January 2025 - Organization Pending Newsroom - Upper Arlington, Ohio
Welcome to Organization Pending's Newsroom,
January 2025: Get Organized and Declutter edition.
This month, we're celebrating National Organize Your Home Day and Declutter for a Cause Month, with closet decluttering tips and new free emailed printables - available for request under the Resources tab. Don't miss the Company Publication News for home office organizing tips, and Company News for new service announcements - plus a special birthday offering!
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National Organize Your Home Day
National Organize Your Home Day was January 14, part of Get Organized Month! Since 2022, Organization Pending has provided over 500 hours of in person and virtual services for more than 30 clients, and Owner/Operator Tabi (they/them) has a few favorite tips to share that have benefitted every client in every home. Visit Organization Pending's Resources page, hover over the tab above, or click to request Organization Pending's Top Five Home Organizing Tips, including the first step to every home organizing journey, and how to shop for organizing supplies!
The upcoming annual spring renewal spurs many of us to throw open our windows and start scrubbing our floors - but this motivation can quickly burn out with too many tasks to do, leaving us wondering where our plans went wrong. One tip from my home to yours is to schedule different rooms each weekend, taking a look at the goals in that room - consider creating a checklist for each room, including specific items (dust items on walls, dust lights, wipe down baseboards, etcetera). It's useful for my family to ensure everything is getting done with four workers, and some people especially benefit from physically crossing items off of lists.
Need to tidy up first, saving motivation and making the cleaning process faster and easier? Request Organization Pending's Pre-Spring Cleaning Tips, delivered directly to your email!
Declutter for a Cause Month
February is Declutter for a Cause Month! Sometimes, knowing our donations can be used elsewhere in the community can make the difference between us wanting to hang on to things "just in case", or our ability to let these items have a new life.
Take a look at Organization Pending's Community Recommendations page under Decluttering and Donation for a quick list of local donation options that support local foster families, veterans, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, local refugee and immigrant families, and more. Contact Organization Pending if you have a favorite local donation resource that's not listed! This resource is updated regularly.
Need a place to start decluttering? Think small! Break down a room into individual drawers, cabinets, or furniture pieces, and start by only looking for trash. Don't forget to take before and after pictures - the time stamps will help you gauge how long future projects might take, and remind you of how much progress you've already made!
National Secondhand Wardrobe Week is February 2-10! A fun decluttering motivation tip is to pair scheduled decluttering sessions with specific purposes - like using this week as motivation to clear your closet, letting others enjoy items you're no longer reaching for.
Organization Pending's Top Three Closet Decluttering Tips
"Shop" your closet! Many clients find this practice to be a great way to jump into decluttering before or instead of removing everything. Look at each item on the rack - would you still buy that if you saw it in a store today?
Do you have seasonal clothing? Consider packing these items away in the off seasons, using under-the-bed storage or bins - and don't forget about coats and other outdoor clothing!
Do you wear specific clothing for work, at home, and going out? Zone your clothing options so you only have part of your total wardrobe to consider for specific purposes. After putting these zones into categories, you might be surprised to learn how many similar items you own - letting you know to declutter some of those options, or letting you know to embrace your favorite style and donate the rest.
Have clothing that is torn or stained? Broken jewelry? Whole clothing you want to go to a good cause? Organization Pending will pick these items up for free during National Secondhand Wardrobe Week, benefitting Columbus Fashion Academy through our partnership! Contact Tabi for pick up.
Organizing Your Home Office: Company Publication News
Organization Pending was named as a local expert on ApartmentGuide®! Read the full article here: 8 Tips for Organizing Your Home Office.
ApartmentGuide is a subsidiary of Redfin.com
Company News
Organization Pending LLC turned three on January 7th! Join in on the celebration and get your home organizing goals on the schedule with a special birthday offer of 25% off your next session*.
Before January 31:
New clients: Schedule your free virtual assessment and mention OPGBDAY3 in your message at organizationpending.com/contact.
Returning clients: Reach out to Tabi via text or email with code OPGBDAY3 to schedule your next work session and redeem your coupon!
*Up to five hours, in person or virtual services.
New Service!
We all struggle to make every minute count in our days, and sometimes recycling, disposal, and donation centers don't even offer hours that fit your busy schedule.
Let Organization Pending take a few errands off your plate with affordable small item pick up services for zip codes 43212, 43220, and 43221. Starting at $10, this service allows you to recycle, dispose, and donate responsibly, while freeing up your time for other activities!
New Service!
Are you a small business owner, looking for an affordable way to get ready for your next website update? Organization Pending offers Website Review Services - checking links on each page, general proofreading, reviewing desktop and mobile performance, providing new user experience feedback and impressions, and more! Take advantage of introductory $15/hour pricing while it lasts.
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