If the hanging sections in your closet make you want to scream and cuss, I’ll let you in on the secret as to why this is.

You see hanging in a closet (whether you’re hanging blouses, dresses, scarves, belts ties or pants) is usually so disorganized it ranks at the top of the C.U.S. scale. And if you’re not familiar with what the CUS scale is – it’s the Closet Ugliness Scale.

And if I ‘dumb-down’ all the ‘tools’ you can use to make your…

You’ve come to the conclusion you’ve had it with your sagging, cheap wire closet. Or your sick of your nicked-up, painted plywood ‘closet system’ (and I use this phrase in only the most sarcastic way) the original builder slapped in years ago.

Your closet not only does you NO FAVORS trying to find your favorite shoes, sweaters, or blouses, but it makes you feel nervous and disorganized. And it certainly DOESN’T add grace and beauty to your…

OK – here’s a statistic which may seem funny or a bit sexist, depending on your perspective.

According to a study done by IKEA, women with shoe racks are 7 times more likely than women without shoe racks to be on time for work.

For some people reading this, you’ll chuckle. For others you may want to punch those sexist idiots conducting this study in the face.

However, no matter what your opinion about this study is, here’s one fact I’ll…

You’re sleeping comfortably in the bedroom of your home. It’s calm in the middle of the night. Then, you hear a strange sound. It’s the sound of running water. Where’s it coming from? You search and search only to find…

Oh no!!!

The first floor of your beautiful New Albany home is a layer of water. Panic sets in. Where’s the water coming from? How can it be stopped…NOW! It’s the water purifier. Find the shut off valve – QUICK!

Disasters are…

You see the drool-worthy pictures of organized mudrooms on Pinterest and get a severe case of house envy. You think, “Is there any way my disaster of a mudroom could look like the neat organized images on Pinterest? Maybe if I get rid of my 2 kids and husband – hashab!” Whether you live in Columbus, Ohio, or Columbus Georgia, the problem with mudrooms is the same. This space is constantly used (and abused). Although your family is coming…

Does your mudroom resemble these statements?

• Book bags thrown anywhere and everywhere on the floor.
• Shoes discarded into haphazard piles as you come in from the garage. You're waiting for the next time you spill out a bag of groceries after tripping over this shoe graveyard.
• SO many coats draped over SO few hooks. How long will it take to find your favorite raincoat on a dreary Columbus day?
• Your son's dirty JV football uniform dropped in the…