Tips for Decluttering Children's Work and Memorabilia {Decluttering Sentimental Items - Day 19}

Today in the decluttering sentimental items series we're decluttering kids' work.  This can be artwork, as well as school papers, including school work, newsletters, report cards, awards, certificates, etc. Now, not all those things are necessarily clutter. It's up to you to decide what you want to keep, based on how much space you have and how often you or your kids will look through it.  And you can choose whether to declutter your own school related sentimental items, or your kids' items, depending on your life and what items you have.

By the way, I've got a special treat for you to reward all your efforts decluttering sentimental items this month!  Details are later in the post.

3rd Blogiversary Week: Giveaway & THE 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've been sharing last year's most popular posts.  Here are the links to the rest of the series in case you missed any:

How to Declutter When You're Overwhelmed With Stuff & Organizing Playrooms

Organizing a "Real Life" Garage & Decluttering Your Coffee Table

DIY Grocery Bag Organizers & Helping Your Sentimental Child Declutter

Why Simplifying is More Powerful Than Organizing & Organizing Kids' Bedrooms

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!

After all the flashback posts I've shared this week, I'm so excited to share the 2 most popular posts from the past year!

Day 18 - Displaying Artwork {31 Cheap & Easy DIY Organizers}

Think you have to spend a lot of money on costly organizing tools to get your house in order?  Nope!  Getting organized doesn't have to be expensive!

Throughout this series I'm sharing ideas to help you organize your home by either

• making simple organizers with things that don't cost very much OR
• using items you already have in a different way.

If cost has been holding you back from getting organized, now you've got no more excuses!  

One thing that clutters up a home quicker than anything is kids' artwork.  All their creations are beautiful and it's hard to purge any of them.  But one way to show how special some of them are is to display them in your home.

Today I'm sharing cheap and easy DIY ideas for displaying kids' artwork.

This post has been moved to my business website's blog: https://fromoverwhelmedtoorganized.com/day-18-displaying-artwork-31-cheap-easy-diy-organizers/. 

Please check it out there. 

Happy organizing!

It's a top 10 list! Top 10 posts of 2013 :)

I'm still in Christmas mode as we've been celebrating with each of our families the last 3 days, and today is the first quiet day we'll have at home to enjoy some of our gifts (and put them away so I can get my living room and dining room back!).

But this time of year, leading up to the new year next week, always gets me thinking about the year that's ending.

2013 has been a great year on the blog!  I'm so excited when I look back on how this blog has grown this year.  That means more of you are finding and using the organizing tips I've shared, which makes me very happy. 

And I've loved making new online friends this year!  It still amazes me how close I feel to people I've met online.  Our shared need for organization is a bond that ties us closely together!

Whether you're a new follower who started during the year, or have been a loyal reader all year, you may have missed some posts or could use reminders to help you start 2014 in an organized way.  So here's a top 10 list of posts from 2013 for you.

Organizing Ideas for the Weekend #19

First, let me start off by officially announcing the winner of the  the 5 e-books in my 1st Blogiversary Giveaway.

Command Centre: Schoolwork File Bins & Series Wrap-up

Is your kitchen table covered with piles of your kids' schoolwork?  Or maybe you have piles in the living room.  Or your kids’ bedrooms.  Somehow schoolwork seems to keep coming into our homes, and no matter how organized we think we are, it has a way of taking over.  

Today I'll show you the system I implemented recently to help stay on top of all the work my kids take home from school.  I love it and it's made a huge difference in our home.  

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. 

Organizing Ideas for the Weekend #2

Time for another quick organizing tip!  This one comes courtesy of The Frugal Girls.

I'm working my way through several years of my kids' artwork, schoolwork, and memorabilia to purge as much as possible and organize what I decide to keep.  It's SO tough throwing things out that your kids made!  So when I came across this tip I knew it would help me moving forward.