Control clutter

Keep open storage easy on the eye: Having only one little closet meant that shoes needed to go on shelves in the office. Lauren fashioned identifying labels for the uniform boxes using paper bags and a little Photoshop magic.

Don’t let paper pile up: Sign up for paperless and online billing, and block as much junk mail as possible (go to catalogchoice.org or 41pounds.org). Also, scan your receipts and shred the originals.