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Home Organize This Closet Case Reconfiguring a niche for towels and toiletries The bathroom closet is a haven for disarray. In a fast-paced household, it can quickly become the dumping ground for towels and toiletries. We asked Linda Rothschild, a professional organizer based in New York City, to share her tried-and true methods for taming this… Read more…

Real Simple Your Problem: Crowded Kitchen Cupboards Lucy Northrop, a 40-year-old mother of three, has no difficulty – despite her full-time job as a newspaper and education coordinator in Washington, Pennsylvania – keeping flawless track of a schedule jam-packed with orthodontist’s appointments and basketball practices. She can’t open her cupboards, however, without their contents clattering… Read more…

New York Magazine Delegate the Mistletoe A hands-free, picture-perfect holiday is a phone call away. By Sarah Bernard It’s a nice idea: a Christmas spread with all the trimmings that Irving Berlin himself would recognize. But the reality of locating- then unraveling- last year’s Christmas lights, withstanding the shopping hordes, and slaving over a pot… Read more…

Linens N Things Your Problem: Sanity Clause Getting organized for the Holidays It’s possible to be organized, generous, and sane this holiday season. Here’s how. This may be the season of peace and goodwill, but you don’t feel very cool, calm and joyous at the moment. The house is a mess and it’s impossible to… Read more…

Home Beat Bath Clutter Tips for organizing a medicine cabinet and vanity The master bath is where most of us begin our days. It’s best to make the time there as hassle-free as possible. “The last thing you want when you wake up with the sniffles is to be scrambling for the cough medicine,” says… Read more…

Q&A with a clutter-buster Linda Rothschild, who has counseled the likes of Naomi Campbell and Saudi Arabian princesses, offers these tips to get organized. health: Are there any health risks associated with being disorganized? Linda Rothschild: Stress is the major one. You may get anxious over the fact that you can’t invite people into your… Read more…

Your Problem: Cluttered Desk I love it when people insist that their clutter is actually their personal organizational system. Yeah, right. That’s why the average corporate worker loses 14 days a year looking for things he can’t find. Trust me, taking the time up front to file a document is faster than trying to unearth… Read more…

New York Times OUT OF SPACE? GET RID OF CLUTTER By Jay Romano Organizing a household almost always involved one crucial word: clutter. “Most people I deal with have too much stuff, ” said Linda Rothschild, head of Cross It Off Your List, a professional organizer and moving consultant in Manhattan. “And most people with… Read more…

Woman’s Day Case Study: Kitchen Chaos and No Counter Space for Chopping THE COMPLAINT Martha Clark Ackermann has always had a roomy, well-equipped kitchen with plenty of cabinet, drawer, and counter space. Nevertheless, she often found herself chopping veggies on a board at the kitchen table, wasting time searching for pots and pans, and even… Read more…

ORDER OF BUSINESS Linda Rothschild President Cross It Off Your List New York, NY LOOKING TO ORGANIZE YOUR CLOSETS? FILING system, garage? Look to Linda Rothschild. Her company, Cross It Off Your List, LLC, provides organization, relocation, and concierge services for people who don’t have time to do everything. And if you’re surprised that these services… Read more…