Happy New Year! How to Keep New Year's Resolutions This Year (and Not Just Make Them)

    It's the magic night: a new decade dawns at midnight! 

    Along with the balloons and streamers come the New Years' Resolutions--it's as much a part of the celebration as the noisemakers! Will you resolve to get organized, lose weight, bring order to your home? 

    This year, resolve to keep those resolutions, not just make them! Try these tips from sister site Organized Christmas to make New Years' Resolutions a vehicle for real personal change: 

    New Year, New You: Keeping New Years' Resolutions

    Don't miss the free printable New Years' Resolutions tracker:  

    New Years' Resolutions Tracker


    Post-Christmas Clean Up: Clutter Cutting Ideas for Year's End

    Christmas Clutter

    Christmas is here, and New Year's Eve is on the horizon! Even in the midst of holiday cheer, it's time to look ahead to a clean and organized New Year.

    Ready to swing into the coming year from a clutter-free and organized home? Try these year-end tips to cut clutter and start the New Year on an organized note:    More »


    2010 New Year's Cleaning Grand Plan Challenge

    Cleaning Grand Plan

    Cleaning got you down? Clean house fast with the 2010 New Year Grand Plan Challenge from OrganizedHome.Com.

    Based on Katie Leckey's Cleaning Grand Plan, The New Year Grand Plan Challenge kicks off the new year with a 14-week plan to clean and organize a spring-clean house for the New Year. 

    Working in small weekly bites makes a big job easy, while printable forms help organize and track cleaning chores. By Spring, you'll be ready for outdoor fun.    More »


    Jumpstart January For An Organized Year

    New Years

    Face it: it's January. Dreary weather is matched only by the dreariness of a house stripped of holiday decorations. Children slog through the great dull stretch between New Year's Day and Spring Break, no longer distracted from their schoolwork by the excitements of the holiday season.

    December's crowded calendar gives way to January's social slump. Video rentals soar as comfy sweats replace dress clothes on Saturday nights.

    Take heart! There's another side to January!    More »


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    Winter Preparedness Checklist

    Chore Checklist Winter

    When wintry weather blows, will your family be prepared?

    Winter brings special seasonal challenges to an organized home.  Winter storms can make navigating roads and walkways hazardous; power outages and snow days highlight any family's readiness for cold weather.

    Take time now to review your family's emergency preparedness with this Winter Preparedness Checklist. It'll help you prepare your home and automobile for cold-weather hazards.    More »