I love Instagram and Pinterest! I love seeing home interiors and getting ideas for my own house. All those gleaming surfaces, trendy furniture and perfectly organized closets are just so drool-worthy. But there’s a downside to these social media platforms. Some of my organizing clients get the wrong idea about what their home is supposed […]
Organizing is like a 3-legged stool: Miss one of these “legs” and your organization will collapse
There are three important elements to have in place if you want your home to be organized (it’s not just about buying a bunch of pretty bins from The Container Store!) I tell my organizing clients that you can think of organization as a 3-legged stool: One leg is Stuff: Have the right amount of […]
How this pro organizer fights the “I might need it someday” monster
Let’s admit it: Freebies are hard to resist. I’m currently in a hotel room getting ready to leave and staring down an assortment of free travel-sized shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soaps and more, wondering if I should take these. That’s when the “It might be useful someday” monster rears its ugly head. “Those freebies are the […]
What to do when organizing just doesn’t seem to “stick”
In my work as a professional organizer, I like to tell clients, “there are no hopeless cases.” There are no lost causes. Even when things seem really difficult, really complex, really exhausting — there’s always something we can do to move you closer toward organization. And when organization doesn’t seem to “stick” the first time […]
