Clutter Tip #2 – Reward Yourself! Sometimes I to play a little organizing game before I got to bed at night, especially if I’m really beat. I’ll count from 10 to 1 and at each count I will pick something up and put it away. 10, put my glasses back in the case and into… Continue Reading
Clutter Tip #1. Ask Yourself Three Questions. Is it Useful or Beautiful? Is it Active? Does it Serve Me? These are the key questions to ask yourself about everything in your possession when you want to organize your clutter. Your cheese greater may not be beautiful, but it is active and it… Continue Reading
It was so exciting to see “Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things” the other night in San Francisco. It was my honor to be one of the panelists in a short discussion that immediately followed the film. This event was sponsored by my fellow bay area Chapter Members of NAPO-SFBA (the National Association of… Continue Reading
I’m reposting a clever article by Cynthia Drake on SelfStorage.com regarding all that stuff you left at Mom’s house, which includes some quotes from me. Enjoy, and thanks Cynthia! It’s time to do something with all the stuff you left at Mom’s house Maybe it’s out of a sense of personal obligation, or maybe it’s… Continue Reading
Get your tickets now to see Minimalism, A Documentary about living with less! Showtimes: Thursday, June 2nd at 7:30PM in Albany, Menlo Park and San Francisco. All three screenings brought to you by the National Association of Professional Organizers local San Francisco Bay area chapter. See you there! Continue Reading
Personally, I am productively stymied by clutter on my desk. Only after I take a moment to de-clutter, can I really start getting things done. Yet in the book “A Perfect Mess,” Eric Abrahamson and David H. Freedman claim there are hidden benefits to being unorganized and cluttered. The book suggests a messy desk can… Continue Reading
BALANCE Organizing Services Company is very proud to now be a San Francisco Green Business. Because here at BALANCE we care about conserving resources, sustainability and building community, we signed up. We took on the rigorous approval process and have been accepted into the SF Green Business Program. We have aligned our practices with our values. San Francisco Green… Continue Reading
I am not condoning procrastination. The organizers’ question is: do you shop for containers right away? Or rather, do you sort and edit your stuff first? When I suggest waiting until next year, I mean to say: don’t put the cart before the horse. To organize just about anything, first you sort, purge and assign… Continue Reading
With a mission to save natural resources, Catalog Choice is a free service that will reduce your catalog (and phone book!) clutter. If you want to “stop unwanted mail”, this free service willl opt you out of catalogs, phone books, coupons, credit card offers, those annoying circulars, and more. Just ask me! I signed… Continue Reading
There is much to learn here at the Institute for Challenging Disorganization 2015 Conference.. empathetic tips to communicate with people suffering from Alzheimer’s. Around the age of 50, most humans begin to experience a gradual but cumulative decline in memory. Yet most people “remain mentally alert and competent as they age”, according to Margrit Novack,… Continue Reading