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An organizing book for everyone by KC Davis. I recommend reading or listening to it, and watching her Ted Talk (link is below) (In a hurry? You can order the book here . I'll get a small commission - thank you!) I have to start by saying... THANK YOU KC DAVIS! This book is amazing! Listening to this book was a fantastic, mind-altering distraction as I prepped my cabinets for my kitchen remodel (and also reignited my tennis elbow). I feel like I've been waiting for her words

If the number of e-mails in your inbox stresses you out, here's what experts from Digital Helpmates, the Harvard Business Review and TidyWild Organizing recommend... This was the number of e-mails in my email inbox while I was taking care of my Mum until she passed away. I would open my e-mail and feel that number like a physical weight. I know I'm not alone - friends and client-friends often mention how frustrating and overwhelming it can be to have so many messages piling u

How to declutter cleaning supplies and move to simple, non-toxic options. Do you have more cleaning supplies than you could possibly use in the next 5 years? Do you get irritated every time to go to grab a cleaning supply because it's crammed in with a gajillion other things? Do you think about all the toxic ingredients in all those cleaning supplies but haven't taken the time to replace them? Do you wonder what to do with all those toxic cleaning supplies if you let them go?

30 Day Spring Cleaning Challenge! What's One Thing you can clear, clean or organize today? It can be letting go of one item, clearing one drawer, one item on your to-do list... Happy Organizing! xo Spring Ready to make this real? Reading about it is one thing.   Actually transforming your home and life? That takes support, guidance, and someone who believes in you completely. I'm here.   Let's do this together. ➜ See How I Can Help ➜   Join the Declutter Club

A simple tip to get unwanted items out of our living spaces. The Donation Station is one of my absolute favorite simple clutter solutions! A Donation Station is a consistent, designated, easy-to-access but out-of-the way place to put things we come across on a daily basis that we don't want-use-need-love. How many times do we walk by, move, touch or look at things we don't want in our homes, garages, cupboards and closets? These items can clutter our physical and mental space

A few minutes decluttering can bring hours of relaxation I invite you to take time today (or schedule a time) to clear around your favorite place to rest - maybe it's a couch, a bed, the dining room table, the bathtub - anywhere you want to say "aaahhh." First, stand back and look at the space as objectively as possible, as if you were in someone else's shoes. Maybe take a photo - this is a great way to literally see through a different lens. The top two things I suggest ar

The One Thing Happy Life Recipe To walk into a room, step past feeling overwhelmed and choose ONE THING to do RIGHT NOW can be absolutely transformative. And it's not as scary as it might sound. When people reach out to me for help with decluttering and organizing, they often begin with, "I feel so overwhelmed!" and "I don't know where to start!" And when I'm with a client-friend and we walk into a room full of who-knows-what, or we open a closet door and a mish-mash pops out