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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
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
Jun 3, 20214 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...
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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 24, 20213 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...
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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
Apr 15, 20213 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...
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Michele Vig
Apr 8, 20214 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...
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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
Feb 1, 20213 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...
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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
Jan 14, 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...
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Michele Vig
Jan 6, 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...
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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 22, 20203 min read
get a jump start on your 2021 goals
Setting new goals for the upcoming year is always a great way to celebrate the end of one calendar year and the beginning of a new one...
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