The Holidays are fast approaching and The Savvy Organizer is here to walk you through what a stress-free and organized holiday can be like.In this weeks show Maja shares her holiday plan for you including:- setting up your own Savvy Holiday Notebook- when to wrap- how to shop in crowds while still liking people…And much much more!This show is a great audio handbook for making the most out of the Christmas season and being able to give yourself fully to your family and friends. Enjoy the first of our Christmas shows, please leave your comments or questions - we want to assist you in making this a wonderful time of year. You deserve it, and YOU CAN DO IT!

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Please email us your questions or comments to thesavvyorganizer@gmail.com (or use our handy Contact form below). Maja is eager to assist you with your clutter dilemma’s, and would love to hear about your personal struggles or triumphs in this area.  Be brave and send us a picture via email of your problem area, describe what your dream would be for this space and let Maja work her magic with you.

Whether you’re climbing in clutter, or just need simple advice for a specific task…The Savvy Organizer is here to help you create class from chaos! 

Happy Thanksgiving to our friends south of the 49th!  I hope that all of your hard work and effort pays off with a day filled with enjoyment and thanks! I know you may be in the midst of all your frantic scurryings so we will keep this short…  What to do with all your leftovers?

Bowls are big and bulky, mostly opaque, and are a horrible use of space in a fridge where real estate is likely hotter than beach front property!  The key: Large Ziploc bags!!  They are see-through, perfect for filling, laying on their sides and STACKING!  They use up every square inch of space and can hold a large amount of food.  My mom, who after 5 kids, 5 more in-laws and 17 grandkids and knows only how to cook for an army taught me this trick.  It really is a great way to quickly get all your leftovers put away, know exactly how much you have of what and have them in a neat stack in your fridge.  So slick!!  Just remember to put them back in nice bowls before serving them again and enjoy the fruits (or bird in this case!) of your labour for days to come.

Now that your cleanup was so easy, think about how lucky you are for you blessings, and remember families aren’t perfect, but they are there to perfect you!  (Think of all the things you are learning as you spend time together, patience, humility…!)  Enjoy your day!

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After giving this weeks find some thought, I decided on the PERFECT thing to review. It is a cookbook I just bought and know that it is going to be one of those cookbooks… one that will become a favourite and likely the only one I will use for the next 10 years! It is called “Deceptively Delicious” by Jessica Seinfeld and is about putting fruits and veggies secretly in your family meals using tried and tested kid-proof favourites (think mac and cheese meets cauliflower puree). This finally makes a healthy mealtime something to look forward to instead of dread (the latter is where I am at - if my kids even see green they push their plate away).The book is so fun to look at with the heavy retro feel (did anyone else read Barbie the Babysitter?) and the layout is great. It makes reading a cookbook actually fun!!  (more…)