Five days of my best tips for achieving your quest to get from cluttered to organized. Starting today. …the bottom line is, you are a unique gift to this world, and we simply don’t have time for you to be surrounded by things that aren’t active and serving you. Do you? Make decisions with arrogance. Continue Reading
One of my esteemed peers published this Cosmo-style quiz to determine your clutter quotient. It reveals to what degree clutter controls your life. Fortunately, even the most chronically disorganized people can change their behavior and build their organizing skills, so don’t let this quiz get you down if you score is not what you expected.… Continue Reading
Here at BALANCE, we continue to build our capacities around serving the bay area aging community. It is a great pleasure to work with seniors. Most of our clients come to us when they need to downsize. In come cases, they need to make space for caregiving or downsize to move to a smaller and… Continue Reading
Over the years, I have had the wonderful opportunity to increase the number of my clients in the bay area senior community. It is a great pleasure to work with aging homeowners who have at last made the decision to stay or move from their home, and in either case, need to take steps to… Continue Reading
Being clear on what you want in life is at the foundation of living an organized life. When working with my clients, they typically feel the greatest benefit and success somewhere midpoint of the project, which coincides with a high level of productivity in our work together. Yet for me, the most important part… Continue Reading
With his distinctive and lyrical voice, Brian Doyle’s description of a heroically cluttered room grabbed me instantly. Do you think the room is cluttered? Take a meditative 3 or 4 minutes well worth your time to read this excerpt – it reads like fragrant poetry. Then take a vote. Be sure to comment on why… Continue Reading
I came upon this on the sidewalk one morning while walking my dog – a box full of binders with a friendly “free” sign on it. My first thought was “Uh, no. That box is not free.” In San Francisco, it’s generally accepted to put stuff out on the sidewalk for free. My girlfriend purchased… Continue Reading
Here in San Francisco and many parts of the bay area, folks put decent stuff out curbside for others to take… an organic means of “donating” your goods. As I often say: put your clutter out into the planet for others to appreciate. The planet wins, you win and someone else wins. When you come… Continue Reading
Welcome to Spring! If you are taking on a Spring Cleaning project, it’s an excellent time to include getting rid of clutter. Admittedly, I feel there are only 3 other times of the year that are best for getting organized – Winter, Summer and Fall! For now, let’s focus on Spring with a few Do’s and Don’ts… Continue Reading
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