About a year ago, someone gave me the gift of a lovely little memo book encased in silver. It has a red leather front and silver pen that clasps the notebook shut. Yes, I’m organized, so I put it in a small drawer in my office that holds my reasonable collection of note pads. (I… Continue Reading
Nancy will be appearing on Blog Talk Radio with Dale Little and her program: Business Strategies That Work! Dale regularly hosts speakers who empower Small Businesses with practical tips and techniques to increase small business profitability. Her shows cover the topics of Marketing, Social Media, Web Presence, Communication, Administration, Motivation and much more. Tune in to… Continue Reading
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My sweet Boxer Kenya lost her battle with stomach cancer on July 28th, 2011. Her photo through the years adorns this site, as she has and will forever adorn my heart. Rest in Peace Kenya, my sweet Boxer. June 26, 2000 – July 28, 2011 Continue Reading
I was listening to talk show a while back on NPR where the respected commentator asked a panel repeatedly: “What are you doing to affect sustainability in your everyday life.” For a long time, the educated and interesting members of the speaker panel could NOT answer this simple question. It was evaded, ..ignored. Finally a… Continue Reading
Laurie Jo Miller Farr, a journalist on the Yahoo! Network, was curious about how a professional organizer can to break bad habits around clutter. I spent a little time telling her more about the value of getting organized and my work as a Professional Organizer. Her refreshing prose will open a window for you on… Continue Reading
Nancy Castelli, and her Peers, Share Their Best Tips at IKEA To commemorate Get Organized Month in January of 2010, IKEA teamed up with the National Association of Professional Organizers San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (NAPOSFBA) to offer consumers and businesses shopping at IKEA an opportunity to see Nancy and several other Organizers demonstrate organizing… Continue Reading
Pop Quiz: Is your clutter killing you? I’m was browsing through an interesting book called “The Owner’s Manual” (Harper Collins), written by two M.D.’s. It’s “An Insider’s Guide to the Body that will Make You Healthier and Younger”. Who doesn’t want to be healthier and live longer? Early in the book, they ask you to… Continue Reading
I was raised in a large family; fifth of seven children. As you might expect, every once in a while my mother would get to her wits end. She must have read somewhere, in her own quest towards self-actualization, that when you really hit your limit, count to 10, out loud and deliberately. It was a… Continue Reading
I am finishing up a job with a client who called me knowing she had a move planned. The move was a downsize to a smaller home after living decades in the current space. It was at last time to go through her life possessions and get organized. First, we discussed her vision, focusing on… Continue Reading