New cellphone fiasco
What started off as a simple project going into the Apple store to replace the battery in my phone turned into needing to get a new phone because it was not an option to replace … Continue reading
Category Archives: TIP
useful organizing tips
Boxing Day and regifting
Boxing day was on December 26, a holiday celebrated after Christmas Day when historically, the upper class regift unwanted gifts to the poor. Today Boxing Day is equivalent to a shopping holiday.* Oftentimes we get … Continue reading
Winter holiday decorating
I recently worked with Rosemary* to help decorate her home for Christmas. In the span of her children’s lives, the family moved three or four times. Decor changed in each new home to accommodate different … Continue reading
Do you know the current size of dinner plates being sold in the USA?
Eleven to thirteen inches in diameter! “Since 1960 the overall surface area of an average dinner plate has increased 36 percent. The average dinner plate we commonly use today measures 11 or 12 inches across. … Continue reading
Is it possible to have too many pet items?
Yes, pet toys are cute to buy or give as gifts. Pets, like children, can get overwhelmed by the overabundance of toys and clothes. Pets, like children, do have favorites as well. If you’re finding … Continue reading
Advantages of scheduling donation pick-up
I recently worked with a client, virtually, who mentioned that she’s good about filling up bags to donate/give away. What is challenging is getting the bags into the car to drop-off. It is the extra … Continue reading
Clothing purge
This may or may not come in a shock to you, I had help going through my clothes. My closets were not overstuffed with clothes but I realized there are many things that I’m not … Continue reading
Cluttered kitchen can derail cooking opportunity
I’ve read studies showing people may want to cook and yet have a hard time doing it when they have limited or no counter space due to overabundance of appliances and other clutter. It totally … Continue reading
Where are YOU keeping your vaccination paper?
The most valuable document of this year is the COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card. I have already found at least a couple of COVID-19 Vaccination Record Cards hidden among piles in my clients’ homes. They’re stuck … Continue reading
Behind the scene
Last February I worked with Ulysses who relocated to another state for his job. He left the furniture behind to stage his home as it goes on the market. He returned a few months later … Continue reading