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My great grandmother bequeathed her set of pink floral china to my sister. She died when my sister was a young teenager and I am pretty sure assumed that one day my sister would find that the [...]

You learn a lot about what you own, and why you own it, when you are forced to live with two other people for two weeks in a 900 square foot space. I shouldn’t be complaining, really, [...]

There are some tell-tale signs that you need to do some organizing. And they usually revolve around what you can’t find or can’t do easily in your space. Or in your life. In fact, [...]

Here is what I know for sure: Minimal makes meaning. I’m also sure that in order to live a life you love you have to actually be aware and conscious of how and why you are living life the [...]

There are things that contribute to living on purpose. And there are things that don’t. If you want to create a life you love include more of the things that make you feel more fulfilled, [...]

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 [...]

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 home and office for which we can honestly say we have no use or [...]

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 [...]

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 have heard this mentioned to me a lot 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 as [...]