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I hear many excuses from people about why they just can’t get organized. And one that rises to the top often is space — they don’t have enough of it. Having enough space to organize all you want [...]

I mean why not? Yes, cocaine is a drug, that is addictive and detrimental.  Sure, it is a toxic substance and it would seem a travesty to allow it into our bodies – legally. And of course, it [...]

In the past 20+ years as a Professional Organizer, I have learned a thing or two about getting organized. And I am very sure that believing it is possible plays a part in the how-to of getting [...]

I have heard this mentioned to me a lot in the past year – the idea of measuring progress.  After we adopted our daughter at the age of 4, the advice about how to feel good about what I was doing [...]

A few years ago, I wrote about my goal to address the hidden clutter taking up space in my office. Oh the freedom I felt after doing a great big purge, getting rid of what I didn’t need or [...]

Clutter — you can’t live happily with it [in my opinion].  You can live quite well without it.  And most of us know this – intellectually. We just have a hard time actually developing the [...]

The end of August — it means so many things. It is the end of summer – not technically but figuratively given school starts. And it is time to start to get back into a routine with everything. [...]