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A common sticking point for people who want to declutter is their desire to do the ‘right’ thing with the items they discard. Often, this comes in the form of wanting to recycle everything.
I bet you have a cluttered virtual desktop screen. It happens often and easily, and if you don’t pay close attention, you might look up one day and find that you can’t even see your desktop image anymore because of all the icons.
Many parents want their adult children to cherish the same family belongings and heirlooms that they do. If you have expressly asked your children if they want something, and they do not, there are several reasons to accept their responses and let the item go.
Have you weighed the cost of keeping something against the benefit of letting it go and can see no reason to keep it? You might be trapped by sunk costs. Let's see how a professional organizer explains and overcome this issue.
One of the most common questions I get as a professional organizer is, “How can I get my [family member] to be organized?” While it might not be the answer you’re looking for, there is something you can do to bring about change.
Did you know that September is disaster preparedness month? No matter where you live and what types of disasters you might encounter, there are concrete steps that you can take now to make a disaster easier to navigate.
Do you make your bed regularly? It’s a simple and powerful strategy to help you get the most out of your day and enjoy a better night’s sleep.
Everyone loves those beautiful and organized pictures on Pinterest, in magazines, or on Instagram. But we are all real people and need tips to organize our real life. Here are some quick tips on organizing for real life.
Horizontal filing and stacking trays are a staple in most offices. But people quickly find that trays cause more problems than they solve.
Creating and maintaining a filing system is easier if you have guidelines in place. Here are 6 tips for creating an effective filing system where you can find what you need, at the time you need it.
Moving from one house or apartment to another is one of the most stressful things people do. There are three areas that can generally improve during a move: decluttering before the move, packing in a structured way, and organizing in the new space.
Some parents are extremely frustrated and are tired of either picking up after the kids or nagging constantly to get the kids to comply with orders to tidy up. There are a few reasons that this situation might occur and some strategies to make it easier.
Documenting your progress in any endeavor of importance is vital if you want to know exactly where you came from to compare with where you end up. This can help prevent feeling like you’ve not made any progress (like when you are decluttering a room) or give you evidence that you are making progress that might not otherwise be visible (like practicing a daily shutdown ritual).
Most disorganized individuals find it difficult to determine whether to keep an item or let it go. For those who struggle, there are various techniques that you can learn from Professional Organizers to guide you towards effective decision-making.
When we learn new things we expect to practice in order to be good. Why wouldn’t that be the case with organization, too?
Unlike other belongings such as clothes or dishes that have permanent homes in a closet or cupboard, transition items are usually stored right by the entrance where they can easily clutter up a tight space.
What’s the solution? A landing zone for personal items. It’s a place where items in transit ‘land’ on their way elsewhere.
We’re at the end of January. Have you given up on your goals and resolutions yet? You have, haven’t you? Me too. Maybe that’s ok.
I’ll give you a few suggestions of strategies you can implement around the holidays to make it less likely that you and your loved ones will end up with more than comfortably fits in your homes.
It’s common for people to feel overwhelmed by the thought of organizing their entire home, especially if disorder has been a longstanding issue. They look around, and it seems like they’ll never be able to figure out where to start, in what order to work, or how to move through the process.
When it comes to digital clutter, it’s easy to fall into the trap of ‘out-of-sight, out-of-mind.’ Make sure that you can find digital files when you need to reference them. That is the first rule of filing: Organize your files in a way that makes retrieval possible.
