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Top 5 Tips on Organizing for Summer Camp

There are only a few more weeks of school and then summer is upon us.  The kids are thrilled that summer is almost here, but personally, it brings me another set of ‘to dos’ in the form of prepping for summer camp.  Whether your kids are going

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Don’t Forget! Organizing Tips for Remembering Things

On any given day we need to remember a ton of things: what to get at the grocery store, take our vitamins, brush our teeth, call someone, email someone else, send a birthday card, etc. How can we possibly remember everything that we need to do? In

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Organizing for the Flu

With all the news reports of a record flu season, you better get prepared.  Today, we are organizing for the flu.   Even if you escape the flu, there are still a bunch of different viruses that are circulating around throughout the winter months.  You can do

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Stop Playing Phone Tag!

Do you find yourself calling the same person 3 times and always getting their voice mail?  Are you tired of calling someone back, getting their voice mail and because you have no idea what they needed, leaving a ‘please call me back’ message?  Let’s join forces to

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A great organizing product for children– Lovable Labels

Here’s a great organizing product for children that I’ve been using at home.  It’s called Lovable Labels, and I use them for all of my kids clothes, backpacks and lunch box containers. Here is a great holiday deal so you can save some money and get organized

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The Two Best Things I Learned at NAPO Conference 2012!

I recently attended the National Association of Professional Organizers annual conference and I want to pass along to you the two best things that I learned at NAPO Conference 2012. I know you are reading this and forming jokes or crazy visuals about what a conference with

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The 24 Hour Rule

I was working with someone last week to schedule a meeting with 7 other people. We had sent out an email with all the details and gave a deadline 5 days out to respond to various action items.  On the day of the deadline, we had still

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Entertaining Made Easy

Every Thanksgiving (or other holiday or party), do you spend your entire time in the kitchen?  Cooking?  Restocking?   Are your feet tired?  Did you wish that you spent time lounging with your friends and family?  I have made two short videos to help you tackle the three

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The Great Purge of 2011!

I was talking a friend this morning who is undergoing a whole life makeover.  She is reinventing her                                                                                                                                           business, her home and even has a new hair color.  Since the motivation for change was running rampant, she and her husband decided to go room by room go

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4 Organizing Documents that will Save Your Life and Your Money

You always hear lawyers and financial planners talk about your will, power of attorney and advanced directives being the MOST important documents that you can have.  In my 9+ years as a professional organizer, I have worked with LOTS of clients who have had loved ones get

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