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Michele Vig, Neat Little Nest Owner + Chief Organizer

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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s'mores kit - organized + reinvented

There is something about summer that makes everything slow down a bit so you can linger on small things a little more like reading in a...

Michele Vig

Jul 29, 20212 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...

Michele Vig

Jul 9, 20214 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...

Michele Vig

Jun 24, 20212 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...

Michele Vig

Jun 12, 20215 min read

ready for takeoff: getting organized for post-pandemic travel

For many of us, we haven't done much travel the past fifteen months. It's been so long, we might have a few cobwebs to wipe away from...

Michele Vig

Jun 3, 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...

Michele Vig

May 29, 20214 min read

diy scrub cleaner with essential oils

Since a gentle spring breeze motivates many of us to put a little more elbow grease into our cleaning, it's also a great time to consider...

Michele Vig

May 24, 20213 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...

Michele Vig

May 13, 20214 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...

Michele Vig

May 4, 20212 min read

how single-tasking can improve your productivity

In a world seemingly obsessed with multi-tasking, single-tasking isn't widely popular. While the concept of single-tasking has been...

Michele Vig

Apr 15, 20213 min read

recognizing when you're nearing a state of burnout + learning how to bring back balance

For as long as I can remember, I've been a task-master and proud of the number of things I can check off my list and accomplish in a day...

Michele Vig

Apr 8, 20214 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...

Michele Vig

Mar 25, 20215 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...

Michele Vig

Mar 9, 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. ...

Michele Vig

Mar 2, 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...

Michele Vig

Feb 23, 20213 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...

Michele Vig

Feb 12, 20215 min read

frugal february: using frugality to declutter your home

I don't know the origins of the phrase Frugal February, but the idea behind it is relatively simple. During the month of February you try...

Michele Vig

Feb 1, 20213 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...

Michele Vig

Jan 21, 20214 min read

why saying "yes" when you really want (or need) to say "no" contributes to mind clutter

Has someone ever asked you to do something and your inner voice told you to say "no", but you still said "yes"? It might have been a...

Michele Vig

Jan 14, 20214 min read

how mindfulness helps to keep your home tidy

I haven't always been organized + tidy. As a child and a teenager, I'm confident I didn't always put my things away without first being...

Michele Vig

Jan 6, 20214 min read

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