Announcing the 2019 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge!
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...
Out but where? Exit strategies for Your Evicted Items.
“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...
Project 333: What I learned from Courtney Carver about my clothes, and about myself.
I recently had the opportunity to go see and hear Courtney Carver, of Be More With Less. Courtney is the creator of the minimalist fashion challenge, Project 333, launched in 2010. What started as a quest for her own goals has become a movement with tens of thousands...
Letting Go is Hard, Even When You Know It’s Right.
I’m in my mid-40’s. I don’t have children. I say these things to give you context on the story I’m about to share. This weekend, I said goodbye to a possession of my childhood. It was a rocking chair, the kind you can imagine a little toddler...
Week 13 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Entertainment and Media
It’s Week 13 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge, and as we begin the last 4 weeks of The Challenge, we’re focusing on some of the categories that really seem to attract clutter unless they’re reviewed regularly over time. This week, we’re...
Getting Organized When Couples Aren’t On the Same Page
People rarely come into a relationship together and discover they’re on the exact same page in terms of being organized, cleaning and housework, and how they interact with their space in general. Couples are made up of lots of combinations of styles, and each...
Week 10 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: Wining and Dining Items
It’s Week 10. TEN!!! Can you believe it? What a tremendous effort you are making to reclaim your home and your life, one week at a time! We’re heading back to some of the items we intentionally glossed over in the early weeks, even though we may have...
Week 9 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: People in Our Lives
It’s Week 9 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge, and so we begin the second half of this 16-week adventure to help you reclaim your homes and lives back. If you’re following along with The Challenge in real-time, you know that today is February 29th:...
Are Unfinished Projects Every Where You Look?
Projects. Projects can be a big enemy in our efforts to get organized. What’s a project? This is how I typically hear a project described: Oh, that’s broken. Someone was getting rid of it. I’m going to fix it. That ugly piece of furniture has so...
Week 8 of the Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: All the Linens!
Welcome to Week 8! When this week is done, we are HALF OVER with this fantastic challenge, which I have heard from so many of you has been transformational and just what you needed to reclaim your home and your life! Keep the great feedback coming! This week,...
Organized vs Tidy. They’re Not the Same Thing.
I want to talk today about a simple concept: I want to pose that there is a difference between being ORGANIZED and being TIDY. Why is this something to spend time on? Well, because sometimes, people can confuse “tidy” or “orderly” for...Kathy Vines
Certified Professional Organizer,®
Productivity Consultant
Based in Melrose, MA.
Clever Girl Organizing® works with clients in their homes or offices to transform their space and systems, minimize stress, and maximize efficiency, productivity, and serenity! Her superpower is helping people untangle their relationship to their stuff!