Jan 2, 2019 | Decluttering, Inspiration |
Marie Kondo has a new TV show that launched on Netflix on January 1. Eight episodes of the messages of her best-selling book brought to life with couples and families looking to shed their clutter and lead a different life in their home. It’s exciting to have a...
Jan 2, 2019 | Inspiration |
We all tend to at least think for a moment this time of year about a New Years Resolution. They tend to be either STOPPING habits or STARTING habits that feels like it will make a positive change in our lives. Sometimes, we talk about them in terms of the end goal,...
Nov 30, 2018 | Clever Girl Solutions, Decluttering, Inspiration, Productivity |
It’s that time of year when everyone else is thinking of the holidays, and *I’m* thinking about how to help people follow through on next year’s New Years Resolutions! If you’ve been following Clever Girl for a while, you probably already know...
Nov 23, 2018 | Holidays |
Sending out holiday cards this year? If you haven’t started thinking about all that yet, it’s time to get a plan together. I know I am! How about a Ten Tips to make this year’s process a little easier? 1. Get your list done early! This will help...
Sep 22, 2018 | Productivity |
When Autumn arrives, it comes with what I always feel is a shift in how the world looks and feels. Leaves start to turn and then fall, like sands in an hourglass. In many ways, it starts to feel like the “Countdown Season” to me. Countdown to what? Maybe...
May 1, 2018 | Inspiration |
May 1, 2013, I launched Clever Girl Organizing. It is a little bit of an arbitrary date, as anyone who has ever started their own business will attest to. Launching a business has many steps before you leap. It wasn’t when I joined NAPO (The National Association...
Apr 9, 2018 | Before and After, Home Office, Inspiration |
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a “before and after” on an organizing project. The story around this one applies so broadly to many of my clients, and many people who just struggle with their space, I had to! I wanted to share this story of...
Feb 25, 2018 | Inspiration, Paper Management |
Remember when sending birthday cards or thank you cards or get well cards were something we did as a regular part of life? Are you still that person? Do you know a lot of people who are? I’ve come to realize I’m just not that person anymore, and I...
Feb 9, 2018 | Decluttering, Donations |
“How do I get rid of…?” It’s the most common question I get from people, clients, friends, family, people who *just* met me and learn I’m a Certified Professional Organizer®. People are coming around to the idea of letting go of things...
Jan 7, 2018 | Paper Management, Photos |
A few months ago, I decided that the 2018 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge would be focused on photos (printed and digital) and on paperwork. Between the hurricanes, the floods and the wildfires in the country, I was seeing more and more examples of people facing...
Dec 20, 2017 | Inspiration |
It’s almost the end of 2017, and it’s been quite a year! I feel like I blinked and the year was over, but I also look back and am amazed at how much has happened over the year. So, I thought I’d share a little bit about my reflection process for a...
Oct 19, 2017 | Home Office, Paper Management, Productivity |
I was recently in a conversation where someone tried to convince someone else that piles were bad, and papers should always be filed. Somehow, this person thought being a Piler or a Filer, the Filer is the only “right” choice. I stepped in, protecting the honor of the...