Tuning Out Clutter
How does one not see their clutter? There are piles all around the house, but one walks right past them, oblivious to the mess. How does this happen? We have a tendency to visually tune out things we see every day. The … Continued
Do You Work From Your Car? How Do You Keep Your Auto Office Organized?
You have heard of home offices and business offices. What about car or auto offices? Many people, like myself, have traveling offices whereby we are on the road a tremendous amount of time seeing clients and visiting job sites, and … Continued
Helping a Spouse/Relative Understand Why Their Family Member Needs An Organizer
Sometimes when a person says they want to hire an organizer, they are met with objections from a spouse or relative who complains why the person can’t do the decluttering themselves and keep things organized. Sometimes it is cultural pressures … Continued
Banish Boxes, Bins, Bags, Blocks and Baskets
Many times I want to banish the boxes, bins, bags, blocks, and baskets that clients have in their homes. I see hundreds of these clutter-collecting objects. They sabotage clients’ organizing attempts. Often people, in an effort to get organized, go … Continued
Is Fear Stopping You From Decluttering?
Many times people cannot dispose of clutter. Items have been sitting in closets, attics, or basements for 20 years, forgotten, until uncovered during a purging process. All of a sudden, the owner cannot let go of the item. Why? Some … Continued
Why Are Books So Hard To Declutter?
Books sit on bookshelves collecting dust for years, yet people do not want to get rid of them. Why are they so attached to their books? People have special relationships with their books. Here are some of the reasons why … Continued
The Importance of Organizing Your Makeup
Women seem to collect large amounts of make-up: Partially because they are enticed by stores offering gift-with-purchase promotions; or, cosmetics representatives do free makeovers whereby women become excited to purchase those products; or, there are home facial and make-up parties … Continued
Receipts – How To Organize Those Pesky Pieces Of Paper
We get handfuls of these tiny pieces of paper every day…..at the gas station, grocery store, parking lots, restaurants, car washes, clothing stores, dry cleaners, drive-thrus….you name it, they hand us a little receipt for our purchases. Often times, people … Continued
Organizing Medicines: Not Such A Tough Pill To Swallow
Keeping medicines organized is essential for health. The importance of medicine management cannot be overemphasized as your life or the life of a loved one depends on it. Here are 10 tips for organizing medicines: 1. Even though it’s called … Continued
The Importance of File Cabinets
As an expert in paper organizing, my favorite tool for creating a filing system is the FILE CABINET. A file cabinet provides a home for every piece of paper. Why have paper that is homeless? Centralize your current year’s personal … Continued
