One of my favorite things about working with clients is that I get to know them as individuals.  Through the organization process we purge, sort and categorize.  Most clients share numerous stories about where their belongings came from and why they are important to them or another member of their family.  During this process I […]

Clients frequently ask me for strategies to maintain order in their home, especially this time of the year.  We are all trying to regain order for the new year, and our families are inside more than ever with frigid temperatures.  It is one thing to set up systems that look pretty and work when we […]

Fun fact…  If you Google “organizing new year” you will get over 2.4 billion articles.  Wow!  I’m not sure how valuable all of those articles are, but that one little statistic tells us everything we need to know.  Millions of people want to be organized, millions of people want to make money off helping people […]

Our family drove home from our summer vacation in Colorado on Monday.  I am always sad to leave my home state of Colorado with its beautiful mountains and crisp cool air, but this week’s humidity and heat has me ready to boycott Iowa in August!  On a more relevant note, a good portion of the […]

Have you ever heard me say, “cleaning the house in the summer is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos?”  I heard that saying a few years ago and it stuck with me!  I know many moms get really overwhelmed by trying to keep up with everything around the house in the summer.  It can […]