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>>Lindsay: THANKS FOR WATCHING
"DAYTIME," EVERYBODY.
I'M LINDSAY MacDONALD FILLING
IN FOR CYNDI EDWARDS.
AND, YOU KNOW, BUSY MOMS AND
FAMILIES WORK REALLY HARD TO
KEEP EVERYTHING ORGANIZED AND
TOGETHER.
BUT RARELY DOES IT ALL STAY THAT
WAY.
WELL, ESPECIALLY IN MY CLOSET,
WHICH IS WHY IT'S HELPFUL TO
HAVE A CPO.
A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZER, LIKE HEATHER LAMBIE
HERE.
SHE IS OUR HOME EDITOR.COM
CORRESPONDENT.
THAT'S WHAT I'LL CALL YOU TODAY,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
SHE'S THE WOMAN THAT KEEPS
EVERYTHING IN ORDER, AND CAN
HELP US DO IT, TOO.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>>Lindsay: THE FIRST THING YOU
SAY IS BE BRAVE.
BE BRAVE, DOES THAT MEAN, HEY,
BE BRAVE SO WE CAN OPEN OUR
CLOSETS AND REALIZE HOW MUCH OF
A MESS THEY ARE?
>> SOMETIMES, YES.
WHEN I SAY BE BRAVE, I MEAN WHEN
YOU'RE DOING YOUR OWN EDITING,
PURGING AND CULLING OUT OF
THINGS, YOU NEED TO BE BRAVE,
AND BRUTAL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR DECISION MAKING.
>>Lindsay: THAT MEANS YOU CAN
THROW THINGS AWAY.
BE STRONG ABOUT THROWING THEM
AWAY.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU HAVE FAMILY HISTORY,
PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, TROPHIES,
AWARDS, YOU CAN'T KEEP
EVERYTHING YOUR WHOLE LIFELONG.
YOU HAVE TO BE BRAVE AND BRUTAL
ABOUT LETTING THOSE GUY.
>>Lindsay: LET'S DO A CHILDREN'S
ROOM RIGHT NOW.
WE KNOW THOSE GET VERY
CLUTTERED.
WE HAVE A PICTURE.
NOW, THIS IS THE BEFORE PICTURE
OF THE KID'S ROOM.
THAT IS JUST A MESS.
YOU HAD A LOT OF WORK TO DO
THERE.
>> YES, WE DID.
THAT IS ACTUALLY NOT TOO
DIFFERENT FROM THE MAJORITY OF
ROOMS THAT I SEE.
IT'S NOT REALLY THAT
OUTSTANDING.
AND THAT IS JUST A CASE OF A LOT
OF AGE-INAPPROPRIATE ITEMS.
NOW WE'VE GOTTEN RID OF ALL THE
THINGS, THE TOY TRUCKS.
THIS BOY WAS 12 AND HE STILL HAD
TOYS FOR FIVE AND SIX-YEAR-OLDS.
WE GOT RID OF THOSE AND MADE A
STUDY PLACE, WHICH IS SO
IMPORTANT FOR OLDER CHILDREN.
>>Lindsay: IT LOOKS LIKE BY
LOOKING AT THE PICTURE THAT YOU
ADDED A DESK AND SOME
INEXPENSIVE SHELVES.
YOU DIDN'T SPEND A LOT OF MONEY
PUTTING THIS ALL TOGETHER AND
GETTING ORGANIZED.
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
I TRY TO WORK WITH WHAT PEOPLE
ALREADY HAVE.
THEY ARE ALREADY PAYING FOR MY
SERVICES, I DON'T WANT THEM TO
HAVE TO PAY FOR ADDITIONAL
THINGS.
YOU FIND THINGS UNDERNEATH THE
CLUTTER, OH, WE CAN USE THIS.
>>Lindsay: THAT IS A BIG RELIEF
FOR OUR WALLET.
YOU SAY, HIT ONE ROOM AT A TIME.
>> YES, SOMETIMES PEOPLE WILL
START IN ONE ROOM, AND THEY GET
VERY OVERWHELMED, SO THEY WANT A
BREAK AND MOVE TO ANOTHER ROOM.
FLITTING BACK AND FORTH FROM
ROOM TO ROOM, NOT A GOOD IDEA.
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU'VE GOT
PILES OF THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO
FINISH IN EVERY ROOM IN THE
HOUSE AND NOT A GOOD IDEA.
>>Lindsay: THEN A BIGGER MESS.
>> YOU WANT TO HIT ONE ROOM AT A
TIME.
>>Lindsay: ONE OF THOSE ROOMS IS
THE PANTRY.
WE KNOW HOW MESSY THOSE CAN BE
WITH THE FOOD AND SNACKS AND
LOOK AT THAT PERSON'S PANTRY.
WOW, THEY HAVE ENOUGH FOOD IN
THERE TO LAST THEM A LIFETIME.
HOW DID YOU TACKLE THIS ONE?
>> THIS WAS A LONG, NARROW
PANTRY.
YOU CAN SEE, I'VE ADDED
SHELVING.
I HAD A HANDY MAN COME IN AND
BUILD PULLOUT SHELVES SO SHE CAN
SEE WHAT IS IN THE BACK WHERE
BEFORE SHE COULDN'T.
WE ALSO SEPARATED YOU CAN SEE
LITTLE LABELS ON THE SHELVING,
CANNED GOODS AND BREAKFAST ITEMS
AND THAT SORT OF THING.
>>Lindsay: IT LOOKS LIKE THE
SHELVES PULL OUT.
>> THEY PULL OWL THE WAY OUT.
SHE CAN SEE ALL THE WAY TO THE
BACK AND SHE DOESN'T BUY
DUPLICATE ITEMS.
I COULDN'T FIND THE PEANUT
BUTTER, AND SHE BUYS MORE AND
THERE ARE ALREADY FOUR JARS BACK
THERE.
>>Lindsay: IN THIS SITUATION YOU
HAD THE PERSON PAY FOR SOME
CONSTRUCTION, LIGHT CARPENTRY
WORK TO AN EXTENT.
>> CORRECT.
>>Lindsay: LET'S LOOK AT ONE
MORE ROOM.
LET'S LOOK AT THE KITCHEN
BECAUSE THE KITCHEN IS ANOTHER
VERY, VERY MESSY PLACE.
THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS KIND OF
ORGANIZED TO ME.
>> IT LOOKS ORGANIZED, BUT IT IS
ACTUALLY A GREAT KITCHEN,
BECAUSE IT'S HUGE.
A LOT OF STORAGE SPACE.
SOMETIMES WHEN YOU HAVE REALLY
TALL CABINETRY LIKE THAT, YOU
CAN'T SEE WHAT'S IN THE TOP AND
CAN'T SEE WHAT'S IN THE BACK.
WHAT I DID ON SOME OF THE HIGHER
SHELVING, I PUT PULLOUT BINS, SO
IF YOU WANTED TO SEE WHAT WAS IN
THE BACK, PULL THE WHOLE BIN
OUT.
ALSO, THE LAZY SUSAN ON THE
LOWER SHELFING SO AGAIN YOU CAN
SEE WHAT IS IN BACK, SWIVEL IT
AROUND AND GET TO ALL THE ITEMS.
>> YOU DID WHAT YOU MENTIONED
EARLIER, ONE OF YOUR TIPS, YOU
PROBABLY MADE THE MESS, YOU LAID
EVERYTHING OUT AND THEN
REORGANIZED.
>> YEAH, MAKING A MESS I ALWAYS
SAY GETS UGLY BEFORE IT GETS
PRETTY.
THAT'S VERY TRUE.
YOU HAVE TO PULL IT ALL OUT.
VIEW EVERYTHING AS A COLLECTION.
SIGH WHERE THE DUPLICATES ARE.
SEE WHERE THINGS ARE BROKEN OR
DAMAGE.
>>Lindsay: YOUR LAST TIP, BE
LOGICAL.
>> LIKE WITH LIKE.
GROUP LIKE ITEMS TOGETHER.
YOU WANT TO PUT THE ITEMS IN THE
ROOM WHERE YOU'LL BE USING IT.
>>Lindsay: QUICKLY.
LET'S LOOK AT THE OFFICE.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE OTHER SPOTS
THAT EVERYBODY HAS.
WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE IN
THEIR HOMES AND IT CAN JUST GET
DISASTROUS.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A HURRICANE HIT
THE ROOM.
>> YEAH, THAT OFFICE WAS
ACTUALLY A SPARE ROOM THAT THEY
WERE TRYING TO USE AS AN OFFICE.
SHE HAD A LOT OF STORAGE THERE,
A LOT OF CABINETRY.
>>Lindsay: PUT THINGS AWAY.
ORGANIZE.
>> THEY WERE EMPTY SO WE USED
THEM UP.
>>Lindsay: HEATHER, GREAT TIPS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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