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My Hoarders Experience? ..can’t say much, but it’s airing in August!

I am under contractual obligation not to say much until the show airs, but I can share that I had an extraordinary experience, as expected, working on the crew with my peers filming for A&E Television’s Emmy-nominated weekly series, “Hoarders.” Stay tuned and I will let you know when the show airs in August! It was especially amazing to… Continue Reading

Here We Go – My A&E TV Hoarders Adventure, DAY ZERO

Nine TV production crew people, one therapist, five organizers (including me!), ten 1-800-Got-Junk guys, five housekeepers, five painters, three trucks, 500 empty boxes, 300 trash bags, two angry, blaming hoarders and three days to make a miracle!  I’m game and ready! I expect this will be hard work, very rewarding and a blast. By the way,… Continue Reading

How to Get Organized and Save the Planet in 30 Days, Day 30: Contest and Clutter-eliminating Prizes!

In celebration of the 30th day of How to Get Organized and Save the Planet in 30 Days, here’s a chance to play and win! Guess correctly what blog entry in the Get Organized Save the Planet in 30 campaign fits with each of these pictures and you’re a WINNER!         All winners will receive a BALANCE… Continue Reading

Get Organized and Save the Planet in 30, Day 29: Use Your Butterfly Power

Chaos Theory’s “butterfly effect” states that a butterfly flapping it’s wings in Asia may cause a hurricane halfway around the world. According to Chaos theory, “complex and chaotic systems — which means most of the systems we encounter in nature and in society — cannot accurately be predicted or exclusively controlled. Neither can rigid systems… Continue Reading

Get Organized and Save the Planet in 30, DAY 27: Packing Peanut Progress, But Clutter Nevertheless

The word on those pesky packing peanuts and ideas for an eco-goodbye! Polystyrene loose-fill packing materials, more commonly known as “packing peanuts”, actually only contain about 0.4% polystyrene resin. The other 99.6% is simply air. That could be why it didn’t take long to produce an eco-friendly alternative – the cornstarch peanut – which is… Continue Reading

Day 26: Business Clutter Clearing – Start at the Mail Box

Each former employee still receiving bulk mail can cost your company $18…and a tree. For businesses large and small, here’s a planet-friendly tip: stop receiving mail meant for former employees by visiting the Ecological Mail Coalition. For every former employee entered into the site’s database, a company will avoid 100 pounds of waste in undeliverable mail.… Continue Reading

Day 25: The Symbiosis of Zine Clutter Clearing

Piles of magazines are a perfect example of the symbiosis of sustainability and organization…ideas to eliminate the backlog and save the trees! To be sure, symbiosis, defined: sym·bi·o·sis – noun – 1: the living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms; especially : mutualism 2: a cooperative relationship (as… Continue Reading