Extreme Organizing

This week I had the chance to see an enlightening, new program on A&E:  “Hoarders.”  I know this post is longer and more serious than usual, but bear with me.  There is something for everyone here.

Each 60-minute episode of Hoarders is a fascinating look inside the lives of two different people whose inability to part [...]

Great idea!

The other day I told my 10-year-old daughter I was going to buy her a dustpan.  She looked at me with a puzzled expression.  I told her it would be a great way for her to clean (i.e. “scoop up”) her room since she likes to play with tiny toys such as Littlest Pet Shop, [...]

January is GET ORGANIZED month

Professional organizers all across the country are gearing up for numerous community events this month as part of the  annual event, Get Organized (GO) Month.  
Get Organized (GO) Month is an annual event in its 5th year.  The event is sponsored by the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and is dedicated to raising awareness [...]

X-ray vision

“What we see depends mainly on what we look for.”
                                                                     John Lubbock
What a great quote!  It made me think about how clients must feel when they have a professional organizer visit their home for the first time.  They often worry about what the organizer will think of them since their home (or maybe just one [...]

Staging basics

Staging is done for the purpose of selling a home.  The idea of staging is to highlight the homes best selling features and appeal to a wide range of potential buyers – in order to get it sold!  As a result, the current homeowner’s personal affects (i.e. photos, mementos and collections) and all clutter should [...]