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I am a huge fan of meditating. Of slowing down the brain for even 10 minutes a day so it gets a much needed break. When I meditate my goal is to quiet things. It is to pause what is going a mile [...]

Got clutter? These days, who doesn’t? And I say that with love. But I think the reality is that most of us have things in our homes and offices for which we can honestly say we have no use [...]

Truth be told, my advice on clearing clutter starts with a question. This question is the first step in the process. It is a question I ask of my clients, and of myself, when I am getting ready [...]

Staying clutter free and living light is really is all about good ‘ole arithmetic – easy as 1, 2, 3.  And by arithmetic I mean aiming to keep things at zero, level ground, even-steven. Of [...]

Miscellaneous.  That word sends shivers up my spine. In the world of organizing we often say it is best to be specific in how you label files or things you’ve contained in bins. We avoid using [...]

Keeping track of paper can be maddening! Even in this day of “paperless” there is no escaping paper coming into your space. But there is a great tool that can help you keep the [...]

I have a passion for organizing offices.  Sure, I get excited to organize chaos in any area of a house and yes, I’ve been called crazy because of it. But organizing offices really blows my skirt [...]

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 [...]

I am a bit of a neat-freak when it comes to going on vacation.  I like everything in the house to be as clean as possible.  And I am probably not the only one. That feeling of clean can do [...]

I have been a professional organizer for 17 years and in that time I have seen my fair share of clutter. I’ve seen some people struggle with letting it go, and seen others have an easier [...]