Mary had a lot of shame about her basement. Like many of my clients, she is both highly intelligent and highly creative. If she can think...

“These children are not mine.” I remember being struck by this particular parental devotional thought way back when our girls were still...

“This would have taken me DAYS!” I was at a client’s home to help her sort through all the papers that come at her as a busy mom. It was...

Even organizers have to take time to organize their stuff. This week I took some time with my storage shelves. During and after the...

“So, do you make people throw things out?” I get this question from time to time when people first hear that I am a professional...

When we were first married, I quickly realized that my husband and I had different ideas of what it meant to keep house. To me it meant...

My family and I recently gathered to clear out our parents’ home. Some tasks were an emotional monsoon. Others brought joyous shrieks of...

Do you know anyone heading off to college? The Freshman Fifteen can refer to the number of pounds you gain from cafeteria food. But...

Amazon Prime Day is just around the corner. I am not going to preach a “Never Prime Day” message, because, honestly, there are some good...

I was recently called in to help a local move that was already in progress. The home owners had a medical emergency in the middle of...

I went into the house, knowing that decluttering/organizing was not this woman’s idea. Her mom had set this up. She was a single mom of...

“Do you ever go to an organizing job and just think, ‘Oh my! Where do I even begin?’” I get this question a lot and the answer is, “Yes....

You may have heard of The Freshman Fifteen as the number of pounds you gain from cafeteria food. Here is a different Freshman Fifteen to...

“It’s the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives.” Fred Rogers A Simple Step...

Is there such a thing as “Loving our kids too much”??? I hope not, but if you are only considering the love language of “gift giving”...

Friends/Acquaintances/Enemies Decluttering can be overwhelming at times. If you are having trouble deciding what you do and don’t want to...

Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in: The Ultimate Room-By-Room Decluttering Checklist | Redfin Creating a...

“6 Month Rule for Decluttering” “5 Day Declutter Challenge” “4 Box Method of Decluttering” “3 Second Rule of Decluttering” “2 Essential...

I write a lot about simplifying in our homes, but I was not always tuned in to this way of thinking. The shift occurred about eight years...

With apologies to the Bruno song, perhaps we should actually talk about the word “No”. This applies to everyday life, but with the...