At the beginning of working with someone who wants to get organized, their perceived problem is that they don’t know how to organize, and they don’t have the proper organizing tools and supplies. However, what they don’t realize is that organizing IS the problem! As a professional organizer and downsizing specialist, I know that learning…
Sentimental Clutter Most of us call them “keepsakes.” Organizers call them “sentimental clutter.” Whatever you prefer to call all the items that you have in your home from your children, your parents, your grandparents, even your own accomplishments, chances are that they are overwhelming. These items are not useful for the most part. They are…
I recently attended a speaker panel of some of NYC’s top moving companies and one of the foreman mentioned that anyone could open a moving business in April – August and be wildly successful. The spring & summer months are peak moving times and cause many people stress and anxiety at just the thought of…
Pop quiz: where is your phone right now? How much battery life does it have left? We literally live on our devices these days. I know that nearly everything I do, from work to communicating with friends, happens on a screen. We depend so heavily on our devices, and yet they cause us so much…