Whether we like it or not, participation in social media is necessary when running a business these days. If you run a small business and create your own web content and social media marketing, staying on top of all social media platforms and online marketing can be a huge challenge. As professional organizers, our goal [Read more…]
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A Lesson On Organization – From a Three Year old
The other day, I was playing in the park with my three year old son. He had collected what appeared to be some random sticks, and was digging in the dirt with them. When I asked him what he was doing, he turned to me and said, “Mama, I’m catching bugs. What size bug do [Read more…]
5 Myths About the Professional Organizing Industry
The first person who told me about professional organizing was my career counselor. I was nearly 30, and completely unsure about what I wanted to do with my life. At a certain critical point a few sessions in, she asked me what I was passionate about. “Interior design and space planning.” I said. “And organization. [Read more…]
Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 11: Residential Storage Spaces
We are nearing the end of this challenge, and thought we’d save the best (and perhaps most challenging) for last! Just about every home in America has some kind of built in storage space, whether it be a garage, attic, basement or weird hidden nook under the stairs. And just as ubiquitously, nearly every household [Read more…]
Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 10: The Master Bedroom
The master bedroom is a wonderful space to organize, because the return on your investment can be so life-changing. What do you get from organizing your bedroom properly? Here’s what. Better sleep. More relaxation. Less stress. Better sex (I had to say it, sorry). The #1 question that we ask OVER AND OVER again when [Read more…]
Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 9: The Master Closet
Imagine this: a master closet full of only items you truly love. Believe it or not, this is a very attainable goal! So this month, we decided to delve into a small but vitally important area of the home: the master closet. Albeit not quite a room, we are counting it as one, since the [Read more…]
Book Review: The Minimalist Home by Joshua Becker
In his new book, The Minimalist Home, Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist dives headfirst in to the daunting task of educating Americans about how much stuff we own, and how to free ourselves from it. As a big fan of Becker’s work, I was super excited by the opportunity to get an advanced copy and [Read more…]
Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 8: The Laundry Room
A recent client of mine had a laundry dilemma. Like the blob, it was slowly creeping into places it shouldn’t. Here’s how it started. One day, soon after moving in, she began folding laundry on the bedroom floor. The large expanse of floor space and proximity to the laundry room gave the master bedroom a [Read more…]
Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 5: The Kid’s Room
This blog is month 5 in a 12 month organizing series. To sign up to receive this series, use the right hand sidebar form to join the mailing list. Of all the rooms in the house, kid’s rooms seem to receive the most wear and tear. And that’s a good thing; it means your [Read more…]
Room-by-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 4: The Living Room
This blog is month 4 in a 12 month organizing series. To sign up to receive this series, add your name to the “Join Our Blog” form on the right. This month, we dive into the living room! Since this area is primarily used for relaxing at the end of a long day, it can [Read more…]
Room-by-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 3: The Pantry
In some homes, the pantry is large and luxurious – a room you can walk into. For others, it may be limited to a single kitchen cupboard. (Team cupboard over here, folks.) Regardless of its size, the pantry is just about the most used area in a home, alongside its cool counterpart, the fridge. That’s [Read more…]
Room-by-Room Organizing Challenge | Month 2: The Linen Closet
Welcome to month two of the Room-By-Room Organizing Challenge! The goal of this series is to provide a breakdown of the organizing process required to tackle a single room in the house, one month and one room at a time. Our hope is that it will give our readers the inspiration to get started, plus [Read more…]
Help Your Student Organize Their School Binder
Do you have a middle school age student who struggles with a disorganized school binder? This is a common challenge for middle schoolers as they face the new challenge of multiple classes, homework assignments and school projects. Many students need to be taught the skills of planning, time-management and organization, with specific focus on paper [Read more…]
Book Review: The Little Book of Tidying
When a professional organizer gets the chance to write a review for a book with the word “tidying” in the title, they jump at the opportunity. At 94 pages, The Little Book of Tidying by Beth Penn is indeed little – but packed with wisdom, tips, and the cutest illustrations you’ve ever seen. The now famous [Read more…]
Get the Organized Garage You Always Wanted
For many homeowners, the garage is often the most disorganized “room” in the house. This has been true for every one of our organizing clients, and is likely true for many others who don’t need organizing services. No matter how organized you are in other areas, the garage just tends to be an easy dumping [Read more…]
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