Look what one hour of virtual organizing can do
How do you want people to see your place when you invite people to your home now? Here’s how I can help in one hour via virtual organizing OFFICE: Is your home office set up … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving!
One of the things I am thankful for is getting over the idea of when is too cold to run. I just finished the 5k Turkey Trot race at 27 degrees this morning by Lake … Continue reading
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
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
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
Photos and mountains of them!
It is unbelievable how much technology has changed the way we photograph. Smartphones and digital cameras make it easy for people to take huge numbers of photos, but instead of getting prints, we can store … Continue reading
From O
I try to pick up The Oprah Magazine each spring, when it does its annual de-cluttering issue. I like to read what excites the readers about organizing by O. It may not feel like … Continue reading
“Winter Exercise: Bend. Toss. Repeat.”
Recently the Chicago Tribune posted an editorial (January 20, 2014), “Winter Exercise: Bend. Toss. Repeat.” It talks about the challenges of finding storage space for everyone’s new gifts or deals from seasonal sales, joking that … Continue reading