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Let’s Get Prepared! Clever Girl Organizing Challenge Starts September 1
Think for a moment: If your home were facing an imminent threat of flood, fire, earthquake, tornado, hurricane, blizzard, ice storm, or some other disaster: On a scale of 1-10, how prepared are you and your family to shelter in place for a few days, without...
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...
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 choose to read it, you should just refill your coffee cup or wine glass now.) If you watch “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” on HBO,...
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 girl sitting in. I had...
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." It was film created by Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, known as "The Minimalists", who share their stories through theminimalists.com, several...
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 want to get back to it? Here is a round up of all the challenges! Weekly Challenges: Week 1: In the Kitchen, Part 1 Week 2: In...
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!