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Pile of used, obsolete electronics. E-waste is becoming a major problem worldwide.YUP. There are. In fact, clutter falls into 4 Separate Categories:
1. Physical Clutter is the collection of things you don’t use and don’t care for. This type of clutter is often scattered around your home and office and results in an untidy mess. More often than not, lost

It’s the end of another year. Damn…that went fast! Is it just me or does each year go by faster and faster?
I digress…it’s time to talk about holiday gift giving. While I think it’s wonderful to give and to receive, as a Professional Organizer, I see WAAAAAAAY to much “stuff” this time of year. It’s just all too much!

Happy Thanksgiving day greeting card calligraphy text with pumpkins, squash and leaves over dark wood table backgroundAs we approach the holidays, there’s a lot of things going on that add stress to our already stressful lives. In addition to work, taking care of our kids or, in some cases, our parents, there are now holiday parties, shopping for gifts and

As many of you know, before I started my career as a Professional Organizer, I was a Paralegal/Legal Assistant for 30 years. After all those years in the legal industry, I just want to let y’all know that dealing with paper is something I know about. It’s boring, it’s voluminous, it’s lots of paper cuts but it is IMPORTANT!
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Everyone is talking about Global Warming. Whether you believe in it or not, what’s going on with the weather all over the world has been crazy. That’s a fact! Warmer than usual temperatures everywhere. Droughts in some areas. More flooding than ever before in others. Melting Icebergs causing water levels to rise. Yikes!
A Natural Disaster or other emergency situation

Top 10 list
I’ve been thinking about this one for a while so I thought I’d just go for it and put it out there.
There are a lot of people who claim to be Professional Organizers out there. But are they really?
Professional Organizing is still a highly unregulated field. Even though Professional Organizers have been around for a very long

You know you have “it”. You just can’t find “it”. So, after looking and trying hard to remember where you put “it” or last saw “it” you go to the store to replace “it”.
“IT” represents so many things that I can’t even give “it” a name. It’s your keys, glasses, the stapler, the phone charger, your ear buds, wallet,

This is a true story. It’s my story.
I realized late Saturday night that there was a leak in the ceiling of my bedroom. It started as a slow drip and within 8 hours turned into a HUGE project. I’ll spare you the details BUT, basically “they” had to remove the ceiling in my bedroom, do mold remediation and so

As Professional Organizers, we are in other people’s closets almost every day. And, every day, we try to figure out new and different ways to help people find more room and functionality for their clothes and accessories.
Many people call us because they need help to make their closet functional. Some, if not most, need more space. Others want to

Spring is here! Longer days, better weather, flowers in bloom. It is definitely my favorite season.
For some reason springtime is also synonymous with Spring Cleaning and that, in turn, leads to organizing. It’s the time of year that inspires us to purge and organize. So, let’s get to it!
While it may not sound like or actually be fun,