Cold and flu season—yuck! A little planning and organizing now can go a long way toward making this time of year easier to manage (and a little less miserable). In an effort to avoid getting sick in the first place, wash your hands frequently with soap and water. It’s simple, but it’s one of the best habits you can build. …
Declutter Sentimental Items By Asking These 4 Questions
Boxes of photos, piles of children’s artwork, souvenirs from trips and gifts from friends and family – we all collect pieces of our past. But how do you part with these meaningful “things” when they bring back happy memories, yet are starting to take over your space and leave you feeling overwhelmed? As a home organizer, this is one of …
Make Organizing a Family Affair
With school back in full swing, it’s the perfect time to get the whole family involved in keeping your home running smoothly – kids included. When everyone pitches in and it’s framed as a shared effort, household tasks feel more manageable and even a little more fun. As a home organizer, I’ve seen how shared responsibility makes it much easier …
Operation Organized Recipes
I’ve seen it in every house I’ve ever organized and was even guilty of it myself. A rag-tag collection of recipes. Handwritten family recipes, pages I pulled out of magazines, and a computer full of downloaded links.
I’m Over the Moon for Over-the-Door Shoe Organizers
And one of my favorite organizing products to take advantage of this often-over-looked vertical space is the over-the-door shoe organizer.
Don’t Let Clutter in the Door: Decluttering Tips from a Professional Organizer
Clutter comes in many forms. There’s the stuff already in your home and then there’s the stuff knocking on the door, begging to be let in. What’s a gal to do?
Organizing Your Jewelry
Tangled necklace knots and lost earrings. A little jewelry organization can save you time and frustration.
Put a Label On It, Please!
If it’s worth organizing…it’s worth labeling. And I must admit, I LOVE my label maker. In fact, I have 2 of them. One to keep in my client organizing kit and one for home use.
Shoes, Shoes and More Shoes! Expert Shoe Organizing Tips from a Denver Professional Organizer
Tennis shoes in the living room, flip flops or boots in the entryway and a pile of shoes in the closet. It’s so much easier to complete an outfit and head out the door for the day when your shoes are organized.
Stop Paying for Storage! Decluttering Tips from a Denver Professional Organizer
There is nothing I like better than helping clients get rid of their storage units.
While storage units can definitely serve a purpose, so many people use them to store stuff they just don’t want to deal with.