by Barbara Clifford | Featured Contributor Professional Organizers are often engaged by individuals to eradicate clutter. For many people, they have to deal with wardrobe clutter, an overabundant and overabundant supply of clothing. Clutter can also exist in our kitchen or in our office. The Professional Organizer will instruct the client to pick up a […]
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De-Cluttering Will Save Your Life – Or At Least Your Sanity by @valjonescoach
by Valerie Jones | Featured Contributor “The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don’t.” -Marie Kondo I recently moved. Again. I think I have a problem, actually. I’ve moved 22 times in the last 28 years. That’s a lot, people! I’m really hoping I stay […]
What You Lose When You Buy Something on Sale by @cluttershrink
by Crystal Sabalaske | Featured Contributor Most of us get a short burst of adrenaline when we snatch up a bargain. So many of us even brag about how little we paid for coveted items. We respond to compliments with, “Thanks. I can’t believe I only paid $10 for this designer sweater.” Have you ever […]
What Feels Right to You? by @MelindaMassie
by Melinda Massie | Featured Contributor As a professional organizer, I see a LOT of great organizing information. Between friends, family and clients who share their experiences through social media, people who send articles to me, and my own research, there’s a MASSIVE amount of organizing that passes through my brain. There also seems to be […]
All or Nothing Will Bite You in the Tush by @MelindaMassie
by Melinda Massie | Featured Contributor A common obstacle preventing people from creating an organized and clutter free home is having an “all or nothing” mentality. Many people tell me that they’ve never gotten their homes organized because if they can’t get the whole house done at once then they just don’t bother to do […]
Because Less Than Fabulous is Just Unacceptable by @MelindaMassie
by Melinda Massie | Featured Contributor Once upon a time, I was an event planner. Through the years of planning galas, benefits, weddings, and everything in between, I spent a LOT of time chilling out my clients. The phrase that worked with even the most anxiety-riddled client was “Don’t worry, darling. Less than fabulous is […]
You are Enough by @MelindaMassie
by Melinda Massie | Featured Contributor Today’s message is short and sweet, Sunshines. You. Are. Enough. Why am I telling you this? Because in the vast majority of homes I’m in, the excessive clutter is there to fill up some hole that is missing. Mild to moderate clutter is often circumstantial reasons like someone who […]
Get a Spotless, Organized “Insert Room Here.” by @melindamassie
by Melinda Massie | Featured Contributor Prepare thyselves for a redheaded rant, Sunshines. I recently saw an article titled, “Get a Spotless, Organized Laundry Room.” This, my darlings, is bullsh… A FULL-BLOWN LIE. Unless you move out of your house, or never actually live in it ever again, you will NEVER have a spotless, organized […]
5 Steps to Helping a Loved One with Their Clutter by @melindamassie
by Melinda Massie | Featured Contributor Recently I’ve had so many people ask how they can help a loved one deal with extreme clutter or hoarding. Whenever I get many people asking me the same question, I know it’s time to share with the class. So gather around class, if you’re trying to help a […]
Own Your Hot Mess by @melindamassie
Melinda Massie | Featured Contributor Last month I talked about switching your perspective in the approach to anything negative – especially clutter. There’s also another very important step that we all have to take before we can truly deal with and release said clutter. Sunshines, it’s time to own your hot mess. Now I know […]