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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 because it does it is very important to [...]

As a culture, we sure are suffocated by stuff. We buy bigger homes, that we fill with stuff. We buy more clothes, and toys, and gadgets – and put ourselves into more debt because of it. [...]

Here is what I know: Clutter can be suffocating. Decluttering, on the other hand, is freeing.  All of that letting go, lightening your load to remove “stuff” from your space that no longer serves [...]

I am pretty sure I don’t need to tell you that getting organized can be a difficult chore. It can be confusing, overwhelming, tiring, and emotional. And it can be fulfilling; it can leave [...]

Summertime is all about letting go. In my book it is the one time of year where people loosen up more and feel more carefree. I think warmer weather has that affect. Summer is also a great time [...]

I am a professional organizer. And I am going to admit something to you that might seem quite odd. I hate the term organized.  Okay, maybe hate is a strong word. I don’t hate helping you [...]

Done is one of the best four-letter words out there. And this is coming from someone who loves using a few other four-letter words to express myself fully. Sometimes, they just feel satisfying to [...]

I am worried. And I am concerned that what we believe keeps us closer to each other is actually taking away something even greater – our ability to connect (and act) more *deliberately*. I [...]

It wasn’t my intention when I made a vow of sorts to write more letters that I’d get letters in return. I intended to try my hand at doing something that has become a lost art of [...]

I don’t know that I have ever met a person who doesn’t love a little instant gratification. If something is wrong and it can be fixed, quickly, you’d be hard-pressed to find [...]