Entries by Ellen

The Art of Letting Go

Our industry gathers each year for our NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers) conference.  It’s our annual family reunion where we learn and hug!  This year we were privileged to hear The Minimalists.  Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus write a blog about living a meaningful life with less stuff (for 4 million readers.)  They […]

Hugs and happy organizing Storage

        Hugs and Happy Organizing posts are about client successes. Here you will find a happy organizing story about storage. We all want more storage! Having an extra closet makes all the difference! Be sure to keep your floor clear.   When your floor is cluttered, storage space becomes chaotic. Review what you […]

Organizing your Aging Parents

  Suddenly the roles are reversed for you and your parents.  They need your help with their mail, paper work and medical care.  It can be a difficult and emotional time too as you as your family find new ways to support each other.  Your aging parents need your patience, help and support in ways […]

Making Organizing Manageable

How do you eat an elephant?   …….One bite at a time!   Making organizing manageable is all about breaking the tasks into manageable pieces.  When we see a big project it’s often overwhelming.  We think about organizing our entire home, storage or an office and it seems to be an impossible tasks.  There are several […]

Asking for Help

  Is it not in your nature to ask for help? Have you asked for help and you heard crickets? Is it easier to procrastinate about something rather than ask for help?   Let’s admit it, asking for help is hard.  It may seem like it’s a signal about deficiency or weakness. It may be […]

5 Tried and True Techniques for Productivity

  When we have tried and true tools and techniques, we trust these won’t fail us.  When it’s crunch time it’s easier to be more productive.   There are so many different tools, tips and remixes for each of us to use.  I have learned to trust these 5 techniques for making sure I am efficient […]

15 Favorite Organizing Products

  There are so many organizing products available everywhere. It can be confusing and overwhelming.  It’s about size, proportion, color, clear and so many more choices.  In addition you probably have a lot of organizing products at your home that you can reuse like baskets, bins or even shoe boxes. I put together this list […]