Posts Tagged ‘keepsakes’
Categories For A Power Sorting
In: Clutter Control
4 Jul 2011My wonderful clients know I have one simple rule at the Decision Table: “Nothing stays on the table.” When sorting a large quantity of stuff, it is important to recognize that EVERYTHING has a category and, therefore, a plan forward. Some categories, like “toss” and “donate” are obvious, but to keep the momentum going, you [...]
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Attic Attack
In: Clutter Control
6 Jan 2010As you put your Christmas decorations away for another year, you may be seeing a lot of your attic and you may not like what you see. The attic is often the last room one organizes in the home because it is so out of sight, out of mind. It can, however, be one of [...]
Containers Last
In: Systems
10 Nov 2009To choose organizing systems that are actually going to keep you organized, you must first decide on the QUANTITY of items you’re going to keep. This approach makes me a bit of a spoil-sport with my new clients. They’re excited about the prospect of organizing and it starts with the question: ”Ooh, what containers do [...]
Find It Or Lose It
In: Clutter Control
19 Oct 2009If you don’t have a plan for finding an item, you should get rid of it. This is a modification of the “use-it-or-lose-it” rule, which may be more poetic, but is too extreme. There are plenty of things we may have good reason to keep, but may have no intention of using. For example, we like to surround [...]
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Homes for Orphan Items
In: Systems
30 Jun 2009If keeping a tidy home or office seems hopeless, part of the reason may be that not EVERYTHING has a home. Some categories are obvious – clothes go to the closet, books go to the bookshelf, and used coffee cups go to the kitchen sink – but what about that spare switch plate? After years [...]
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Professional Organizer Matt Baier and his team declutter and organize homes and offices in Stamford, New Canaan, Greenwich, Westport, Darien, Norwalk, Fairfield, Westchester County, and New York City.
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- Lisa Corrado: Matt, you are so right when you say many of what we consider tasks are actually projects. And I real [...]
- Steven: Tasks are simple. If you try to finish the tasks then think that you have completed the project. You [...]
- Elaine Hoffmann: I want to thank you and your amazing team for the great work you have done organizing my basement,at [...]
- Linda Kuppersmith: What a brilliant concept. As a business owner that wears several hats (Sales, marketing, accounting [...]
- Matt: Karen, sorry it's taken me so long to get back to your inquiry. I have used several different smart [...]