Are you overwhelmed and unsure what to do about your space? If you feel frozen and drained by your surroundings, it is time to hire a professional home organizer. It really can be the best investment in yourself you’ve ever spent. Most of my clients have ADHD so having someone help guide them through the…
Here are my best suggestions for organizing any space in your home whether that be your closet, pantry, guest room or any other area. There’s a couple different ideas on where people might want to start. It depends on your energy and your amount of motivation. Super motivated and lots of energy If you are…
Lately I’ve been working with several teens and it is so much easier for me to work with them on their spaces than their parents. Emotional Ties Teens might not have the emotional connection with the things that were given to them by grandparents, other relatives, or need to be reminded that they just got…
One thing that has discouraged my clients when they have tried to get organized in the past, is that they can’t maintain the organization. They say that their family doesn’t keep up with it (which I discussed in part 2). After we incorporate some rules that help prevent clutter (covered in part 1), we really…
In part 2 of this article about having the “perfect” organizational system I’ll discuss getting your family on board. So many times I hear from clients that they can get a great system going in their houses, but then their family messes it all up. Here’s some tips and tricks to get them to help….
“I can get organized, but I can’t keep it that way. It isn’t working” I hear this so often from my clients before we work together. They feel that they work so hard to create their perfect organizational systems that they think will work wonderfully, then it falls apart soon after. It’s very discouraging. Sound…
Many people think that organizing is making things look pretty as a magazine, taking all the pantry items out of boxes and bags and decanting them into clear jars, or organizing everything by rainbow color. If people want to do that and it works for them, that is fine, but I usually work with people…
Some may say that spring cleaning is a thing of the past, but take a look at this list and you may say otherwise. Purpose of Spring Cleaning The purpose is to remove dust, pollen, pet fur, germs and deep clean our houses to make them fresh for summer. Seasonal Change Change out of winter…
These are my Top 5 Tips for problem areas that I see with all my clients. Let’s go through what each one. 1) Stop all subscriptions is for magazines if you are 2 months or more behind, craft club subscriptions if you haven’t opened the last 2 boxes, kids craft or activity boxes if you…
Saving time is one of my favorite things since its one thing we can’t ever get back. If we invest a few extra minutes here or there to do things right the first time, we earn back that time tenfold in things we enjoy. If we just think about things in our daily life, we…