General Organizing
Weekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Front Door
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle nudge? Subscribe to my blog to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreIt’s Not All About the Money
Thank you to my colleague, Keri Dickerson for writing this insightful guest post. It’s NOT All About The Money Through my work as an organizer, I help people get clear on what they want to have in their space and in their lives. We work together to make decisions that support their goals and we…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: How to Reduce Junk Mail
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle nudge? Subscribe to my blog to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home.…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Your Messiest Area
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle nudge? Subscribe to my blog to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Create a Home for Donations
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle nudge? Subscribe {above} to my blog to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. These challenges are simple and super focused because I want you to succeed. Mini-Challenge: Set up a Donation Station Welcome to my first video blog…..or vlog! Can’t see the video below? Click…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Printed T-Shirts
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle nudge? Subscribe to my blog to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreWhere Do I Begin Organizing?
I’ve been a professional organizer since 2002. Many of my clients have told me that getting started is the most difficult part of the organizing process, especially when they have tried to organize on their own. If you find this to be true, I have three strategies that will help you not only start…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Toys/Games
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle nudge? Subscribe to my blog to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Guest Room
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreHelp Your Spouse Become More Organized
I am a contributor to Organizing Made Fun, an awesome organizing blog. Here is what I wrote about this month. What if you thrive on organization and prefer a clutter-free home while your partner is the complete opposite and doesn’t seem to understand the importance of organization? It’s not an uncommon situation. As a professional…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Earrings
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreProcrastination could have injured my dog
Yep, I do procrastinate. For instance, I meant to move my eyeglasses and their case from the coffee table. I looked at them every day and said to myself, “I gotta move those somewhere safe….away from our 1 year old labrador’s reach.” Recently I arrived home to find my spare eyeglass case on the…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Fill One Container
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Workout Clothing
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Pens and Pencils
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreWe all have regrets…get over it!
We have all done it. We bought something and then have regrets because we don’t like or use it. We make mistakes, pure and simple. Don’t beat yourself up. Keeping the item and letting it become unused clutter will only make you feel worse and take up unnecessary space. You aren’t going to re-coupe your…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Clear off the sofa
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: 11 Things in 11 Minutes
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Swimwear and Towels
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreMy daughter has returned…..
I am very pleased our daughter is back home for the summer. If you have kids in college, you can relate to all the S.T.U.F.F. that needs to be moved in and out of their temporary college dwelling each year. We are lucky it all fit into our SUV! The photo represents about two-thirds of…
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Bedroom Chair or a Corner
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. …
Read MoreWeekend Mini-Organizing Challenge: Car
Need some organizing motivation and inspiration, or a gentle kick in the rear:) Subscribe to receive mini-organizing challenges several weekends a month. They will be automatically emailed to you so you won’t have to remember to visit the blog. Mini-organizing challenges are doable and will focus on de-cluttering a tiny area of your home. If…
Read MoreThree Compelling Reasons to Call an Organizer Before/After Moving
It seems people are on the move now that spring has finally shown up. I’m working with 2 new clients this month to prepare their homes for listings and helping another new client unpack and settle into her home. Is there a move in your future? If the answer is yes, here are 3 compelling…
Read More3 Fantastic Alternatives to Buying More Stuff
I don’t need to save money….. said practically no one! There is a way to have stuff and save money. Consider temporary ownership. You may even have less clutter as a result. Here are 3 alternatives to buying more stuff. 1. Rent. Do you use your public library? This is an absolutely free option to…
Read More7 Powerful Habits That Will Help You Stay Organized
Sometimes I get surprised looks when I tell others that my home doesn’t stay organized on it’s own. I have to work at it like anyone else. That being said, staying organized is a piece of cake…….if you adopt these 7 powerful habits. 1. I will put things away after using them. 2. I will…
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