Are you thinking you should be organizing the antique collection? So many people have collections stored away in boxes and attics because they just can’t let them go. Are they collecting dust and clutter storage areas waiting to be sold one day for more money or given to children who will have to determine if …
Everything at a glance. The Harvard Business Review notes that an audience can’t listen to a presentation and read text-heavy slides at the same time. A slide should be understandable in three seconds. Likewise you can’t concentrate on what you are trying to do while figuring out what is in the drawer before you at …
Are you thinking about organizing the toolshed? Sometimes I stumble upon evidence of a very organized handyman when the tools are off the bench and secured off shelves as well. Using these recycled jars screws and nails can easily be seen and are also kept dust-free. The covers were unscrewed from the top and secured …
Are you organizing appliances? If you are going to have appliances don’t pack them away for space sake or you’ll never use them because you don’t want to add excavation to your task when trying to put together something to eat. Use them or lose them. Lucky you if you have enough counter space in …
Are you organizing the archives? On occasion a church has a generous patron interested to organize the archives. Such was the case when a long-time client who was also a member of this church decided to share my time with her for improvement at the church. Organizing the Archives Countless newspaper articles featuring church members, …
Did you know you a professional organizer would be busy presorting a walk-in closet? A packed closet can be overwhelming to tackle come time to sell the home. If you allow an organizer to do the first half of the work by presorting clothing into categories the tougher job of weeding each category will ve …
Downsizing Today Are you in the midst of organizing an estate? In the February 2021 edition ForbesAdvisor notes that the number of people who retired in 2021 rose 1.2 million people over last year’s number. Perhaps fueled by the circumstances of the pandemic a record number of people chose to start the next chapter of …
Do you know about saturation systems? I met one family that tried the saturation system: having so many of a thing everywhere that chances are one would be right at their side when needed. This might work if you only have one item to use but when you consider the number of things that a …
“Sometimes all you need is someone else there holding your hand,” the most recent virtual organizing client remarked, “For the four years we have lived here I have never cleaned out that drawer.” Do you see yourself tidying the junk drawer? Sometimes it is all that is needed; is another’s presence. Sure I chimed in …
It is rare I get called to help a family and learn nothing about their personal lives. The things of our world are all tied to some meaning tied to the current day, past or future. We all relate to our things and spaces differently. It takes a village. One of us is tidy and …
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