As an expert Seattle interior designer, my tag line is ‘come home to a place you love’. After a busy day or a time away, we look forward to just being home, where we can be ourselves and surround ourselves with the familiar. Home is also a place that reminds us of what we haven’t gotten around to doing….

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There are a variety of ways to make your resolutions for 2010 your mission. As a starter, get organized, clear clutter and set a plan for your projects. Jenny Kasza says, “There are always things that need to be done,” she says. “When my house is full of things we don’t want or need anymore or things that are broken or not used, it seems to affect the energy of the house. But when I get control of things, I feel as if a weight has been lifted.”

Courtesy of Nancy A. Herrick, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

10 Residential Resolutions for 2010

• Be Responsible - Get serious about recycling by setting up a sorting center
• Be frugal - Turn household items into cash by selling them on eBay and Craigslist
• Be generous - Donate your unused household goods
• Be tidy - Set up a system for mail that comes into your home
• Be discerning - Try to make do with what you own, resist impulse buying
• Be inclusive - Involve your family in the home organization
• Be mindful - Haveworking smoke detectors; a carbon monoxide detector
• Be health-conscious - educate yourself about low-VOC paint and eco-friendly carpet
• Be aware - see tips at www.energysavers.gov.
• Be prepared for next year - Put your Christmas card supplies with your Halloween decorations to remind you to get an early start; store decorations in an organized fashion

Now that’s being organized.

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