30, Jul 2016
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
25, Jul 2016
How do you organize your garage? With summer in full swing, and your garage being used daily, things can get pretty messy in there. Kids are using scooters and bikes and once they’re done with them, they just lay them down wherever. Exhausted from a camping trip, you just toss your camping… Read more
11, Jul 2016
Even our storage supplier friends from Down Under, Kennards Self Storage New Zealand, have clients who face the same problems we face here on the West Coast when dealing with clutter. How Clutter Affects Us Clutter affects us in various different ways, other than not being aesthetically pleasing: Increased anxiety Impaired… Read more
31, May 2016
Life gets busy and we forget (or procrastinate) to do things we don’t like doing, like spring cleaning. Here at Out of Chaos, we prefer to call it Spring CLEARing. Follow our easy CLEAR process and do your spring-clearing chores before summer gets here! The CLEAR Process Categorize: The process… Read more
02, Feb 2016
Whether you’re clearing an estate, relocating, or wanting to clear out household items, downsizing using online auctions makes it easy. Downsizing Scenarios Empty-nesters moving to a smaller house or condo. Selling or renting a home of a parent who is suffering serious illness or has passed away. Seniors who can… Read more
19, Mar 2013
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
05, Apr 2012
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
22, Aug 2011
We hear more and more about the Sandwich Generation. And if you are living right smack in the middle of it, you know exactly what we mean when we talk about getting a grip on ageing. Juggling the demands of caring for your children and spouse and keeping on top… Read more
16, Jun 2011
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
08, Apr 2011
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
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Linda Chu really motivated me to be organized – I liked her 15 minute rule for getting started.
— North Vancouver City Library, Program Participant