Why Your Garage’s Floor May Be Its Greatest Asset
There are a lot of of great garage storage products out there. The MVP, however, might be something that you may think of as nothing. [...]
Koova Garage Organizer: Product Review
In our celebration of Garage Month I had to repost this product review. The Koova Garage Organizer is a terrific product for hanging tools and [...]
What Does Good Organizing Look Like?
What does good organizing look like? I have identified 4 elements to look for.
Declutter Log Jams in Your Home For Good
My book includes a chapter on storage, because even static items needs a plan for movement. A great way to understand this concept is to look at a log jam.
The Surprising Health Consequences of Clutter
Clutter, for many, is a bugbear and something to be avoided. For others it is almost a way of life.
Productivity: The “Almost Done” Lie
Someone who works up to the last second in the search for maximum productivity exhibits the "almost done" lie.
Why Good Folding is Good Organizing
Here are four ways how good folding is good organizing.
Organizing With Post-It Notes: Good or Bad?
So maybe you're thinking that Post-It Notes are to be avoided? Not so fast! It all depends on how you use them.
Organizing Your New Year’s Resolutions
Do you ever make new year’s resolutions, but find them hard to follow though on? If you do then you’re in very good company. Here [...]
Book Excerpt: Circulation in the Exit
What follows is an excerpt from my best-selling book “The Circulation Solution: The Ultimate Organizing Approach For Lasting Clutter Relief.” This excerpt is from the [...]
Circulation in the Kitchen
The official launch date of my book, "The Circulation Solution," is this coming Monday the 18th. In the meantime, here is an excerpt from Chapter [...]
Book Excerpt: Circulation in the Mail
What follows is an excerpt from my upcoming book "The Circulation Solution: The Ultimate Organizing Approach For Lasting Clutter Relief." The focus of this chapter [...]
Digital Minimalism Book Review
Our company provides solutions for clutter, including paper and schedule clutter, but we don’t offer solutions for digital clutter. Cal Newton’s book does. In Digital [...]
My New Organizing Book Excerpt: “The Circulation Solution”
What follows is an excerpt from my new book, coming out later this month, “The Circulation Solution: The Ultimate Organizing Approach For Lasting Clutter Relief.” [...]
How to Store Old Photos and Preserve Precious Memories
Today's blog is a guest post from Wendy Dessler Photography is a job or hobby or millions of people all over the world. There are [...]
What I’ve Learned in 15 Years of Professional Organizing
Sunday, September 1, 2019 marks 15 years since I officially opened for business as a professional organizer. In September 2004, I was doing business as [...]
An Eco-Friendly Guide to Getting Rid of Your Unwanted Clutter
Today's blog is guest post from Haley Kieser. One of the best feelings is walking into a clean, organized home–and knowing you live there. But [...]
6 Tips to Get Organized Fast
September 1, 2019 will mark 15 years since I started my professional organizing business. In those 15 years, I have learned a lot about how [...]
Organizing Your Next Steps
The most important things to understand about organizing your next steps is to recognize that organizing has steps. Effective, sustainable organizing has to involve more [...]
Organizing Tasks of Lesser Value
Organization may be eluding you because you are wasting time on organizing tasks of lesser value. Here are some examples of such low value tasks [...]
Get Your Closet Organizing All S.E.T
The best way to get your closet organizing all set is by striking the right balance. I’m talking about a balance of three organizing factors, [...]
What Are the Best Organizing Tips for Closets?
The best organizing tips for closets come from first looking at what organizing is NOT. Here are some examples. Organizing is not Hiding When discussing [...]
The Most Fundamental Organizing Rule
Want a really simple rule to apply to all organizing? It’s this: REVEAL, DON’T CONCEAL. Sound obvious? If it is, odds are good that you [...]
How To Love Your Kitchen Space
Does your kitchen always seem to be a mess? Does it cause you anxiety? I want to share some thoughts on how to love your [...]
My Best Minimalist Habits
Minimalism is a way of life that starts with a reexamination of priorities. This reexamination is a formidable project. You must get your possessions down [...]
Get Organized For Downsizing
There are many things to consider when you get organized for downsizing, including finding the right resources. Of all the other things to consider, there [...]
A Downsizing Menu for Fairfield County
Downsizing options in Fairfield can be like ordering from a menu: A la carte or prix fixe. Where you may spend more on individual services, [...]
Organizing Paper: When Should You Scan and Shred?
When should you scan? and when should you shred?, aren’t the first questions you should ask when organizing paper. However, clients often ask these questions [...]
When to Organize Your Storage For Action!
Here are some tips for storage for action.
Storing Keepsakes
A while back, I wrote a post on organizing keepsakes. It was really more focused on getting your keepsakes organized. This post focuses more on [...]
5 Attic Organizing Tips
Attic organizing projects can be overwhelming, but you can overcome, by understanding the challenges and breaking them down.
Organizing the Playroom
While I’m not a parent, after almost 15 years of organizing the playroom, I understand the challenges. Mostly, I understand the limitations of just how [...]
How To Get Organized Fast
Recognizing that basic division is the first step in how to get organized fast. Here are six more.
Organizing Priority Management
I often say that organizing is ultimately not about sorting out your stuff, your paper, or your time. Rather, it’s about sorting out your priorities. [...]
Why is organizing so hard today?
Do you ever stop to wonder, why is organizing so hard today? It was never easy, but there are developments in the 21st century that have made it harder. Here are some of those developments.
Closet Organizing Products
Having discussed getting your clothes closet organized, I now want to look at closet organizing products. The right products will give you the systems that will keep your clothes closet organized.
Top 10 Closet Organizing Tips
So what’s the focus with my top 10 closet organizing tips? In my last post I focused on organizing your clothes closet. This time I am looking at general organizing tips for all storage closets.
Organizing Your Clothes Closet
Have you been thinking about organizing your clothes closet? In my last video “The Secret of Getting and Staying Organized,” I talked about the most important place to start. It’s always best to start by getting clear on you priorities before taking on any organizing project. Organizing your clothes is no exception
The Secret of Getting and Staying Organized
So what’s the Secret of Getting and Staying Organized? It’s recognizing what being organized looks like to YOU. I know, it sounds like I’m being evasive, but honestly, that recognition is the whole key. It will enable you to not only get organized, but stay organized. There are many reasons to get organized, so be sure you start your journey, by choosing the right destination.
Organizing Homework
For organizing homework tips I reached out to my head manager, Marlie Reid. Marlie is not only my top organizer, but she was also a tutor. So she knows good homework practices and how to organize them. Marlie shared four key tips with me.
Organizing Tips from the Field
Today I want to share some organizing tips from the field.
Back To School Organizing
This week I’m taking a look at back to school organizing.
Organizing To Travel
With more of us are traveling again, I thought I would look at organizing to travel. It’s great that we’re getting away more, but traveling can be pretty stressful IF you’re not organized. Here are some tips to help.
Organizing Your Car
With more of us hitting the road this summer, I thought I’d talk about organizing your car.
Organizing Arts & Crafts
Organizing arts & crafts begins with clarifying the usage of your space. There are essentially three usages for art and crafts spaces.
Organizing Your Playroom
Organizing Your Playroom is a subject that really should have been Part 1 to last week’s Playroom Organizing Systems. It's best to always focus on getting organized before looking at systems for staying organized.
Playroom Organizing Systems
This week I visited the home of my account manger Kim Milera to talk about Playroom Organizing Systems.
How To Organize Like the Pros
We also decided to do a time-lapse video to demonstrate that it all happened inside one 6 hour day. I took the opportunity to point out the zones we created and the procedure we used. It all happens very quickly in the video (below). So I will spell out how to organize more completely here.
Organizing Your Keepsakes
It seems fitting to discuss organizing your keepsakes during my focus on basement organizing this month.
Organizing Your Basement Space
I focused on basement storage in my last post, so now I focus on organizing your basement space. Here are four points to consider when organizing your basement space.
