This week we welcome our new resident tackler, Jena Webber.
Jena is a long time tackler and won me over with her enthusiasm and persistence in requesting to become the TT editor.
Jena, also known as the organizing mommy, thrives on the adrenaline rush of a clutter-free space, an encouraging talk with a friend, and a funny story. She homeschools her five kids (ages 16-3), teaches pilates, and loves to write a crazy organizing blog, Organized Everyday.
She doesn’t claim to actually BE organized everyday, but she would like to have you join her in the process of getting there. She looks forward to the Tuesday Tackle all week long.
As resident tackler, Jena will host Tackle It Tuesday each week, once a month posting her own personal tackles and the other weeks of the month posting your GUEST tackles. So make sure you submit your guest tackles to be featured here at 5M4M. You can write Jena at tackleittuesday at gmail dot com.
Hi, I’m Jena, a.k.a. “the Organizing Mommy” of Organized Everyday. What an honor to be chosen to be the new editor of Tackle it Tuesday! I will really miss that Apron Queen; she was awesome.
Well, I love tackling projects!! I should call my blog: tackling everyday, since that is sort of my style.
This week I am going to instruct on: how to declutter a purse. You can choose any purse in your house, and you don’t need one of those fancy ones with all the pockets to have an uncluttered purse.
What is it that makes a purse cluttery anyway?
1. We put everything everywhere.
2. We shove anything in there, even if it doesn’t belong.
3. We have no system of finding something when we do need it.
As you can see, when you dump out everything your purse is carrying, it can get overwhelming to look at. In my case, I was carrying around a lot of things that had other homes. So, I went ahead and threw away the trash and returned the traveling items.
As it is with every type of organization, you need to assign “homes” for things. How you label those “homes” is up to you. You can use: masking tape, a label maker, safety pins with little labels attached, or in my case, a durable ribbon with a colorful permanent marker.
It really does work! Even though my purse is HUGE, I could still find my teeny-tiny phone when it was ringing because it was right in the spot marked, “phone”.
Having trouble getting motivated? Read my article on doing a blitz. You’ll be on a tackling rampage in no time.
What are you tackling this week? Link up and show off!
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If you tackled a project this week, just add a comment and add your link below.
Happy tackling ladies…
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I like those pocket liners, very handy. Luckily most children can read a bit, but this week I’m using colour to co-ordinate and help organise.
Best wishes
That’s so funny! I hate cleaning out my purse. It has a bunch a receipts and old lipstick in there…and who knows what else!
Great tackle!! My purse always becomes a giant mess. I do occassionally clean it out:)
Great tackle! Nothing like an organized purse!
Great tackle, and welcome as the new guest editor! My purse needs to this too!
Toni
I love the idea of labling the inside of your purse. I don’t use a purse, because I tend to lose track of anything that isn’t attached to me. I left my scarf and my daughter’s hat at ShopKo last week. Thankfullly, they saved them in the lost and found. If I ever do use a purse again, I’ll definitely remember your system!
I TACKLED my totally tacky desk. And its nice to actually have room to work again. My purse is next on the list.
I keep a small purse now, so I can’t cram too much stuff in.
I still have trouble finding a pen in there though, as those tend to sink to the bottom!
This week I tackled some Christmas projects.
Every week, I watch all of the incredible work women are accomplishing, thinking I wish I had something equally show-worthy. Today I do, and I’m so excited to share this creative (free!) idea.
Katie
Congratulations on the editor job. I look forward to all your tackles along the way. Today’s was a neccesary one. The purse is the worst and those were some great tips:-)
Yeah, I need to tackle my purse, too! I feel like this week’s tackle was a cheat of sorts – we wrote a letter to Santa. But it really is a tradition I want my kids to have, and besides, if you take your letter to Macy’s they donate $1 to Make-A-Wish!
I came upon your site the other day and am looking forward to joining more tackles in the future – thanks for hosting!
that’s awesome. i have to clean out my purse like once a week, i carry a bigger purse so everyone thinks i should carry everything for them. ugghhh!! have a great day!!
Oh I always love when I have a de-cluttered purse – great job!
Since switching to a smaller purse, I tend to keep it decluttered. I clean it out pretty often and I love a good purse organizer (which I make myself!)
I finally got some tackles completed!
This just might be my next project! Thanks.
Jena, you are a woman after my own heart, I am all about organizing but that’s not to say I’m there yet!!It sure is a fun journey on my way there, however!!!! Welcome and I look forward to a more organized year for 2009!!!!!