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 are 4 tips to help. A Routine or a Word [...]
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 Exit” chapter. In it, I mention that [...]
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 2, "Circulation in the Kitchen." Why is there an illustration [...]
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 is on how to circulate the daily mail in a [...]
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 Minimalism, Newport goes into great detail why digital clutter is [...]
Just the Organizing Systems Please!
One of the things that I often hear from new clients is, “I’ll do the purging. I just need you to set up the systems.” This comes from that assumption that organizing is all about [...]
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.” This section comes right after the introduction, where I talk [...]
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 over 1 trillion photos taken in a given year, and [...]
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 Breathing Room. That is what I wanted my organizing to [...]
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 reaching this utopian-like state can seem impossible, or even downright [...]
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 to get organized faster. Here are my top 6 tips [...]
