Organization

Easier to access vacuum space saving storage

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New today from Space Bag is an easier to access, three compartment, vacuum bag. To be released in the next few weeks at Target and WalMart (soon at other retailers) The price is about $13 US.

In a recent study, consumers were asked, “What is the biggest challenge to improving your home’s organization”? – The top two answers were: Lack of space in the home (43%), and Too much stuff (25%). The new Space Bag® 3 Pocket Organizer™ helps solve both problems. It’s especially effective for organizing and compressing items together like entire bedding sets – comforters, sheets, & pillows, or even seasonal decorations, crafts and collectibles.

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Clean Out Your Closets for Goodwill

LOFT Invites Clients to Clean Out Their Closets for Goodwill

LOFT Pant-Drive Event Benefits Goodwill Industries’ Job Training Programs

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 — LOFT, a division of Ann Taylor Stores Corporation (NYSE: ANN), and Goodwill Industries International are giving customers a chance to clean out their closets to make room for new spring styles with the “Out with the Old, Save on the New” event. Customers who donate their gently-worn pants at any LOFT store will receive $15 off each full price pant purchase from Monday, March 2 to Sunday, March 8. All donated pants from the partnership will be sold in Goodwill(R) retail stores and the revenues will help fund Goodwill job training programs and support services.

LOFT is a feminine, casual lifestyle brand that provides high quality and on-trend fashions at a surprising value. LOFT is known for universally flattering pants, and the “Out with the Old, Save on the New” event will feature fit experts to help clients discover their perfect pant personality. LOFT offers three feminine and fashionable pant fits to suit virtually any body type: Ann, a classic fit; Marissa, a modern fit; and Julie, a curvy fit.

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Now’s the right time for spring cleaning

Spring Cleaning in the Dead of Winter

Easy ways to clean the home and create more storage

Most people consider spring the perfect time to clean and organize the home, but since the cold February air forces people to spend more time indoors, why not spring clean during winter instead? If you can get your cleaning done now, then when the weather turns warm, you can actually go outside and enjoy it instead of going through boxes and organizing storage areas. Here are a few tips to help you spring clean in the middle of winter:

Reward yourself — Organizing the home can be tedious. To lower the bore factor, choose a few TV shows or CDs that you love and only let yourself watch or listen when you’re cleaning. That way, you’ll have an inherent reward built into these tasks and you may even find yourself looking forward to them.

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