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How to Know What to Sell When Decluttering

March 5, 2021 By Veronica

How to sell my stuff garage

As professional organizers, we know that the process of decluttering a home or work space can feel extremely daunting. That’s generally because people think of organizing as one single activity. But once you understand that the work must be broken down into bite-sized tasks, it becomes much more manageable! One of those tasks is selling [Read more…]

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Clutter-Free Gift Ideas for Your Partner (Based on Their Love Language)

February 3, 2021 By Veronica

Love-Language-and-Clutter-Free-Gifts

Dr. Gary Chapman is a New York Times best-selling author who is well known for his book, “The Five Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts.” He explains that the best way to support those we love is by understanding the ways they are there for us.  Dr. Chapman believes that every person has [Read more…]

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Pandemic-Proof New Year’s Resolutions

January 1, 2021 By Veronica

Happy New Year

As we all know, 2020 was anything but predictable. Many of our plans were changed, moved, moved again, and then canceled. None of this has magically altered today, but there is still a way to carve out our own success for the year 2021. Yup, it’s time for New Years Resolutions. Whether you mark 2021 [Read more…]

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10 Ways to Shop Small This Year

December 9, 2020 By Veronica

The holidays are here and that means the fun hustle and bustle of shopping for loved ones has begun. With Covid-19 causing hardships to many small businesses, it’s a great year to start thinking about how you can shop with local stores and service providers that could use your support. Here are some ideas to help [Read more…]

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8 Gift Ideas that Don’t Cause Clutter

December 2, 2020 By Veronica

Gifts that don't cause clutter - woman opening an envelope in a festive setting

This post was originally released in 2013 and has been updated for 2020. As we approach holiday gift-buying at the end of this challenging year, many people are making an effort to support small, local businesses. Staying home all year has also made folks more aware of how much they own, and encouraged them to [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: clutter free gifts, experience based gifts, experience gifts, gift ideas, no clutter gifts

Self-Care is an Essential Service

November 9, 2020 By Veronica

hands holding a tea cup

The holiday season has officially arrived! 2020 has already brought many challenges (#understatementoftheyear), and the holidays usually bring even more stress along with them. In preparation, I’m here on my little organizer soapbox to talk about self-care for a hot minute. Stay with me please. It’s a common belief that self-care is expensive. And sure, [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: mental health, organization, self care, well being

3 Essential Steps to Prepare for an Emergency

September 30, 2020 By Veronica

Emergency-preparedness-kit-and-checklist-1

It’s National Preparedness Month and FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) has a new catchphrase: “Disasters don’t wait. Make your plan today.”  If recent events here on the west coast have taught us anything, it’s the truth of these words. In the Pacific Northwest, wildfires are far from foreign. This year was the most destructive [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Organizing Solutions Tagged With: emergency, emergency prep, emergency preparedness, organized supplies

Whose Mess is this, Anyway?

September 5, 2020 By Veronica

command center with a chalkboard, corkboard, hanging space and a calendar

It is a truth universally acknowledged that spending more time at home equals more mess. Welcome to domestic life in 2020! It can be a huge challenge to manage all of the moving parts in a household while working from home, plus homeschooling, being a supportive partner, parent and friend while generally staying sane. First [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: back to school, back to school organization, command center, home organization, home organizing ideas, messy home tips, organization, organizing tips, tidying up

How to Plan An Organized Move (During a Pandemic)

August 10, 2020 By Veronica

lots of boxes labeled neatly before going on a moving truck

Moving to a new home can be a challenge at the best of times. From packing to searching for the coffee pot on the first morning, there are many moving parts involved (pun intended). Add a global pandemic to the mix, and the whole process can become very overwhelming. Since we’ve been helping clients with [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: how to pack, moving hacks, moving ideas, moving in an organized way, moving in Oregon, moving tips, organized move, organized moving tips, organized packing

How to Stay Productive When you Work from Home

July 1, 2020 By Veronica

Productivity tips for working from home

This post was originally published in 2017. We decided to give it an update and post it again since – well, it applies to far more of us these days. Enjoy! According to Global Workplace Analytics, 5 million people work remotely at least half of the time today in the US. While this is good [Read more…]

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Design Ideas While Social Distancing: Interview with Kimberlee Jaynes

May 23, 2020 By Veronica

Kimberlee Jaynes Interior Design

This week, we had the pleasure of (virtually) sitting down with Kimberlee Jaynes, award-winning interior designer and owner of Kimberlee Jaynes Interior Designs in Portland OR. Kimberlee merges both modern and traditional styles to create bold yet simple interiors. Her designs have been featured in The Portrait of Portland and Oregon Home magazines as well [Read more…]

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Spring Cleaning Tips from Professional Organizers and Home Repair Specialists

April 28, 2020 By Veronica

Spring Cleaning Tips from Professional Organizers

Spring cleaning season is here! Regardless of whether spring cleaning is something you typically do, we recommend adding it to your life this year. More time at home due to the COVID-19 lockdown means that we are exposed to the dust and allergens that collect in our homes for much longer periods of time each [Read more…]

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Love, Contagion and Organization in the time of COVID-19

March 28, 2020 By Veronica

Food and where it comes from

It’s been fifteen days, ten hours and four minutes since the Coronavirus became real in our household. Not that I’m counting. I went to pick my son up from school on a Wednesday, and the teacher reported that he was definitely under the weather. Coughing, sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes. A regular, run of the [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blog, Personal Organizer Tagged With: covid-19, organization, perspective, professional organizer

Chaos to Calm: Organizing Systems for Busy Families

February 29, 2020 By Veronica

Kid getting organized

Now more than ever, modern families are busy, overwhelmed and challenged by too much stuff. We have an opinion on this common difficulty, known as the cult of busy, which you can read here, but that is a different topic. The truth is this: the single most effective way to get organized is to drastically [Read more…]

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Interview with Productivity and Happiness Maven, Paloma Medina of 11:11 Supply

January 31, 2020 By Veronica

Notebook bar at 11:11 Supply

This month, we are so excited to interview Paloma Media, owner of 11:11 supply, a Portland boutique that specializes in beautiful organizational work tools to aid productivity and create balance. Paloma is also a coach and trainer, and she speaks on topics ranging from equity and inclusion to the science of managing goals and stress. [Read more…]

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