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Let’s face it moving is never easy. But when you’re moving from a three bedroom home into a one bedroom apartment in an Assisted Living it’s a whole different ball game. Where are you going to put all your stuff? How are you going to choose what stays and what goes? Where and how do […]
Last year, my mother and I consolidated all of the family photos into one huge pile so that we could find some pictures to use for my dad’s 70th birthday. I wanted to put together a slideshow, and was delighted with the results from local media conversion service, Everpresent! My dad loved it, and it’s great […]
Confession time: I am a professional organizer and I had to hire an interior designer to help me figure out how to squeeze more storage into my small space without making it look cluttered. Phew, I’m glad I got that off my chest. It was a great experience to be the client instead of the […]
The invention of a century – the mildly adhesive note that changed the landscape of desks indefinitely. Let’s get real; Post-It’s are fun. But they can stop being fun and start being a hamper on your productivity if you use them in less than ideal ways. So here’s my list of Do’s and Don’t when […]
Want an easy 15-minute organizing project that will get you ready for the summer? Then head over to your liquor cabinet (or other space where you stash your liquor) and take a look at your current stash. You might find a collection of bottles left over from your last mixology party or a collection of […]
There comes a time when you have to have a conversation with your kids about decluttering/donating their things. With my kids, it came when my son was around 8, and his bedroom floor was reduced to a one-layer high display of all of his put-it-together-yourself kits. Mini-trebuchets, papier-mache volcanos, replicas of pyramids and Lego fill-in-the-blank […]
In today’s Tuesday tip, Sara Valverde walks us through the method she uses to fold clothes. With her process, adapted from the Marie Kondo folding method, she shows us how we can maximize space while having easy access to our pants and shirts while keeping our drawers organized.
“Could you live in an apartment with 90 square feet of floor space, the area approximately the same as a Honda Accord? Could you do it for five years? And could you be happy? Felice Cohen could. And she was. Her YouTube video of her astonishing use of space went viral with millions of hits.” As […]
I was beyond ready. I was so ready to be rid of all my belongings that were imprinted with my past – my past jobs, my past relationships, my past me. Every time I looked at my loveseat, for instance, it reminded me of my beloved cat Fluffy who had been by my side through my […]
Have you ever had a disagreement with your partner over organizing? Chances are the answer is yes, and you´re not alone. Here´s an illuminating story about a disagreement my partner and I had recently about tidying up that highlights the need for communication when it comes to your household organizing systems. Our beloved home is comparable to a tiny-home…except […]