone if you've ever wasted more time than you'd like looking for your car keys. Americans spend an average of two hours each week looking for misplaced goods in their house, according to a new survey. That...
