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Advice from someone who's floated in the boat of overflowing photos. I've been a professional organizer for about 8 years and almost every woman I've worked with has a goal of organizing photos so they can be shared. With closets and garages and cupboards and rooms full of "stuff," having space and time for this can seem like a distant dream, but my Mum and I are living proof that photo organizing dreams can come true! Yes, it takes diligence and persistence. Yes, it can take

A decluttering practice that helped change my life... Will you join me in OHIO? So much of our clutter is delayed decisions. One piece of mail here, one item of clothing there, one unloved impulse buy over there... Over days, weeks, months, years all those one things add up...and WOW do they add up, right?! We have the choice every time something comes into our hands to add to the piles or not, to vote for a more cluttered future or a less cluttered one. As we move through li

Have you ever looked at your clutter and thought (or yelled): "I feel so overwhelmed!" "I don't know where to start!" "This is too hard! I can't do this!" I hear at least one of these from nearly everyone who comes to me for help with decluttering and organizing help. I have a confession: when I first look at a room (or whole house) full of clutter, I get overwhelmed...and I've been a professional organizer for years! But it only lasts for a moment - it really is true when I