According to data shared by Upwork over 32 Million Americans will work remotely by 2025. While this is good news for many, working from home can be very challenging when it comes to productivity and organization. Distractions come in all forms – kids, pets, food, televisions, phones and basically anything that moves (squirrel!) are much [Read more…]
Room-by-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 6: The Home Office
This month we are excited to work in a room that is near and dear to our hearts: the home office! We use a process called 5S when we work in any office. 5S is an organizing method that allows you to maintain order and eliminate waste in the workplace by reviewing office items and [Read more…]
Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 12: Final Thoughts
As we round out January 2019 and the end of this year-long challenge, it’s time to reflect back on all that you have accomplished! Whether you started at the beginning and worked room-by-room alongside us, or are just jumping in, if you did even one thing to get organized, you have made progress! Well done. [Read more…]
Free Presentation: Downsize to the Right Size
Let’s face it: downsizing can feel scary and overwhelming. One hurtle loops into another until the whole project feels impossible. As professional organizers, a big part of our work is to help clients to work through this transitionary time, ultimately finding peace and a simpler life through the omission of clutter holding them back. Next [Read more…]
Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 7: Your Book Collection
Ok, fine. True, books do not technically constitute a room. At least not for everyone. But books do hold such a special place in so many hearts, we felt the implication was justified. And also…who doesn’t secretly dream of a home library? For book lovers, letting go can be much harder than anything else in the [Read more…]
Nine Reasons Why Hooks Are an Organizers’s Best Friend
Over the years, I have just about perfected the contents of my professional organizer toolkit. There are certain staple items that really help us when we are working with clients. Post-It notes, a really great box cutter and tape in just about every shape and size are always at hand when I work with a [Read more…]
Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 1: The Bathroom
We’re starting this organizing challenge in the bathroom for one REALLY GREAT reason: it’s much easier to organize in the bathroom than any other room in the house. That’s because we aren’t as emotionally connected to items there. Because bathroom supplies are often cheap, beautifully packaged and placed enticingly close to the checkout lines *ahem, [Read more…]
Let’s Talk About Last Year’s Resolution
For many, the holidays are a special time to connect with family, take stock in what really matters to you, and think about our goals for the following year. Which brings me to the topic at large: What happened to last year’s resolution? Whether you actually did manage to go a whole year without drinking a [Read more…]
Field Trip: Tiny House Organizing FTW!
As professional organizers, we love the concept of tiny homes; the minimalist lifestyle that accompanies them is a big draw. When people make the choice to live in a tiny home, they must whittle their belongings down to only the strictly necessary. But you do not necessarily have to convert to minimalism to have or [Read more…]