Gifts
December tends to be a giving month with the holidays coming up, plus deals in stores. I often tell my clients, who I know love to shop, that it’s ok to bring in new items … Continue reading
Category Archives: TIP
useful organizing tips
Personal trainer = professional organizer
I’ve been asked a number of times why anyone would hire a professional organizer. Anyone can get themselves organized, the argument goes. That is true. People can do a fine job of organizing themselves. In … Continue reading
“Moving into a Smaller Home and Decluttering a Lifetime of Belongings”
The New York Times recently published an article by Elizabeth Olson, “Moving into a Smaller Home and Decluttering a Lifetime of Belongings,” about a couple moving into a retirement community. They had lived in their … Continue reading
Freebies
I love ‘em and I hate ‘em. On the one hand, free stuff is great. Samples from a brand representative at a downtown transit stop during rush house are a good intro to a … Continue reading
Where can old nail polishes go, instead of trash?
Real Simple, one of my favorite magazines, had a blurb in its June issue about how to properly toss old bottles of nail polish. They shouldn’t just be thrown in the trash, because they include … Continue reading
Organizing for a move in
My clients Jon and Abby had decided to move in together in Abby’s condo. They hired a contractor to knock together two adjoining closets and install the hardware to make a large, walk-in closet so … Continue reading
Deciding on academic papers and textbooks
What about the school work? A number of people (both clients and friends) have asked me whether they needed to keep papers and textbooks from college or grad school. The answer depends on each … Continue reading
A wedding gift of organizing
Helping people as they transition to a new stage of life is one of my favorite parts of my job. Last summer I worked with two couples who scheduled appointments not long after their weddings … Continue reading
ICE (In Case of Emergency)
If you haven’t done it already, here’s a 5-minute tip that may save your life: add ICE to your cellphone. ICE means In Case of Emergency. It’s a way to label your emergency contacts so … Continue reading
Bicycles, baseballs and gardening tools, oh my
Spring is finally here. After our hard winter, we can finally start biking, gardening, and other warm-weather activities – if only we can dig our old gear out of storage. Last spring I worked … Continue reading