If you missed my segment on Breakfast Television Vancouver, please read on for some tips on how to Create a Family Command Centre! Family life can be chaotic, so it’s great to have a central hub or “command centre” where everyone can keep track of what’s going on. A command… Read more
Out of Chaos Professional Organizers in the News
Organizing a Study Space on BT Vancouver
View my study space segment on Breakfast Television Vancouver this week, on behalf of Professional Organizers in Canada. In preparation for Back to School, Riaz Meghji and I discussed what it takes to make a great study space. This includes good lighting, a comfy chair, a homework “dumping zone,” and some… Read more
New Organization Uses for Simple Household Items
In case you missed our segment on Breakfast TV, on Organizing Hacks, read on for some good tips. Bread clips, toilet paper rolls, tissue boxes… we all have them, so put them to good use. Here are a few simple household items that you can re-purpose to help you organize your home… Read more
How to Manage the Influx of Information
Overwhelmed by the constant influx of information into your office? The one thing you can’t change is that information will continue to come in, but you can take charge of how you manage what flows in and where it lands. (Watch the video here.) Information comes in many forms, each… Read more
Easing the Chaos in Your Home
This article by Maggie Calloway about easing the chaos in your home originally appeared on March 19th, 2013 in the Langley Times. Getting your home in order for the spring doesn’t have to be time-consuming and labour-intensive, says Linda Chu of Out of Chaos. The thing about owning way too… Read more
Declutter Your Computer in Three Minutes
So much information in our lives is now in digital format, and it is easy to overlook the messy files on your computer’s hard drive. In the Globe and Mail article, Declutter Your Computer in Three Minutes, I provided some tips to tidy your virtual space. The Three Minute Solution… Read more
Clutter Compounds Workplace Stress for Canadians
TORONTO, October 17, 2011. For 62 percent of working Canadians, work was identified as the primary culprit of stress in 2010. This is according to new numbers from Statistics Canada released last week. A pressure-cooker to begin with, the workplace stress is made even more intense by being disorganized. “Canadians… Read more
Making Room For Inspiration
The stereotypical image of a creative person is often one who is surrounded by tools and art supplies – paper, paints, canvases, bits of wood and metal, and all sorts of half-finished inventions. However, over time, clutter may inhibit creativity and innovation. Remember that old saying, “Let’s start with a… Read more
Spring into an Organized Life and Save
Check out my short but sweet article in WestCoast Families magazine. Did you know that eight in 10 Canadians feel disorganized, especially those with children in the household? I wrote a short but sweet article on how to spring into an organized life and save time and money. Read Spring… Read more
How to Give Purpose to a Multi-Purpose Space
Alison Appelbe, a freelance writer, interviewed Linda Chu of Out of Chaos. The article is entitled “How to Give Purpose to a Multi-Purpose Space.” Many of our homes harbour a “catch-all” room where literally anything goes. It’s a kind of black hole of accumulated goods and clutter. In what we… Read more
