Beauty of packing and moving
Yes, packing and moving is not without stress. As I was packing up for my move, I kept finding things I had been looking for a long while. Or found things that I couldn’t figure … Continue reading
Category Archives: Real Organizing Stories
Stories and before/after photos
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
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
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
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
Perk of making the surface space smaller
A table that expands is useful especially when hosting a meal or party. When the table doesn’t retract to a smaller mode right after, or the extra table doesn’t get put away, the temptation is … Continue reading
Moving furniture temporarily becomes permanent
I was at friends’ house for a meal when they mentioned one of the guests was bringing his sister who’s blind. They had a coffee table in the middle of the living room. To get … Continue reading