What’s important for you to accomplish in 2022?
This time of year, people are setting annual goals or intentions. Some are choosing words of the year. And some people have bucked the trend …
Love Your Stuff? Here’s How to Decide What to Keep When Organizing
I’d been lazy about putting things back where they belonged for a while, but my walk-in closet didn’t exactly have walk-in access anymore. It was time for a …
How to Choose the Right Organizing Buddy: 3 Essential Criteria
Have you ever faced a daunting organizing project? Knowing it was more than you could handle on your own, you may have tried asking for …
The “Right” Way to Feel More Organized
We were nearing the end of an organizing session, and I had asked my client to put something away in the space we’d just finished. …
Five DIY Decluttering Approaches
Let’s face it: When it comes to our homes, junk has a way of accumulating. Even if we’re meticulous about putting away our personal belongings, there …
Five Common Organizing Pitfalls & How to Overcome Them
Are you tired of clearing out the same old piles over and over again, only to watch them build back up, seemingly overnight? You deserve better. If …
5 Ways to Eliminate Pre-Vacation Organizing Stress
Summer is here! And this year, we actually get to take our vacations instead of being stuck at home. Woohoo! Unfortunately, preparing for vacation isn’t nearly as blissful as actually being on vacation. It’s …
Organized Garage = More Summer Fun!
It’s summer! The sun is shining. The sky is a gorgeous, cloudless blue. The temperature is just right to be lounging by the pool… or better yet, the beach. …
7 Steps to Transform “Spring Cleaning” into a Whole Home Organizing Reset
As temperatures begin to rise, you may suddenly start to notice all the things in your spaces. There are cobwebs in the corners. Piles on the counters. A jumbled mess inside the cabinets. When did it get this …
Streamline Your Life: Use Systems to Reduce Stress, Overcome Overwhelm, & Live Fully
(This is Step 5 of theNeatNiche’s 5-Step ASK ME™ Process to Organize Anything. If you’re just tuning in, check out Step 1, Step 2, Step 3, & Step 4!) Sick and tired of cleaning …
Make Room by Making Homes: Creating a Purposeful Place for What Matters
This is Step 4 of theNeatNiche’s 5-Step ASK ME™ Process to Organize Anything. If you’re just tuning in, check out Step 1, Step 2, and Step 3!) You’ve probably heard the old adage, “A place …
Merger Announcement
For over a decade, our organizing consultants have partnered with clients to clear clutter and create customized organizing systems for life and work. But in …
Working from Home? 12 Ways to Boost Your Effectiveness
There’s no doubt about it: We’re living in a work-from-home (WFH) world, and it doesn’t look like that’s changing anytime soon. While the benefits of remote …
Clear the Clutter! Proven Ways to Determine What to Keep & What to Purge
(Step 3 of theNeatNiche’s 5-Step ASK ME Process to Organize Anything – read step 1 here and read step 2 here). If you’ve read any of our other …
How to Work from Home with Remote-Learning Kids
Photo credit: Pexels.com The COVID-19 pandemic led to a sharp increase in remote working, a trend that is expected to continue. Major companies from American Express …
How to Detangle Your Spaces & Mind Through Sorting
(Step 2 of theNeatNiche’s 5-Step ASK ME Process to Organize Anything – read step 1 here) Is there “stuff” in your way? Maybe it’s physical, …
Making Room By Letting Go
For many of us, the past year has been a year of reflection and reevaluation. We have spent more time in our homes, more time …
Common Home Organizing Mistakes Professionals Always Notice (and Organization Ideas to Solve Them)
If you’ve been in as many homes, offices, and home offices as we have, you start to notice a few themes. Many people make the …
Ready to Live Organized? Here Are Five Foolproof Steps
If you’re living with clutter, showing up for your life the way you want to can be a challenge. It’s tough trying to turn over …
What Does a Grocery List Have to Do with Self-love?
As we enter into the month of February, our thoughts often float to love. With Valentine’s Day marking this month’s calendar, we might be thinking …
The #1 Thing to Do to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick
This time of year, people are setting annual goals or intentions. Some are choosing words of the year. And some people have bucked the trend …
Escape the Clutter Loop: Stop Accumulating Stuff, & Start Living Your Life
If you’ve ever looked around at your spaces and thought, “I’ll never get out of this mess… I don’t even know where to start! I …
The Art of Paper Organizing – Part Two
Welcome back for part two of our interview with Erin Leigh, Founder of theNeatNiche, on the art of paper organization. For part one, see the …
The Art of Paper Organizing – Part One
Organizing paper can be a daunting task. What do you keep? For how long do you keep it? And how do you keep it all …