September brings not only the beginning of a new school year, but also the start of a variety of extra-curricular activities for your children. Trying to manage your children’s busy schedules can be challenging; trying to fold their lives into your own busy life can be downright difficult. How can you do it without losing READ MORE
As a mom, I’ve had the opportunity to send my two daughters off to college and help them get organized for living in a small dorm room. As a professional organizer, this summer I’ve worked with several of my clients’ children to help them get ready for this big transition. Here are some suggestions to READ MORE
In the last month, I have helped three different clients downsize and de-clutter their homes in preparation to move to a smaller living space. In each case, we took carloads of boxes filled with items to donation sites. Two of the projects also involved hiring a rubbish removal company to cart away accumulated, unwanted stuff. READ MORE
The warm weather has finally arrived! As a result, you’ve probably “lightened up” by shedding your outerwear and sweatshirts for the season, it’s also time to shed the excess accumulation from your car and car trunk. Because they spend so much time in their cars, many of my clients inadvertently use their vehicles as an READ MORE
I recently attended the annual organizing conference where I had the opportunity to hear psychologist Dr. David Tolin speak. In his speech, he asserted, “Your inbox is not a ‘To Do’ list.” I love this quote! So many of my clients keep hundreds or literally thousands of emails in their inbox boxes, ostensibly to be READ MORE
Recently, several people have commented to me that they weren’t sure they could afford to hire a Professional Organizer. Granted, almost everyone has a budget – or at least a given amount of income — and a variety of fixed expenses that must be funded from it each month — which leaves a limited amount READ MORE
Making Do With Less Very interesting article from today’s New York Times about living with less. Take a look and let me know what you think. Could you do it? READ MORE
Daylight Savings Time begins tomorrow, March 10, 2013. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour before you go to sleep tonight. Because you’ll have one less hour tomorrow, organize and simplify your morning routine tonight. You might consider setting the table for breakfast and assembling any items that need to leave the house with READ MORE
Last week, I helped a client organize her linen closet. Like many linen closets, this one was crammed full of sheets, towels, toiletries and over-the-counter medications. There was so much stuff packed in there, it was hard to see what there was, let alone access a specific needed item. The first thing we did was READ MORE
I took a three-hour seminar today on creating a Life Inventory for my clients. I now have access to a very comprehensive piece of software which allows me to capture all of this information for a client. They can then store it on a travel drive, in the Cloud, and/or give it to their heirs READ MORE
