50 Eye-Opening Blogs for Get Organized Week

By Kimberly Wilson

Get Organized Week happens as soon as October hits and makes for a perfect excuse to start cleaning, fixing finances, starting new home improvement or DIY projects, driving better business, and plenty more. Not that any specific time should dictate the whens and whys behind ordering life's little chaoses, of course, but the sort-of holiday still offers a neat benchmark. College students, many of them on their own for the very first time, often fall prey to the disorganization demons, though they certainly don't comprise the only vulnerable demographic. Anyone juggling multiple factors might stumble. But nobody suffers in a vacuum, so those grappling against money, business and home woes have plenty of excellent resources they may consult. These, by the way, are just a few.

DIY and Home Improvement

1. The Pegboard: When reorganizing and repairing a home without contractors, read up on tool reviews and advice from the DIY Network's experts.

2. Young House Love: Find inspiration and information from this popular young family as they get all DIY up in their house.

3. The Inspired Room: Melissa Michaels hosts a highly well-received resource regarding interior design, home décor and DIY projects, with plenty of amazing, valuable organization advice available.

4. This D*mn House: Tackling home improvement and decorating projects is far less romantic in reality than many people think, and This D*mn House provides a refreshing "warts and all" perspective. Anyone working on an older home will probably relate to some (if not all) the related headaches.

5. Pretty Handy Girl: Seriously cool DIY home repair and craft projects abound here, making it an excellent reference when sprucing up a space, fixing an issue or completely overhauling an entire space.

6. Centsational Girl: Even the heavily budgeted can still flex their DIY sensibilities, and Centsational Girl shows them how with her eclectic instruction assortments.

7. IKEA Hackers: Space, storage and organization solutions, along with plenty of other fascinating, creative IKEA hacking projects, burst forth from this essential DIY, home décor and home improvement blog.

8. Lifehacker: Honestly, Lifehacker fits under every category featured here. It features some of the web's most valuable, innovative and handy instructions and advice on organizing, planning and improving just about everything.

9. TheHomeRenovationGuide.com Blog: Whether meandering down DIY way or not, anyone renovating or restoring a home should bookmark this exceptional resource, with plenty of information about bettering (and organizing!) living spaces big and small.

10. About.com: Home Repair: About.com's Home Repair portal maintainer and blogger Bob Formisano dishes on everything homeowners need to know about keeping everything properly, safely maintained.

Home Economics, Homemaking and Housekeeping

11. The New Home Economics: Homemakers striving towards sustainability and self-sufficiency might find this blog inspiring, especially since both factors require considerable organization and planning.

12. Homemaking Cottage Blog: Stay-at-home or balancing parents working towards a more stable, organized and balanced household will undoubtedly find at least one valuable snippet here.

13. Homemaking Organized Blog: Like the title states, Homemaking Organized Blog offers up great tips on keeping homes safe, satisfying and tidy for all inhabitants.

14. The Clean Sweep's Housekeeping Blog: Bay Area-based housekeeping company The Clean Sweep certainly knows how to keep a home looking great within a manageable budget and time frame!

15. About.com: Housekeeping: Overflowing with product reviews, resources, advice and plenty more, Sarah Aguirre's About.com website and blog is a must-bookmark for any harried renter or owner.

16. Home Ec 101: No matter how many individuals occupy a space, the basic cleaning, cooking and budgeting skills shared on Home Ec 101 apply to all households.

17. Wendy's HOME EConomics!: Wendy Perry's award-winning blog targets "domestic gods, goddesses and wannabes" who want to maintain healthy, organized homes — or at least pick up some neat recipes. Although she doesn't update as often as some other resources here, she still posts sufficient worthwhile content.

18. Inside the Institute Blog: Although one of Good Housekeeping's official blogs contains most excellent product reviews, the entire surrounding site warrants reading as well.

19. Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker: Learn budgeting, cooking and a few housekeeping tips at the very useful Frugal Antics of a Harried Homemaker, which also boasts some truly mouthwatering recipes!

20. The Creative Homemaker: Almost anything stay-at-home or well-balanced parents need to keep a home organized, safe and happy comes courtesy of these two dedicated (and frequently crafty) moms.

Management

21. The New Entrepreneur: BusinessWeek's small business blog, owned and maintained by Nick Lieber and John Tozzi, isn't exclusively about management, but still posts excellent insight about whipping offices into shape all the same.

22. Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog: Check out this in-depth resource for handy little tips and tricks on streamlining, organizing and personalizing management styles.

23. Management Skills Blog: Management Skills Blog, as one can probably assume, hopes visitors will use their prodigious resources in the interest of forming better businesses and business relations. Pretty much anything they need receives at least a little attention here.

24. Management Blog: The Australian Institute of Management presents a handy-dandy read covering a nice, wide array of relevant business and leadership topics.

25. How to Change the World: Seeing as how Guy Kawasaki consistently earns beaucoup praise for his management and entrepreneurial acumen, it might be a good idea to read his blog. Just a suggestion!

26. Management Craft: Supplement lessons on how to best hone managerial and organizational skills through this blog, which emphasizes the latest strategies and trends.

27. Create Learning: Successful management requires some degree of engagement and innovation, so Create Learning's postings should help make a splash in the office and boardroom alike.

28. The Leader's Journey with Lee Thayer: A former coach for CEOs and other executive and manager types shares the leadership lessons he's gleaned over the past few decades.

29. SMALL BUSINESS CEO: Running an entire company requires far more savvy than managing a few people, so executives (and wannabes) should read up on what skills need sharpening.

30. NOOP.NL: Jurgen Appelo promotes "agile management" and delivers commentary on the latest relevant trends and techniques. Content involves an array of business topics, however, but most postings help form a more productive, organized work environment.

Organizing and Time Management

31. Natalie M. Houston: Both a University of Houston professor and a life coach focusing on time management and organizing, this informative lady posts some excellent, if not outright essential, tips and tricks. Although she mainly targets creatives, almost anyone can benefit from her advice.

32. I'm an Organizing Junkie: One doesn't have to wait for spring to start cleaning and organizing a cluttered home! Find some amazing (and often affordable) solutions here.

33. Creative Organizing Blog: The Simplify 101 blog and website both easily help visitors streamline lives and organize homes. Even the most Type A individuals might very well find something new and useful.

34. Unclutterer: Between Unclutterer's highly recommended blog, forums and website, organizing issues both massive and obscure have probably received coverage.

35. ceo blog — time leadership: For the manager, executive or small business owner looking to improve both leadership and time management skills, this blog might very well prove exactly what's needed.

36. Simply Stated: Real Simple's resource serves as a one-stop-shop for anyone's organizing, homemaking and life streamlining needs — beauty tips and other neat bits round out the content.

37. zenhabits: Leo Babauta extols the virtues of simple, minimalist and mindful living for today's harried worker bees and/or homemakers.

38. Adventures in Organizing Blog: As an industry leader, with storage devices of all shapes and sizes available, the folks at Rubbermaid know a thing or two about staying organized.

39. Breathing Space: Hit up Jeff Davidson's blog for inspiration and information on sloughing off workaholic tendencies without sacrificing productivity.

40. IHeart Organizing: Another Simplify 101 joint, this time analyzing organization from a mom's perspective. But don't think for one second that dads and the childfree can't learn a thing or two, either!

Personal Finance

41. Wise Bread: Wise Bread emphasizes "living large on a budget," with amazing, absolutely essential postings on personal finance, budgeting, life hacks, bargain hunting and plenty more topics.

42. Money Under 30: It's pretty obvious where this blog's target demographic lies, but that definitely doesn't mean the older crowd won't benefit from its sound budgeting, personal finance and investing advice.

43. MintLife Blog: Personal finance phenomenon Mint conveys simple advice via free software, apps, a website and blog, making money management just that much easier for disorganized savers and spenders.

44. Get Rich Slowly: Whether looking to eradicate debt, invest wisely, pay for a home, or maneuver those pesky credit cards, Get Rich Slowly probably hosts exactly what financial strategies visitors need.

45. Walletpop Canada: Some of the nation-specific articles here might not work for international readers, but when content turns towards personal finance tips, tricks, and advice, anyone looking to budget, save, spend, and invest wisely benefits!

46. The Simple Dollar: The straightforward, informative tone here is intended for anyone who often finds deciphering financial task a dizzying, daunting undertaking.

47. Blogging for Change: Organizing personal finances in undeniably an emotional, stressful process, but Blogging for Change's positive postings put a lighter, softer spin on things, without compromising efficacy, of course.

48. Dough Roller: Stop by Dough Roller when seeking assistance with saving, spending, investing, handling credit cards, understanding mortgages and everything else relating back to personal finances.

49. fivecentnickel.com: When individuals without a banking or accounting background must make sense of the fields' often nauseatingly confusing tenets, they head to this blog for some easy-to-follow translations.

50. 20 Something Finance: Young people needing a firmer grasp on their precious money and hoping to either reduce or avoid debt would do well to seek out 20 Something Finance's counsel. However, older readers might easily find something of value here as well.

One Response to “50 Eye-Opening Blogs for Get Organized Week”

1. Kristen says:

   October 17, 2011 at 8:08 am

   Thanks for including my site in this great list!!