Humor on a radio
In the last few years, there have been a lot of news articles on how most of the younger generations do not want their parents’ and grandparents’ stuff. Due to different lifestyle choices (hello simplicity … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
green organizing
Favor to your kids, whether they’re adults or not
It can be fun to go through a childhood time capsule when it is in limited quantity. When parents save everything their children did from arts, schoolwork, photos and books, that can be overwhelming and … Continue reading
Is it really worth saving ALL the packing boxes?
During the polar vortex in Chicago last year, many pipes burst and caused flooding damaging items left on or close to the ground. Time, energy and money were spent cleaning up the mess. So, was … Continue reading
Tackling my own project—time-lapsed video included
During the sheltering in place, I used the opportunity to organize my own office closet which I’ve been putting off. Too many times I ended up buying duplicate tools to bring to clients when I … Continue reading
Outside the box solutions
Wouldn’t it be nice to move into a home with all of our storage needs in place? Oftentimes we have to work with the space we have instead of the other way around. The setup … Continue reading
Beauty of consolidating similar items
Has it ever happened to you that you know you have an item and yet you cannot find it so either you go buy another one or spend time hunting for it? That for sure … Continue reading
Have you checked the dates of canned good already at home before bringing in new ones?
COVID19 is affecting all of us. Uncertainty makes some people want to hoard food. But that often leads to wasted dollars as well as wasted food. Remember in my previous blog post, I pointed out … Continue reading
Best gift to your adult children
It is no surprise that we’re not going to live forever. There are things you can do to make it easier for the next person to deal with your stuff when the time comes. Cleaning … Continue reading
Tackling a closet in a time lapse film
Curious how a professional organizer works with a client tackling a space? Here’s your chance to watch a time lapse video tackling a closet. This client gave me permission to film the work. Happy watching.
Storage needs under the bathroom sinks
Quinn asked for a consult on storage needs for her bathroom cabinets and was planning on going shopping later that week. I took a look under both sinks’ cabinets. With her permission, I pulled out … Continue reading