Gifts and Guilt: How to Let Go of Both
Gift Guilt. The struggle is real. Whenever you’re going through items to declutter, or even if you’re just dealing with the after effects of opening a gift that just isn’t a forever-keeper for you, guilt becomes a big factor. It attaches like...
Top 10 Ways To Get Help This Holiday Season
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and Hanukkah and Christmas are right after it. You don’t need to do it ALL. You already read my post about doing less this year… and a great way to achieve that is by asking for or hiring some help! There are great ways...
Why *and How* to Say Yes to Less This Holiday Season
As I write this, the holidays are just around the corner. I can hear it in the air… and it’s not all good. Do any of these sound familiar to YOU? “My house is overrun with stuff. We just don’t need any more gifts this year.”...
Week 14 of 15 in 15 in ’15 Challenge: Entertaining Items
We are ALMOST done with our 15 Week Challenge. Only one more week after this week’s assignment. And this one is another one I’ve timed to coincide with a holiday. What is a more perfect time than a spring weekend, where many of us are celebrating Easter...
10 Tricks to Make “No, No, No” Sound Like, “Ho, Ho, Ho!”
As I’m writing this, it’s 10 days until Christmas. It almost seems hard to wrap my head around. I don’t know if 10 days away should feel more stressful than it does, because honestly, I’m feeling pretty good. I’ve had Clever Girl...
Holiday Cards: Giving and Getting, all while being a little more organized
They’re coming in fast and furious. Holiday cards. Flat ones. Tri-fold ones. Ones covered in glitter. Ones with pics of kids you barely recognize, because they grew 8″ last year. All of them make you smile. Right? Or do they… The first one comes...
Cool Products from My Conference Week: Wrap iT Gift Wrap Organizer
I am fresh off four days in Scottsdale, Arizona, where I spent three and a half very full days at he NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) conference, with hundred and hundreds of other professional organizers, learning about the latest trends in our...
Get Ready for the Holidays (to be over): What to do with all those Holiday Cards?
The clean up from the holidays is underway, and you’re staring at a pile of holiday cards (and let’s not forget the pile of unused cards you bought yourself but never mailed). Wondering what to do with them? Here are a few ideas if recycling them just...
Get Ready for the Holidays: What to do with the Gifts you Didn’t Love?
Well, we’ve gotten through Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and Christmas together! New Years is just around the corner, and we will have officially gotten through the holidays. I hope you were able to use some of my tips and advice along the way, and it helped make...
Get Ready for the Holidays: Getting Your Home Ready for Guests
When the holidays are upon us, we’re often entertaining for a day or even longer. If you’re scrambling to get your house ready, either for a few hours or a few days, you can get overwhelmed with all there is to do. How about some tips to get the house...
Get Ready for the Holidays: Last-Minute Gifts
I’m rounding up Gift Idea week with one that speaks to a very special type of gift giver: The Last Minute Shopper. Let’s assume that it’s last minute. I mean REALLY last minute. All that is open to you is a drug store, a grocery store, a convenience store and the...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!
