Happy New Year 2017!

Happy 2017 everyone!  I hope you all had a great time celebrating last night!  We're on a spontaneous vacation and for the first time ever we celebrated with just our family, away from home. Nice way to start the new year right?!

Now it's time to look back on 2016 and look ahead to 2017!  If decluttering and organizing are on your list of goals or resolutions, you're in the right place!

3rd Blogiversary Week: Giveaway & 2nd Most Popular Flashback Posts

This week marks my third anniversary of blogging here on From Overwhelmed To Organized!  It's been another exciting year!

All week I'm sharing last year's most popular posts.  And to thank you for your support all year, I'm giving away 2 great organizing ebooks and a $25 gift card.  Make sure you enter in the Rafflecopter form at the end of this post!

Here are today's flashback posts!

Blogiversary Week: Popular Post #1

This week to celebrate my first year blogiversary, I'm going to share some of my favourite and most popular posts from the past year.  

To kick things off, here's my most viewed post ever:

Reflecting back on 2012

What a year this has been!  At the start of 2012 if anyone had told me I would be an organizing blogger, I would not have believed you!  In fact, I didn't even know organizing blogs existed until March.  {And I've been hooked ever since :) }

Now, I've gotten to know so many amazing people that I met through blogging.  And I have learned SO much about organizing and about blogging.  I had no idea I would love it so much.

Reflecting Back on 31 Days and a Big Thank You :)

I can't believe the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series is over.  What a month!  When I decided to do this series, I knew I was taking on a real challenge to write 31 posts in 31 days.  I mean I had only written just over that many posts in my first 4 months combined!

Subconsciously, I think part of why I did this series was to see if I really was committed to blogging or not.  Now I know.  I love blogging about organizing!  And more than that, I have a passion for sharing tips and ideas with you to make it easier for you to organize too.

It was a great month!  Beyond my expectations.  In addition to what I discovered about myself, I also really enjoyed hearing how you're using the tips to organize your homes.  Many of you also shared your own organizing tips which was fantastic.

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 31 (Getting Help to Organize)

Welcome to Day Thirty One of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Do you struggle with organizing because it seems too overwhelming to tackle alone?  I've shared a lot of organizing tips in this series and many of you will be able to get organized by implementing some of them.  But others of you need a bit more help than that.

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 30 (More DIY Storage)

Welcome to Day Thirty of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today I'm going to share more DIY storage ideas.  

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 29 (Sentimental Items)

Welcome to Day Twenty Nine of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today I'm sharing tips to help you declutter sentimental items. 

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 28 (Multi-purpose rooms)

Welcome to Day Twenty Eight of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today's tips are about organizing rooms that have more than one purpose.  

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 27 (Office)

Welcome to Day Twenty Seven of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today's tips are to help you organize your office.  

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 26 (Command Centre)

Welcome to Day Twenty Six of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today I'll give you some tips for creating a command centre or modifying the system you are currently using to make it work better for you.  

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 25 (Entry)

Welcome to Day Twenty Five of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today's tips focus on a very important and often overwhelming area in your house.  The entry.  

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 24 (Craft Supplies)

Welcome to Day Twenty Four of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today's tips are to help you organize your craft supplies.  

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 23 (Main Closet)

Welcome to Day Twenty Three of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series! 

Today I'm sharing tips for organizing your main bedroom closet. 

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 22 (Main Bedroom)

Welcome to Day Twenty Two of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today I'm sharing tips for organizing your main bedroom.  

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 21 (Kids' Bedrooms)

Welcome to Day Twenty-One of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today, I'll be sharing tips for organizing your kids' bedrooms.

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 20 (DIY Storage)

Welcome to Day Twenty of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today's tip is to use everyday household items for organized storage alternatives. 

31 Days of Organizing: Day 19 (Playrooms)

Welcome to Day Nineteen of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today I want to help you organize your playroom.  

31 Days of Organizing: Day 18 (Kids)

Welcome to Day Eighteen of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today's tip will help you learn how to teach your kids to be organized.

31 Days of Organizing Tips: Day 17 (Medicine Cabinet)

Welcome to Day Seventeen of the 31 Days of Organizing Tips series!  

Today's tip is about organizing your medicine cabinet.