San Diego Professional Organizer and Wardrobe Design » Holiday Organizing http://www.outsideinorganizer.com Professional Organizing and Personal Makeovers Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:03:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 How to organize your giving-the Outside In Approach! http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/how-to-organize-your-giving-the-outside-in-approach http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/how-to-organize-your-giving-the-outside-in-approach#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:41:07 +0000 Denise Levine http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/?p=1948 Have you noticed how good it feels to give to others? Here are 3 steps you can take to organize your giving list: #1: Make a list of the causes & organizations that matter most to you. Keep it updated. #2: Distribute the list to those people who typically would give you a gift. #3: [...]

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]]> http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/professional-organizing-tips-gift-wrapping/feed 0 Gift ideas: toys with storage! http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/gift-ideas-toys-with-storage http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/gift-ideas-toys-with-storage#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:22:52 +0000 Denise Levine http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/?p=1849 ‘Tis the season for gifts and the need for gift ideas that don’t add to the clutter. I love the idea of toys with storage features. Check out this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/garden/shopping-for-toy-storage-with-michael-aram.html

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]]> http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/organizing-your-childs-holiday-break/feed 0 The gift of decluttering http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/the-gift-of-decluttering http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/the-gift-of-decluttering#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:19:24 +0000 Denise Levine http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/?p=1193 TIP #1:  Do you have a stash of old  tissue, gift bags, wrapping paper & bows? Instead of buying more, create a staging area in your home, lay it all out, use it up this season. TIP #2:  Do you have a collection of flower vases or glass jars you’re not using? Get them out, [...]

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]]> http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/the-gift-of-decluttering/feed 0 Organizing toys & games http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/organizing-toys-games http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/organizing-toys-games#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 02:59:32 +0000 Denise Levine http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/?p=1186 Even young children can get involved in organizing “games”. It’s a great way to learn concepts such as naming, sorting and categorizing. There are lots of ways to reinforce positive behaviors including sharing, donating, rotating the number of toys available (versus in storage), and so on. TIP: sort, purge, donate, and organize toys and games [...]

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]]> http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/organizing-toys-games/feed 0 Unique holiday gift ideas http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/unique-holiday-gift-ideas http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/unique-holiday-gift-ideas#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:26:31 +0000 Denise Levine http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/?p=1183 Do your and your friends have a favorite cause or charity? Outside In Organizer & Makeovers recommends that in lieu of gifting more items, you consider giving one another donations to your preferred non-profit groups. Fund raising is critical to many important organizations and difficult in times of limited resources. The benefits? SAVE TIME – [...]

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]]> http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/unique-holiday-gift-ideas/feed 0 Holiday greetings http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/holiday-greetings http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/holiday-greetings#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:19:51 +0000 Denise Levine http://www.outsideinorganizer.com/?p=1180 TIP #1:  Remember to update your contact list. Note address, phone and email changes. If your information changed, consider enclosing a business card with the current information. TIP #2:  Compile your list of holiday card/gift recipients and date it : “as of (year sent)”. Keep it on your computer and each year you can “save [...]

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