Apr 15, 2025
Earth Day Accomplishments to Remember
Earth Day 2025 is April 22! This year’s theme is “Our Power, Our Planet,” emphasizing a call to triple global renewable energy generation by 2030 through solar, wind, hydroelectric, tidal and geothermal power. But let’s take a step back to see where the #environmental movement has been in its 55-year history. While it may be […]
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Apr 1, 2025
How to Shake off Your Winter Hibernation
The trees are budding and the first flowers of #spring are starting to pop up — depending on your location, sometimes through a lingering snow. But you may still struggle to get energized for the warm weather, having been in human “hibernation” through winter. “Humans cannot actually hibernate, but in the coldest months of the […]
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Mar 18, 2025
Start Your Spring-Cleaning Engines!
Thursday, March 20, marks the beginning of #spring. The Organizing Blog’s favorite season, spring gives people everywhere a great incentive to #clean and #organize their homes. #Spring #cleaning is a time-honored tradition. Over a long winter shut tight against the cold, homes tend to gather dirt and grime. It’s time to throw the windows open […]
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Mar 4, 2025
The Meaning Behind Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras — a.k.a. Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday — is the final day of the Carnival festival season. In the Christian tradition, Ash Wednesday is the start of Lent, a penitential season of abstinence and sacrifice. Mardi Gras is the “last hurrah,” in effect, before 40 days of abstinence from foods such as meat, […]
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Feb 18, 2025
Start Scheduling Those Home Renovations Now
It’s below zero outside Organizing Blog headquarters, meaning that we’re spending most of our time inside, where it’s warm. But all of this indoor time has made us notice some of the shortcomings of our surroundings — things that would benefit from a little maintenance and renovation. We’ve noticed these things before. Deteriorating tile grout. […]
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