Based on the comments I receive from my readers, I know that people are hungry for information about organizing. So why are there so many magazines about the love lives of celebrities, but not one magazine dedicated to organizing? When I first became a Professional Organizer six years ago, I noticed that the Container Store carried copies of Real Simple. I had once been a subscriber to Real Simple, but had gotten bored with it. (As I said to my husband…
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After five and a half years of helping clients with their clutter, I have gotten accustomed to encountering what I call the Computer Graveyard. Here’s the scenario. You get a new computer, and you start using it. You don’t want to get rid of the old computer just yet, just in case something malfunctions on the new one, so you put the old one on the floor next to your desk. Days go by, then weeks, then months, and the…
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Death is a topic that people don’t want to talk about, especially their own deaths. As Woody Allen said, “I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” My mother passed away three days ago. I was very glad that I had taken the time last year to have a conversation with her about how she envisioned her funeral. It greatly eased the decision-making at a very trying time. I didn’t have to…
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It’s hard to ask for help, especially if it’s something that you feel you should be able to do on your own. “Why can’t I do this?” you ask yourself. “Everybody else can. What’s wrong with me?” This feeling often prevents individuals from contacting a Professional Organizer, even when clutter is bringing down the quality of their lives. So I’d like to share with you my experience with two professionals that I hired to do something that “everyone else” can seemingly do…
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In the past, I have suggested setting quarterly goals instead of New Year’s Resolutions. You can see my discussion of this in an earlier post entitled Say “No” to New Year’s Resolutions. I’m about to break with tradition even further by advocating for monthly goals rather than quarterly.
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