I recently had the opportunity to go see and hear Courtney Carver, of Be More With Less. Courtney is the creator of the...
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What Happens When a Professional Organizer Gets Upset, and Finds She Has Much to Say?
What I am sharing today is less of a blog post, and more of a personal essay. It’s personal, passionate and, well, long. (If you...
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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...
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A Professional Organizer’s Film Review: Minimalism: A Documentary About Important Things
This week, I got to attend a premiere of the new documentary, “Minimalism: A Documentary About Important Things.”...
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2016 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: All 16 Weeks, Wrapped Up!
Did you participate in the 2016 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge this year? Did you start, but then wander away for a bit, and...
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Need Help? Is Virtual Organizing Right for You?
Many people who read my blog probably have a basic understanding of what a Professional Organizer does. We work with people, in...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Fighting the “I Might Need It Some Day” Force
I know these words have crossed your mind, and maybe your lips, when you’ve been going through the piles, the stacks,...
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Facing Sentimental Items While Trying to Get Organized
Sentimental keepsakes, mementos, and memorabilia. It’s one of the toughest categories that I go through with clients, and...
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Don’t Let Perfection Lead to Failure
One of the things I find that gets in the way of people’s success, or even progress, when it comes to getting organized,...
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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...
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Focus and Finish: The Keys to Completing Organizing Projects
If you’ve joined us for Week 1’s assignment — working on your pantry and refrigerator and tupperware –...
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2016 Clever Girl Organizing Challenge: 16 Weeks, and an exciting change for this year!
Happy New Year and Welcome to 2016! I hope your holiday season was joyous and healthy, and you’re all set to take on 2016...
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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...
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Top 5 Things I Hear From Clients and What You Can Learn From My Answers
Over my career as a Professional Organizer, I can genuinely say that of the dozens and dozens and dozens of clients I’ve...
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How to Get Help – the RIGHT Way
“I just need help.” I usually hear that at least once in every consultation that I have with a prospective client. ...
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Week 7 of 15 in 15 in ’15: Let go of keepsakes, but honor the memories
Sentimental keepsakes. Mementoes and memorabilia. It’s one of the toughest categories that I go through with clients....
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Get Your Legal Paperwork In Order… Now, not LATER.
So, the Life Organizing posts in G.O. with C.G.O. Month have been prompting you to take some measurements in your life that help...
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Know Your Health, by the Numbers
Mondays in G.O. with C.G.O month are all about Life Organizing. Thinking about some of the most important information in your...
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How to Make and Keep Your New Years Resolution – in 5 steps!
It’s G.O. Month with C.G.O… All month long, we’ll be visiting tips and challenges to get our lives, homes, offices...
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15 in 15 in ’15…. Let’s Get This Challenge Started!
Yay! It’s Challenge Time! Okay, before we jump right in, let’s talk about this a bit, shall we?...
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G.O. with C.G.O. – Get Organized Month, All Month Long!
Get Organized Month. Yep, it’s a thing! Every January, Professional Organizers in NAPO help to bring time management,...
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