Lost productivity costs businesses $350 BILLION per year!… According to Gallup, lost productivity costs businesses $350 billion. This is one area of hidden costs in your business, small or large, that is easy to remedy. Providing yourself and your staff with the resources they need to reduce desk clutter, manage their time and work at… Continue Reading
It’s Spring; the time of year that I get calls from clients who need help with “spring cleaning”. With new growth, the weather so fine and summer on the horizon, it’s naturally a time to want to lighten up and get organized! There are many ways to de-clutter, since clutter comes in many forms beyond… Continue Reading
Just got a text from my Mom showing me the new scarf rack she created. So similar to mine! Just in case you wonder where I get it from. Here are some solutions for scarf clutter. Raising 7 children in a time before nannies and housekeepers were de rigueur, my mother was definitely organized…all day… Continue Reading
Chinese Proverb: Peace in the World If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation,… Continue Reading
My 9 year old friend Vaughn – star hockey goalie and fourth grader – is a master player of “Magic: The Gathering” (the world’s premier trading card game). Last night, while telling me about the card game and how to play, this was the first card he handed me, which says: “All matter, animate or… Continue Reading
Today, Saturday, March 9, the IKEA store in Emeryville, CA, is celebrating BYOF (Bring Your Own Friends) Day! Join us for an in-store shopping event that offers fans and friends special perks, activities and giveaways, along with an opportunity to shop for items to help improve your life at home. We are excited to be… Continue Reading
We designed six closets and a media center for a client in her new family home using the Elfa System at The Container Store. We saved $581 at their 30% off Elfa sale; over $600 if you include my NAPO Professional Organizer discount on the non-sale items! The BALANCE team is installing it and… Continue Reading
I’m taking on the 2013 De-clutter Challenge and I hope you will too. Here’s 52 great reasons why it’s worth it! I just love this post from Brooke McAlary at SlowYourHome.com. So much so that I’m taking the challenge, ask you to join me and will keep you informed here with insights and tools to… Continue Reading
If you do a web search, you will find, year after year, that to get organized is usually one of the top 10 New Year’s resolutions we set for ourselves. Since it shows up every year, it is safe to assume that we often fail to achieve this rewarding yet difficult resolution. This year I… Continue Reading
I worked as an Organizer on the crew of a recent A & E Hoarders episode. At last, it will be broadcast this coming Monday, 10 December. It was a great opportunity to work on the show. Though these stories can be difficult and bittersweet, note that the Hoarder clients are provided with “after care”,… Continue Reading