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My mission this year is to organize my things. I have been going to stores and looking at what items are available and have bought some already and started putting things in containers. I am obsessed with plastic containers and organizers... that whenever I see them in a store, I get so excited. Make Room is my first stop and if I can't find them in Make Room,I go to Ace Hardware or Japan Home Center where everything is either P 55 or P 88.I am starting by disposing 80% of all the things that are stored that i do not need to make my task easier. As my cousin would say "keep it simple. if i don't even remember an item or have not used it in more than two years or more, then, away it goes! we are lucky to live in a country where charities take almost everything, and, i try to spring clean often. one man's trash is truly one man's treasure, even a pair of pants or shoes is so treasured in a country such as ours."
I have been taking my time and getting advice from friends and family to show me how they organize their homes. I actually invited myself over to my cousin's apartment because I wanted her to show me how she organizes her things and this is what I learned from her. See how she organized her place and her valuable advice.

Getting organized will totally depend on one's lifestyle so each one will have his/her own style as to which organizer to buy. I am finding out that it is not just a matter of buying the organizer but having a system as well as to how and where you will eventually put everything.

If all fails and I cannot figure out a system to get organized, I might give Kathleen Ong a call, She is a Professional Organizer and makes a living organizing people's spaces.
Visit her site at http://www.rippleeffectorganizing.com/home.htm
Maybe if I am successful, I will have a part 2 and share how I accomplished my task :-)

Her tools -Dymo! the old style way. Used to label everything and everything!
  
resealable plastics
  
Goo gone!
  
Laundry room
  
" a place for everything, and, everything in its place. i try to break down the contents of every cabinet into smaller units, and, clearly label each receptacle. that way, it is easy to move stuff around, and, more importantly, to find things! "
  
Shopping bags to be recycled
  
shopping bags neatly organized
  
All household knick knacks properly stored
  
Receipts filed in an envelope by month
  
all gift cards stored by occassion
  
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underbed storage
  
ribbons!!
  
boxes
  
Sample of boxes per size to make it easier to reorder as the SKU# is labelled on the sample
  
glasses stored neatly in the cabinet
  
"i try to keep a logical order to things. similar items go into similar containers, and, are kept in the same area. with clear labels, of course! the coding by container type really helps. if i see a container of a different type in an area, i know that it is a stray."
  
electricals all neatly stored
  
Electrical panel properly labelled
  
grocery items in the cabinet
  
all properly labelled
  
Even the Dog has a closet
  
All Dog stuff neatly stored
  
Dog kit to store all paraphernalia
  
Cleaning materials under the sink
  
Trash cans properly labelled
  
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office cart
  
Tool box
  
Complete tools and hardware
  
tools
  
"my rule is that everything should be found in 30 seconds or less. digging around just makes things messier and harder to put back. "
  
All properly labelled
  
ballpens all labelled with her name
  
office supplies
  
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phone directory covered in plastic
  
crates to store things
  
All documents neatly filed in clear file
  
VHS tapes properly labelled
  
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Photo Albums also labelled
  
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costume jewellery in organized container
  
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drawers are all labelled
  
Bathroom sink cabinet
  
all in order
  
"clean often. cleaning is the only way i can figure out if there are disposables.it is easy to take apart already organized areas. it is not overwhelming since i just take out one of the many containers and clean that. if i get revved up, i just go on and on. if i see broken or already useless items, it is immediately dealt with. really helps me avoid literally useless clutter."
  
She gave this to me on my bday - undergarments bag organizer when packing for a trip
  
Another one just for panties :-)
  
She gave me this too for my bag - what an invention!
  


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triciahosaka wrote on May 16, '07
That's my goal too Rica!!! Will start organizing soon!!!
ktjison wrote on May 16, '07
Wow Rica, this entry really inspires me to do more organising. It has always been a "how i wish" thing with me as my scrapbook things and magazines have invaded our bedroom. The pics gave me lots of ideas and good thing we now have an ACE hardware here in Bacolod when SM opened last March.
bconsengco wrote on May 16, '07, edited on May 16, '07
wow!1 thanks for this reminder and photos ... this is a very good idea to all of us who really doesnt know how to organize our things.. hehehe.... i like this blog!!

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dejesusrica wrote on May 17, '07
At 11:17 AM 5/17/2007 +0800, Lindy Castillo wrote:
Hi Rica. Just like you, I get obsessed with getting organized. When we
moved recently to Pacific, I badly needed storage organizers. I didn't
want to spend so much anymore on expensive renovation and furniture since
we just plan to be in this rental unit for a year. Would you believe that
I bought 95% of my stuff at good ol' Rustan's? From the safe, shower caddies, shoe racks, fancy storage boxes, rubbermaid organizers, racks,
baskets - name it!
I ended up having a dozen + receipts because I wanted the different nice sales folks to get proper credit. :-)
nordomingo wrote on May 17, '07
thanks for the cool tips rica!! i've been trying to organize my place too, especially now that we are moving into a new house, i am so overwhelmed with my junk & other stuff, i really have to get organized! this is so useful!!!!
nordomingo wrote on May 17, '07
oops sorry..... used my hubby's site.... this is pia isleta-domingo.
dejesusrica wrote on May 25, '07
From Tita Babot Joseph:
Hi Rica, I'm at Ace Hardware Pampanga-couldn't wait to organize my things in my Subic home! Would you knw where I could get a labeler? Thanks so much! Haven't been able to rest since I read yr email. Im inspired again to do my things :-)
maritonifernandez wrote on May 26, '07
Girl you are too funny! I truly thought no one on earth was as anal about labeling as me!!! I have to invite you over some time. By the way, I will be sending you samples of my banana bread na by tomorrow. Just microwave for a few seconds before eating....mwah!
dejesusrica wrote on May 26, '07
neng talledo wrote:
hi rica!
you should try the fly lady style in organizing... it's really cool. you can search about it in the net.
dejesusrica wrote on May 26, '07, edited on May 26, '07
Hi Ton, Looking forward to your invite and your banana bread! :-)Thanks!
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