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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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
- May 29, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 2 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 5 min
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, 2021
- 3 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2021
- 4 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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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Michele Vig
- Dec 17, 2020
- 4 min
how I slowed down to declutter my mind
At the height of my corporate career, I was busy. I would rush around from the moment I woke up until I passed out from exhaustion at the...
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Michele Vig
- Dec 10, 2020
- 6 min
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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