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Saturday February 04, 2012
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#176 Title:
The Big O: Closets
Special Guests: Monica Ricci, Organizing Expert, Motivational Speaker, Author and Founder of Catalyst Organizing Solutions, LLC.
Also joining us is Katie Parsons, Brand Manager for Closet Organization Products at Rubbermaid
Description: Closets. No one sees them but you, right? But there's nothing worse than a phone book falling on your head or digging frantically to find that missing glove. This space, no matter how big or small, needs to be functional too. Professional Organizer Monica Ricci and Katie Parsons, Rubbermaid Brand Manager, share their strategies for utilizing closet space to the max!
Duration: 33:10
Show
Index
00:23 Intro: Closet Woes
01:33 Basic Closet Advice
04:46 First Step to Organized Closet
09:48 Maximize Closet Space
14:38 Our Guests and Rubbermaid
15:43 Rubbermaid Give-a-Way
22:01 Re-Assemble the Closet
26:17 Final Closet Tips
31:13 Closing Comments
32:08 Closing Track: The Way I Am
Click here to see other episodes in The Big O: Organization Series.
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About Monica Ricci
Monica Ricci is a Certified Professional Organizer®, speaker, author and a corporate media spokesperson. Her book, Organize Your Office In No Time, is a busy person's reference for taking control and being more effective, productive, and successful at work.
Monica is an active member and Past President of The NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) Georgia Chapter, and was the winner of the NAPO Founders’ Award, the highest honor in her industry. In addition, she was named one of the nation’s "Organizing Elite" by Forbes Magazine, is a frequent guest expert on countless radio and television outlets, and appears as a regular expert organizer on the popular Home and Garden Television show, MISSION: Organization.
Monica is an avid business blogger, and in addition to teaching national teleclasses, she presents workshops and keynotes on simplicity, time management, procrastination, getting organized and living a simpler, more powerful life. Her client list includes Earthlink, Longhorn, Paramount Pictures, The US Court of Appeals, GE Capital, Special Olympics, the Environmental Protection Agency, and many more.
Monica has been quoted in hundreds of publications including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Atlanta Magazine and others, and she also written for publications including ORGANIZE Magazine, Men’s Edge Magazine, AirTran Airways Arrivals Magazine and Advisor Today Magazine.
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Rubbermaid is a leader in developing innovative, high-quality solutions that help consumers keep their homes in order. Widely recognized and trusted, Rubbermaid designs and markets a full range of organization, storage and cleaning products to keep the home – including closets, garages, kitchens
and outdoor spaces – neat and functional, freeing consumers to enjoy life. Rubbermaid is part of Newell Rubbermaid’s global portfolio of brands.
As Discussed on the Show
• Classic HomeFree series™ Closet Kits
• Sliding Wire Baskets for the HomeFree Closet Kit
• Rubbermaid Blog: Adventures in Organization
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1. Pare It Down!
The venerable 80-20 rule applies to our clothes closets. We wear 20% of our clothing 80% of the time, while the remaining 80% represent the freeloaders of the wardrobe clan. Impulse purchases, orphaned blouses, and the one-size-too-small brigade choke rods, hooks and drawers, squeezing the life from the wearer-friendly 20%. Resolve to pare it down! Ask yourself, does each garment in your closet pull its own weight? Only current-season clothing that both fits and flatters should be assigned that valuable closet real estate. Source: OrganizedHome.com
2. Get Motivated
Start new projects on a Monday. "It's better to get started then than on Friday because research actually shows if you wait until Friday ... you just put it off!"
3. Divide Space on Shelves
Solid shelf dividers are an easy way to create instant, inexpensive cubbies to instill a sense of order and prevent that leaning tower of sweaters. Also a good solution for storing handbags.
4. Discover Unused Space
Take advantage of odd, unused space in your closet. Chains and s-hooks are an inexpensive, easy way to store handbags, robes, hats, scarves, etc. that take advantage of otherwise unused vertical space. Remember the back of your closet door too. Use over-the-door hangers or hooks there as well.
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Make a Quick Decision
Quickly sort into 3 piles. Do not second guess yourself, dilly dally, or sit on the fence. Here are the choices: keep, toss, or maybe. The "maybe" is only if you really really have a hard time deciding — you’ll put these in a box and store them for 6 months, getting rid of them after that time if you never needed them. The "keep" pile is for stuff you really love and actually use — if you haven’t used it for 6 months, put it in the "toss" pile.
6. To the Car!
Don't keep your "toss pile" in the house a second longer! Immediately put a load of "to donate" items in your car for charity. Within the next couple days when you're out and about, drop it off.
7. Make It a Standard
Do you love the uncluttered look? Well then, maintain it! Once you’ve gotten an area decluttered, make that your standard! Become more aware of clutter as it creeps up then nip it in the bud on a daily basis. Don't let your closet be the "catch all" anymore.
Rubbermaid is giving this Classic HomeFree series™ Closet Kit on VickyandJen.com
"Tame the Closet Monster" Resources
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Sharing Secrets
Rubbermaid insider divulges the best way to share a closet.
Clever Closets
Nine fine ways to dress up your clothes cupboard.
Coat Closets
How to organize a coat closet in 6 easy steps.
Organizing Your Linen Closet
A daunting task is easy to tame with a little fortitude and a plan.
The Utility or Cleaning Closet
Let's face it...no one likes to go to the utility cabinet. If you need anything from the utility cabinet it means something needs to be fixed or cleaned and none of those things tend to rank very high on anyone's "want to do" list. |
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