1st Annual Creative Mom's Winterfest

Calling all Mommies in the DC Area!!

Today from 3-6 pm, I will be at Little Omm Yoga Studio for the 1st Annual Creative Mom's Winterfest. I am so excited to be exhibiting with some other wonderfully creative Mom's from the DC Metro Area.

It is shaping up to be a great event. Bring the kids!! Free honest tea, cookies, organic baby food from Happy Baby and goodies from Patch.com! There will be a singer at 3 pm and a book signing from 4-5.

Baby Love DC is also hosting a mini drive at the festival for all used baby items like clothing, diaper bags, toys, etc. This is a wonderful time to donate some of the items you are no longer using in your home to a good cause! I know I will be bringing some items.

I look forward to seeing you all and revealing my new logo and special packages that are good for TODAY only.

Other great vendors include:

Certifikid.com

Honest Tea

Happy Baby Foods

Stroller Strides

Urban Chic

Lani Inlander, professional stylist

New Website, New Look

I have a new website, www.rachel-lifestylist.com that I am so excited about. This means I will be changing around the look of this blog and maybe even changing the name to go along with my new look!

Make sure to check me out on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. I will be sure to update the look of my blog very soon. Check back!

Organizing Article in New York Times with Barbara Reich

I hope everyone got to read the New York Times article today titled, Trust the Professional, It's Time to Toss It Out. The article interviewed fellow professional organizer AND TWIN MOMMY, Barbara Reich. I am really proud of the article and the author Elissa Gootman and how she portrays Barbara and the real benefits of organizing. Professional organizing is about a lot more than clearing clutter and the physical results. As the article discusses, working with a professional organizer can also clear your mind. As an organizer, I am much more than my title. I have been part therapist to some of my clients, part guidance counselor, part decorator and overall friend.

Elissa all got to experience first hand what a professional organizer can do and wrote about it in the article Abandon All Nostalgia. The Organizer is Coming Over.

I love my job. I love to help people make their lives run smoother, save precious time and help them save money. This New York Times article just brings to the forefront how working with a professional organizer actually works and what a professional organizer can help you do.

As Barbara Reich stated, "stress is clutter and clutter is stress." It gives me great joy being able to help someone become less stressed. Start your 2011 off on the right foot! January is Get Organized Month and there is no better time to get started on the life that you want and deserve! Contact me today for more details. I am running a 20% off special for January.

Rosey's Return!

Rosey's is back in 2011 and better than ever! Make sure to sign up for my newsletter (new one coming any day now!) and keep checking back. I am very excited to be announcing my return. I look forward to seeing you and working with you in 2011.

25% off at Container Store, Thanks to Oprah!

The Oprah show has once again teamed up with the Container Store. The Container Store is offering 25% off all items from now until July 12th. This is a GREAT way to take advantage of the marvelous products that the store has in stock. Click here for the coupon that you must bring into the store or use online when purchasing. Happy Shopping!

Two more Shredding Events in June

There is a LOT of paper out there that needs to be shredded. I see it everyday with my clients. Here are TWO more upcoming shredding events in June.

Saturday, June 13, 9-12 am: THE GRATEFUL SHRED II, Clara Barton Community Center, 7425 MacArthur Boulevard, Cabin John, MD (301-229-0010)

All proceeds go to support activities at the Clara Barton Community Center. Bring your materials or you may drop off material to shred, starting at 8 A.M. Requested voluntary donation: $5 per box of paper (a one-cubic-foot storage box or the equivalent). Or you can have a half-box or the equivalent shredded for $3 or a quarter-box for $2. Paper bags are OK containers.

The following can be shredded along with office paper: staples, paper clips, rubber bands, folders, binder clips, hanging folders (even with metal strips), and labels. But not newspapers, 3-ring binders, cardboard, heavy plastic, heavy metals, boxes, trash, floppy disks, or CDs.

Saturday, June 20, 8-11 am: NBC4 Safe & Secure Community Shred, Northern Virginia Community College, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA.

You may bring up to five boxes of personal papers for shredding (no CDs or credit cards). It's the best way to protect your identity...and it's good for the environment too!

Organizing Kid's Stuff in time for Summer

With the arrival of my two little ones and having worked with several families these past few years, I know that kids are notorious for misplacing things and then begging for you to help them find them. And, once your kids get to preschool age, they have many more items that they are likely to loose. Unfortunately, kids at this age don't yet understand that when they just drop their stuff on the kitchen counter, it doesn't always remain there.


However, this is the perfect time to start teaching your children how to organize. Trust me, they aren't too young and starting this early will pay off.


-Create consequences: If you don't let your child play with this truck because he left it out, he will eventually learn to put it away.


-Everything has its own place: Try and buy separate bins or containers for toys, school supplies, etc. See-through containers work the best. Then help your child with labels or pictures on the outside of the bin so they know what is inside and your child will learn where each item goes. Get them into the habit of putting everything back where it belongs before starting a new activity.


-Make a game of it: If your child looses something, try giving them clues to help them figure out where they last had it. This way, he will look for the item and not for you!