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My Simple Plan for Saving Our Memories This Year

January 20 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

We're talking memories today as part of our month long mission to find ways to eat better, parent better, organize better and just generally live better this year.  Before S arrived, I was actually pretty good about recording memories for our little family.  At the end of each month I would use the photos we'd taken to create 2 - 4 new pages in an iphoto book, along with a few paragraphs with family anecdotes, accomplishments, etc.  The idea being that at the end of the year I would have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Organizing, Photography & Memory Keeping, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: decluttering, favorite, getting organized, home organization, organization, organize, organizer, organizing, photo organization, Planner printables, printables, printing instagram photos, printing phone photos

Style & Simplify: Display Solutions for Tiny Treasures

January 12 by Julee

We're once again tackling organization today as part of our month long quest to eat better, parent better, organize better and just generally live better this year. I'm really quite smitten with this lovely little DIY project - the only problem is I couldn't decide where it fit better, in Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life or The Forever Home Project. In the end, I just decided to file it under both (I'm the boss around here - I can totally do that). Turns out I wasn't the only one with issues … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Julee, Organizing, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: displaying toy collections, playroom organization, toy organization

Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life: Entryway Organization

January 5 by Annie

 (photo by ...love Megan, text added by MPMK)  We're continuing our month-long pursuit of a better 2014 with another Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life post and more design tips from our in-house professional organizer, Annie.   Last week she shared her Principles of an Organized Playroom and today she's divulging her three must-haves for entryway organization. (Don't forget to check out the end of this post for links to all of this month's helpful how-tos.) The importance of a well-organized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Annie, Organizing, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: boot storage, entry, entryway organization, getting organized, hooks, mudroom, shoe storage, winter wear

POYEL: Organizing Children’s Books

October 2 by Annie

Hi friends, I know I promised you a big eBook reveal today but, alas, technical difficulties have arisen.  Hopefully all will be well and back on track soon. Until then - here's Annie with a new POYEL project! We know it can be difficult for many people (read: parents) to part with treasured children’s books, even if their kids have long since outgrown them. Children's books are one of the few instances in which I just can't condemn such sentimental attachments to material belongings; I have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Annie, Organizing, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life, The Book Nook Tagged With: book donation, book organization, children's book organization, children's books, declutter, important reads, live simply by annie, picture books

How To Organize Sewing Kits & Spare Buttons (+ Free Printable)

August 6 by Annie

MPMK's own professional organizer, Annie, is back today with our latest Project Organize Your Entire Life installment.  Creating an orderly sewing repair kit probably isn't at the top of anyone's to-do list but it sure does come in handy when the button pops of your favorite fall coat. I'm loving Annie's clever tricks for keeping all those spare buttons and thread packs organized and accessible. There's even a free printable at the end, which is always a bonus. A good place to start with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Annie, Organizing, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: 3-ring binder, business card sleeves, live simply by annie, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life, sewing kit, spare buttons, swing organization

POYEL: Guide to Buying Storage Containers

June 25 by Jen

Sources. 1. Glass Jar - Ikea 2. Under Shelf Basket - Dollarama 3. Plastic Bins - Amazon 4. Plastic Bins with Lid - Dollar Tree 5. Pop Containers - OXO 6. Chrome Basket - Amazon 7. Roll Out Shelf - Amazon 8. Solid Shelves - Amazon Our contributor Jen is just a little ahead of me in the moving process - which means I'm taking serious notes on the wisdom she's dishing out below.  Hopefully there will be photographic evidence of my own progress in the months to come.  In the meantime, read on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Decluttering, Jen, Organizing, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: best storage containers, How to get organized, how to organize your life, organization containers, organizing, organizing with baskets, POYEL, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life, storage containers

Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Quick Tip: Baskets!

May 14 by Steph (MPMK Founder)

Who's ready for a new Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life post?  "A what now?" you may be asking.  (I know, I know - it's been quite a long time since the last one.) Ironically, the reason I haven't done much posting on POYEL lately is because I've been spending all my extra time getting our house ready to list.  While that has involved quite a bit of organizing and cleaning, I just haven't had the time to document it. However, last week I did have the chance to snap this quick after photo of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Organizing, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: closet organization, getting organized, how to organize my life, organizing, organizing with baskets

POYEL: Organize Your Freezer & Eat Better

April 2 by Jen

Every once in a while around here, the whole MPMK team seems to be on the same wavelength with very little thought or planning on my part.  This is one of those times.  In looking over our posting schedule, I realized that this week we're planted firmly in the kitchen - covering all the wonderful things we can do for our bodies with the good stuff found there.  Yesterday it was all about honey hair masks.  Today... freezer organization for a healthier lifestyle.  Hope you enjoy! There used to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Jen, Meal Planning, Organizing, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life

How to Store Your Digital Photos Like the Pros Do

January 21 by Kristin

One of the things I've been dying to tackle with Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life is digital photo storage.  I have thousands (maybe even tens of thousands? I'm not sure - I'm too scared to look) of photos currently on my computer.  Not at all organized, not even a little.  I just haven't been sure how to go about it. Then it hit me... I have some stellar professional photographers on my team, why not ask them how they do it?  So today MPMK's own professional photog Kristin is here doing just … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Kristin, Organizing, Photography & Memory Keeping, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life Tagged With: digital photo storage, how to organize your life, organizing photos, photo organization, Project Organize Your ENTIRE Life

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