The A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: H Is For Homelessness
I realize that homelessness might seem like a strange issue to address in a discussion of getting organized — but I'm talking not talking about street people. I'm referring to homeless belongings —...
View ArticleSimple Living On The Road — Trimming The Excess
Living full-time in an RV means being able to distinguish between what you truly need for life on the road and what you can live without — a big challenge for most people! Unencumbered though I already...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: M Is For Maintenance
Are you one of those people who treats “getting organized” as a one-time event — a project to be completed, a task to be crossed off your list? You set aside a weekend (or a week or a month) for going...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: N Is For Necessity
I help my clients eliminate clutter of all kinds — piles of stuff, stacks of paper, overflowing schedules, more expenses than they can afford, toxic people in their lives. And one of the first...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: O Is For Order
Everyone knows that getting organized is about creating “order” in your life — but what the heck does that mean? Going back to my good pal Merriam-Webster, putting something in order is defined as...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: Q Is For Quick Thinking
Here's a bit of organizing irony for you — while it's good to plan before you begin a task that involves a lot of decision-making (like going through a pile of paper or cleaning out your attic),...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: W Is For Who, What, Where, Why, And When
My clients joke that what they really pay me to do is ask a lot of annoying questions — and frankly, they're probably right! I used to worry that they would find my constant grilling and...
View ArticleThe Frugal RVer — The Cost Of Your Home
I have been reading stories all over the internet about how house sizes are shrinking — folks are (finally) realizing what an economic burden and a maintenance nightmare the “McMansion” is, and are...
View ArticleThe A-To-Z Of Getting Organized: Z Is For Zero-Sum
When your life is really cluttered and chaotic and overwhelmed, everything feels out of alignment — your gears aren't meshing, your daily routines are out of whack, and you've lost all sense of control...
View ArticleWastefulness — The First Deadly Sin
As a Professional Organizer, I am (of course) entirely opposed to clutter and excess. I help my clients clean out for a living — if you’re not using it, let it go! Some people think clearing the decks...
View ArticleSimplicity: Radically Practicing What I Preach
When I hit the road as a full-time RVer, I thought it would be an interesting sociological experiment for a Professional Organizer — to see how simply I could live, how little “stuff” I could own and...
View ArticleTravel As A Metaphor For Simplification
I was listening to someone complain about how hard travel is the other day, and I couldn’t help but disagree. As far as I’m concerned, there is nothing more freeing than heading out the door on a road...
View ArticleSimple Living On The Road — Junk Mail
Junk mail is a modern-day plague — no vaccine will protect you from it, even as a full-time RVer. But there are steps you can take to cut down on the amount of unsolicited mail you receive, if not...
View ArticleAs Published In Getting Organized Magazine —Consignment Tips Checklist
It’s much easier to let go of stuff that serves no purpose in your life (especially when said “stuff” originally cost you a lot of dough) if you can recoup some of that lost investment. Let’s face it —...
View ArticleAs Published In Getting Organized Magazine —Online Auctions 101
Every so often while cleaning out, you’re bound to come across an item that’s just too good to toss in the “donate” box or chuck onto your lawn at the next yard sale — something of real value, for...
View ArticleAs Published In Getting Organized Magazine —10 Signs Clutter Has Taken Over...
Sometimes when you’re not paying close enough attention, life can creep in on you from all sides. You bring home some junk from your mom’s house, you forget to open the mail for a week, you agree to a...
View ArticleOnline Auction Checklist
Every so often while cleaning out, you’re bound to come across an item that’s just too good to toss in the “donate” box or chuck onto your lawn at the next yard sale — a rare book you have no interest...
View ArticleAs Published In Getting Organized Magazine —Clutter Control In 7 Easy Steps
Some folks treat decluttering like the organizational equivalent of having a root canal, behaving as if the sheer act of making decisions about their stuff is causing them physical pain — but clearing...
View ArticleAs Published In Smead Organomics —3 Steps To Staying Organized
Of course, the first step in getting organized is finding the right system. Whether your goal is a more manageable inbox, a garage that will hold your car, or less time spent running errands, you need...
View ArticleAs Published In Smead Organomics —The Disorganized Truth (The Hidden Costs of...
We’ve all heard that it is bad to be disorganized, but do you actually know why? Have you ever calculated the price of disorganization? You might be surprised at some of the ways disorganization costs...
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