It is so nice when someone lets me know that my advice works. As a professional organizer I give a lot of tips about organizing everything in your homes and lives. My friend Edna told me she wanted to get rid of clutter in her home and more specifically the clutter she has with her photos.

I recommend to get rid of clutter when it comes to those boxes of photos or envelops of photos or even lose photos to follow these 4 tips:

•Gather your photos all in one place.
•Set a timer and start going through your photos and get rid of the ones you don’t remember or never knew who they were. Get rid of bad pictures. You know the ones where someone looks ugly and they really aren’t or the photo is fuzzy or a picture of the sky or floor was taken by mistake. When the timer dings take a break and come back later.
•Organize your photos the way you want—by person, event, year etc. If you don’t care, that is okay. If your goal is just to get them in an album that’s fine.
•Buy a photo album where you can slip in the photos, write next to it who it is and if you want the date it was taken. Embellish with stickers if you want and voila you are done.

This method makes getting rid of clutter easy and you feel so good having your photos organized without spending a small fortune and taking up all your time.

This is the technique Edna used and she told me she feels so good to have her photos all in one place and she doesn’t have to worry about them anymore and she can enjoy them.

Marilyn Bohn is an energetic, lively, compassionate, hard working and creative organizer. She was born to organize! Before becoming a professional organizer she worked professionally in diverse environments. She is involved in her community, providing her clients with a broad base of experience and knowledge.  She is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO).