I often get asked when working with clients the question “How much is too much of x?” It may be clothing, it may be crafting items, it may be serving platters. There is no answer I can give! It has to be determined by the owner of the items. If you have 2 huge closets but you have several bins … Read More
How much do you have?
We are all surprised sometimes by how much of one item we really do have. If I said estimate how many pairs of socks you have – you may say 20. But when you dump all the socks from all the locations onto the bed and tally up you have 62! Um, that is 2 months worth! When things are … Read More
New Acquisition Questions
I am taking this from a blog I am subscribed to, https://unclutterer.com/ We need to be aware and informed about the items we bring into our home. If you struggle with clutter, you know that more stuff solves nothing. So, here are some great questions to answer before acquiring something. Print, put on an index card and laminate with clear packing … Read More
‘Tis the Season of Sharing
‘Tis the Season of Sharing With the Holiday Season here, it becomes a sea of purchases, receipts and parties. I think it a great time to share what we have but don’t need. Create a season of sharing by letting go of belongings no longer loved or needed with those that can love and use them! Got too many clothes? … Read More
The Basics of Getting Started
I think everyone wants to get organized but getting started is something else. It is a BIG change. I can assure you the discomfort of the process is worth the results. Things to remember – the stuff didn’t magically get there yesterday so tomorrow it won’t magically go away. What may have been important to you years ago, isn’t now … Read More
Those Items You Didn’t Choose
Doing this business of organizing for 7 years, a LOT of stuff has been let go of. I just love the bliss someone has over really doing it. Stuff they have put blinders up to not see for literally years. And then I come in, we pick each item up, we talk and then yay, the words “it can go” … Read More