Often, the reason I am organizing with a client is because he or she has become overwhelmed with life, and the result is clutter and disorganization. When this is the case, I tell my clients to think of the roles they play in life as occupations, and realize that they have more than one. There is,… Continue Reading
It’s a busy time for us Organizers, January. It’s when, as we plan for new beginnings in the new year, we decide; no, wait, – we resolve, we are resolute, we make the resolution – to get organized at last. That’s why January is Get Organized Month. If it’s on your list, I would like… Continue Reading
Of course, at year end, there is financial planning that you can be doing to get your business in order before the midnight hour on December 31st. That’s not my expertise. As an Organizer, before I begin any organizing project with a client, we first create a vision for the cluttered space. Lately, within my… Continue Reading
When I started as a Professional Organizer over 10 years ago, I freely admit that I was a Pack Rat. To say “an organized Pack Rat” may be redundant. As defined in the Urban Dictionary, a pack rat is “A person who can not throw away anything that, in their mind has value of any kind, and… Continue Reading
This series is so important. If there is stuff clutter in your life, it is far easier to get organized when your head, your body and your heart are in great order first. In short, so far, meditate, stretch, eat, but not too much. Hydrate, Move, dance, sing along. Get some sun, And smile. In… Continue Reading
Continuing on our journey to get organized from the inside out, here is Part 3 in our 4-part series: Lighten Up, Brighten Up and Tighten up, by my dear BFF Teresa Marchese, a transformation health and wellness coach, of Rock Solid. When I heard this talk Teresa gave, my life was a bit clogged up.… Continue Reading
This is the second part in my series on de-cluttering systemically, in celebration of our new BALANCE mobile-friendly website launch! Getting organized is not just about stuff and possessions. It’s about clearing up any clogged up areas in your life, even internally. So, starting with YOU, I give you 3 more things you can do… Continue Reading
Getting organized is not just about stuff and possessions. It’s about clearing clutter from any area in your life where things are clogged up and getting you down. In celebration of my website upgrade – we’re mobile friendly at last! – I am publishing this 4-part series: Lighten Up, Brighten Up and Tighten up. A… Continue Reading
Essential Organizing! While visiting my mother recently, I picked up a few of the books I had read and loved when I was young. One of them was Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, which I recently read again. It is still a wonderful story of one man’s journey being washed ashore onto a small desolate… Continue Reading
Another Kitchen entry inspired by Bon Appétit Magazine. More great ideas for maintaining order in your kitchen. Top chef, Thomas Keller of renowned restaurants (The French Laundry – Yountville, CA and Per Se – Manhatten, NYC), says it’s “about having everything you need before you start cooking: picturing every task involved in creating a dish… Continue Reading