When the holidays hit, we can find ourselves perhaps in overwhelm with too much stuff to do in addition to the busyness of our everyday lives. With our regular work schedules, family obligations, meetings, exercise, etc, we pile on holiday parties, shopping, decorating and more. It can feel rather daunting. The truth of the matter […]

I’ve heard it said that “if you fail to plan, you plan to fail”and there is great wisdom and truth in that saying. When we don’t know what our plans are, where we are headed, where we are going, we may very well doom ourselves to plans gone awry whether that’s in business, in creating […]

Our lives are filled with paths upon which we travel, literally and metaphorically. The path from childhood to adulthood; the path through various education levels; the path of marriage and creating a family; the path of healing from a serious illness; the path through a work career just to name a few. Our paths, sometimes […]

“Wash your dishes” sounds like something our mother would tell us, though it’s something I told a friend of mine who said he hadn’t washed his dishes in 3 months! Now there’s gotta be something growing on them by now, right? He announced he had left his dishes for this extended period in the sink […]

A client recently related that she wanted to work with someone who had systems for organizing her office at which I felt offended and shocked that she didn’t think I have systems with which to utilize. I knew this was about her and not about what I am capable and competent at doing. My guess […]

Have you ever stopped and looked at your keyring and wondered what all the keys you have belong to? Maybe you aren’t one that collects keys, but for some reason, I am. I actually have a container that had been filled with loose push pins, nails, picture hooks, assorted tools–the ones you get when you […]

Procrastination is a killer when it comes to moving forward with our lives, to getting things done personally and professionally and it debilitates us from living fully and creatively. I recently posted on Facebook that procrastination is the perception of fear projected into the future around some imagined thought that prevents us from taking action […]

Photographs, memorabilia, a favorite sweater or a class ring, all hold memories that fill us with pleasant thoughts and feelings. Things we’ve held onto, items that have been given to us or things we’ve inherited are memory holders as well as potential clutter. Too often they become things that burden us rather than uplift us. […]

Summer is a great time to get your garage in order since it holds so many of our summer things, including pool toys and pool gear, hiking and camping gear, bikes, sports equipment, picnic and BBQ supplies and they all need a specific home where they can be located when the occasion is needed. It’s […]

While organizers help clients deal with the physical things in their lives, we also help them with the emotional and mental clutter that goes along with it. I would estimate that organizing is about 70% mental/emotional and 30% physical. Helping clients move past the emotional and mental barriers is the key area for organizers. Helping […]