I have said this many times: “Your surroundings contribute to how you feel in your space”. When you shape your dwelling, it shapes you. And you have the power to shape it well. [...]
As I have written before, I never set out to be a minimalist per se. As a professional organizer, who always thought I was living like a minimalist solely because I never had too much stuff in my [...]
Clutter. It is all the stuff you have that doesn’t have a home that is in the wrong spot. Often that wrong spot is on a counter, a table, a bed, or the floor. Those flat surfaces – [...]
“If you want to change the word start off by making your bed.” – Admiral William H. McRaven Make your bed. It is one of the best things you can do create a life you love. There are a [...]
You might think much time is needed to tackle your most cluttered spaces. You might even think the task is too difficult to do. Clutter does that. By definition, clutter is confused or disordered [...]
I am asked all the time about where to start in getting organized or living healthy and well. It all feels quiet confusing and chaotic – unnecessarily so. Simple is the answer to living [...]
Not too long ago, in a marketing course I was taking, I learned of the importance of having a set of core fundamental beliefs. It was suggested that having these basic beliefs was a foundational [...]
I have never heard anyone say to me after working to get organized that being organized wasn’t worth it. No one has ever said that the work they put in didn’t yield results beyond [...]
There are a few words and phrases I am just not too fond of: should do miscellaneous someday And of course, one of my least favorite, later. As in “I’ll do it later”. I am not sure when uttering [...]
Decluttering comes with many benefits but achieving a clutter-free home isn’t always easy. Sometimes the lack of ease comes from just not knowing how to do the work, or where to start. Many times [...]
