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Hello! I'm Michele, Founder of Neat Little Nest. Here I share my passion for creating beautifully organized spaces with the goal of helping people simplify their lives.
I hope you find some inspiration.
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Michele Vig
Dec 3, 20213 min read
decluttering + organizing holiday decor
'Tis the season where we find ourselves in a series of back-to-back holidays. For many, excitement is in the air and there is an...
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Michele Vig
Nov 9, 20214 min read
curb post-holiday clutter now
It happens to all of us - that moment in late December or early January when you look around your house and see the accumulation of...
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Michele Vig
Sep 8, 20216 min read
transformational decluttering
After spending the last few years working with people to help them declutter their homes, one thing I've come to realize about...
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Michele Vig
Aug 31, 20213 min read
decanting dry goods in your pantry
As a professional organizer, I've organized a lot of pantries. Some of them have been small in size and existed as a couple of shelves in...
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Michele Vig
Aug 19, 20215 min read
5 organizational strategies for a smooth back-to-school transition
It's hard to believe it's already time for kids to be heading back to school, but alas the summer season is winding down. Since the...
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Michele Vig
Aug 11, 20213 min read
the power of putting stuff away
I am often asked if my house is always tidy since I'm an expert in decluttering + organizing. The answer is, for the most part, "yes"!...
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Michele Vig
Jul 9, 20214 min read
our garage makeover
Just like you, there are some projects on my own home update list that have lived there for quite some time. One big one for our family...
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Michele Vig
Jun 24, 20212 min read
upgrading under-the-kitchen sink storage
At Neat Little Nest, we know that the real estate that lives under the kitchen sink can be a place of frustration with its limited and...
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Michele Vig
Jun 12, 20215 min read
5 categories of kid "stuff" you probably have too much of
When my children, now 16 and 12 years old, were younger they had significantly more "stuff" than they have today. While it is true that...
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Michele Vig
May 29, 20214 min read
school is almost out for the year: what to do with all of those papers?
I have one child in middle school and another in high school, and as we all know it has been an interesting school year indeed. My kids...
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Michele Vig
May 13, 20214 min read
decluttering + discarding technology devices
When I was growing up in the 70's and 80's, the speed at which technology changed was at a snail's pace compared to today when updates...
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Michele Vig
May 4, 20212 min read
diy makeup organization
As a child, my mom canned so many different fruits and vegetables. Our job was always to help her match up lids, rings and bottoms of her...
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Michele Vig
Mar 25, 20215 min read
neat little nest's top 20 budget-friendly organizing tools
The power that a few bins, dividers and baskets can have to transform a cupboard, closet or a drawer is undeniable, however to fully...
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Michele Vig
Mar 9, 20213 min read
spring decluttering + cleaning | kick that winter clutter to the curb
Ahhh, spring is upon us which means extra daylight, trees and flowers showing signs of life, and of course ... spring cleaning! There is...
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Michele Vig
Mar 2, 20213 min read
5 things you could declutter, TODAY
When it comes to decluttering, many think that it has to be big, time consuming, momentous projects. That perception can be paralyzing. ...
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Michele Vig
Feb 23, 20213 min read
organizing games | 3 different ways
My daughter loves to play board games. She has loved to play them for as long as I can remember and I think it is due in part because she...
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Michele Vig
Feb 12, 20215 min read
how (and why) I overhauled my skincare and makeup products and routine
Nothing like approaching my 40th birthday for me to take a look at my skincare and makeup products, but that is exactly what happened. I...
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Michele Vig
Jan 21, 20214 min read
home office inspiration: a cloffice
When I launched Neat Little Nest in 2017, I had to find a place to work inside of my home. After working unsuccessfully in our basement...
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Michele Vig
Dec 29, 20203 min read
letting go of "stuff" after grief and loss
In 2014, my husband and I lived through what has become known as the summer of sadness. We call it that because my brother-in-law and my...
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Michele Vig
Dec 10, 20206 min read
lego organization + creator types
Legos are an amazing toy invention, but they require an equally amazing organizing system to keep them from creating chaos in your house.
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