When de-cluttering your home, one thing to consider before donating items is whether or not you can collect some cash for them. The key here though is to be sure the value of the item(s) is high enough to make up for the time and energy you will need to put into selling. Cash for […]
Holiday Stress – Don’t Be Afraid to Challenge Your Traditions
Every year I get asked what I recommend to keep the holidays less hectic. My number one piece of advice is to not be afraid to REALLY look at your traditions and challenge any that add more stress than joy. This may not mean you need to stop doing the tradition entirely, but instead change […]
When to Purge Paperwork
From piles of bills, junk mail and magazines, to stacks of graded schoolwork and receipts, it’s no wonder most people find themselves struggling to tread water in a sea of paperwork. What’s worse than the sheer quantities of paperwork, is that due to it’s multiple forms, shapes and sizes, it’s difficult to keep it organized. […]
Product Recommendation – Heavy Duty Shelving
I often get asked about organizing products that I really like. In the past couple months I found a garage shelving unit I highly recommend. In fact, I have purchased and built it for 2 different clients in efforts to help them with their organizing needs. The shelving product is called Heavy Duty “Jumbo” Industrial […]
Home Based Business
It is quite common today for professionals to work out of their homes. One client I recently worked with is a Mary Kay Sales Representative who has a home based retail business. Because she sees clients in her home, she needed a work space that was inviting, professional, and efficient. In order to make this […]
Good Intentions
Many times in working with clients I find that they save stuff with the idea that they will reuse it. Great idea, right?! Unfortunately though, I find even with the best of intentions, the items, instead of getting reused, actually create clutter in the client’s living spaces. Some of the most common items I find […]
Why We Don’t Let Go
To let go of our possessions is a very extreme action. Either we can’t wait to get that avocado green lamp with the crooked shade out of our existence forever, or we can’t bear to see it go. Rarely are we indifferent about letting go. Even when we have a goal of decluttering, living more simply […]
Take Action Against Clutter
Canning the Clutter is not an easy job for most people. For many of my clients I find there is usually an incident or event which occurs, or is soon to occur, that causes (or sometimes even feels like it forces) them to make the decision to take action. Some common incidents/events include transitions such […]