You know that item that you bought a long time ago but you never used it and now it just clutters up your closet? Yeah, that one. We had a closet full of those. Well, not a whole closet. But what we had was bulky, so it seemed like it. A few weeks ago, I decided that the large unused items had to go, and I made some plans for them. One item, a full-sized piano keyboard which connects to…
Read more →When I was in my twenties, every vacation was an opportunity to wear fabulous outfits. Of course, wearing a fabulous outfit means bringing multiple pairs of shoes and a lot of accent pieces and accessories. Luckily I grew out of that phase, and I now pack very simply, bringing things that are easy to pack and easy to wear. I never pack more than I need. The one exception has always been my jewelry. I am crazy about costume jewelry. …
Read more →Yesterday was Father’s Day. My sister and I decided to celebrate with my father at his apartment, the first family gathering there since my mother passed away nearly four months ago. With my 19-year old niece home from college for the summer and my 15-year old daughter about to leave for camp, it seemed like a good time for us to go through my mother’s jewelry.
Read more →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…
Read more →Many of my clients wear the same pieces of jewelry over and over again because they can’t see all of their jewelry at once. So they either forget about some items, or they don’t wear them because they can’t get to them easily. Little Black Dress to the rescue!
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