Friday, January 29, 2010

Come Mozy With Me

For those who know me you know that I always have my camera with me. Over the years I have over 10,000 pictures on my computer along with many valuable documents. I am pleased to announce that Heart of The Home is now affliated with Mozy.

This is a wonderful program that I could not live without. It is a backup system that cost less than a Starbucks Grande a month. If for some reason your computer crashes Mozy will send you all the information with a very quick turn-around.

Click on the link above to see what all the buzz is about. You won't want to take a chance losing all your precious memories.

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Target's $1 bin rocks!

We had to go to Target to get some presents and naturally I had to go see the dollar section. They have the greatest items right now, including wire baskets, which I can't get enough of. I love baskets, any type and size and my creative juices flow. It's amazing what you can do with these treasures. Next to the baskets they had colorful mini dustpans with brooms. You may be asking yourself why on earth is she excited about that, well here's why. I bought one for each kid to put in their rooms. When they are done playing with all the toys with the tiny pieces like Legos, Polly Pockets, they can now just "sweep" up the mess. My kids LOVE doing this, strange I know.

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Party On!!!








So I am working on starting this organizing and party planning business and it dawned on me that I have no examples of any of my party invites. Here they are:

Friday, January 22, 2010

New Affiliate


I am pleased to announce that I am now an affiliate with The Clutter Diet. This is a great program that not only offers wonderful tips but has amazing products. Check out my link below.




Wednesday, January 20, 2010

The Family Manager System: Why it Helps

As I am sitting in the school carpool lane I started thinking about the benefits of the Family Manager System, here are just a few:

1. It creates order out of chaos: as moms if we are stressed and chaotic what are we doing to our families.

2. Spend less time on the have to's; have more time for the want to's. Enough said.

3. Make selective decisions when you are overloaded with options.

4. Establish and stick to priorities.

5. Stay motivated.

6. Plan memorable events and occasions that strengthen family ties.

7. Keep the end goal in mind.

These tips are taken from Kathy Peel, creator of the Family Manager System.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Tip of the Day: Get Rid of It

As we start to take down Christmas trees and put things away untl next year, what better time then now to organize and get rid of items that you no longer use. Good rule of thumb, if you have not used or decorated with something in 2-3 years get rid of it! While putting up ornaments this year I noticed that I had duplicates of many of my ornaments, if you have the same problem (although, one can never have too many ornaments) put them up for sale on EBAY or Craigslist. May some extra cash and get more room by getting rid of it.

Hey Realtors

Attention: Realtors
If each home you list could be sold looking the way a model home does, do you think it might bring in more money or sell in less time? Chances are it would. That's why home staging is a great idea!
Staging is not decorating. Decorating is optional, staging is mandatory in order to sell the house for the most money in the shortest amount of time.
Have great confidence in showing your listings to potential buyers because you know the home is staged and ready to be sold.
It's just not always easy to get a home into selling condition in a timely manner without some sort of experienced assistance. Let the professionals at Heart of The Home help. With the aid of a professional organizer, your listings can make a notable first impression on potential homebuyers, translating into sales for YOU.
GOAL
To complete minor repairs, de-clutter, and stage a home in order to maximize its appeal to prospective buyers, potentially reducing the amount of time the home is on the market and increasing the selling price, while helping the client prepare for their upcoming move.

SERVICES• Heart of The Home will work with the seller to decide what to keep, donate, sell, or trash in order to declutter the home.
• Heart of The Home will pack, transport, and store items that a seller will be eventually moving to their new home. Removing these items from the current space will create a less cluttered look and feel that will be appreciated by potential buyers. This step will also help considerably in preparation for the upcoming move.
• Heart of The Home will assist with unwanted items that need to be trashed, donated or sold.
Remember: Any time or money invested in decluttering and depersonalizing a home will bring back more money in return, and hopefully a faster sale.
Declutter & Depersonalize
• Your clients are going to be moving shortly anyway so it's in their best interests to go ahead and start getting rid of the things they'll never need again and boxing up the things they can live without for a couple of months.
• Sellers will agree: "Why drag clutter to their new home!" which is costly in the form of time, energy, and money.
• They should clean out about 50% of the things in their closets, most of the knickknacks displayed around the home, and enough furniture to make the rooms look open and inviting.
• Countertops should be clean and uncluttered. Even the cabinets and drawers should contain only a few items, because, as you know, serious buyers will be opening doors and drawers; and they will want to see a lot of space.
• Clients should know how important it is for them to remove most of their family photographs and personal collections. Buyers are trying to envision themselves living in every home they tour and it's very hard for them to do that when faced with the seller's personal items. Every room of the house should have a general appeal for the majority of buyers.

LET Heart of The Home DO YOUR DIRTY WORK!

Some Realtors are actually not only promoting the services of Heart of The Home , they are paying for them too!
Ask about the Heart of The Home special 'Realtor Rate'.
Sure, it's money out of your commission but it's money well spent.

Because, who knows better than a Realtor the benefit of an uncluttered home.
And by hiring Heart of The Home directly, you are in control; you identify the goals and direct which tasks take priority.
Your recommendations will be acted upon without risking your business relationship with your client.
You are staging the home but your hands remain CLEAN!
Come to think of it, the home is CLEAN too!