From Death to Life: Human Composting
I think it was Night Gallery’s 1971 story titled “The Escape Route” that initiated my early curiosity of death. (If you’ve not seen it . . . probably for the best.) After watching that story, as a young girl, I used to lie awake at night thinking of the...
A New Season, A Wiser Home
This March marks the beginning of a new chapter in my life: I recently purchased a house! The target move-in date is June of this year, after landscaping and some construction are finished. After raising my kids in my current apartment over the past 16...
The Hidden Relationship Between Clutter and Resentment
This is a more reflective perspective about why it’s so difficult to let go of our “No Longers” (things we no longer use, need, or love). Let’s uncover how unspoken expectations show up in piles and overfilled rooms, and what we can do to release the emotional...
Follow Your Heart for Donating
Welcome to the New Year! Just as our new calendar on the wall is fresh and clean with open space, many of us feel compelled to clear out what no longer serves us and create fresh, clean open spaces in our homes. Decluttering can be a powerful way to begin —...
Hand-Made, Heart-Felt: Gifting From The Heart
Remember those homemade coupon booklets that we made for our parents when we were little? “Good for one car wash” or “I will vacuum the house” or “Redeem for one night of washed dishes”, and we didn’t have Etsy or even free printables from which to craft these...
Mom’s Death: Real & Raw
My Mom died on October 4. While it’s still fresh, I wanted to share my thoughts about the experience in hopes that when death comes for one of your loved ones, you will not feel alone. The words “death”, “die”, and “dead” are used in place of the...
3 Tips for Fall Organizing
Fall is the perfect time to reset your home before the holidays arrive. In this blog, I share three simple tips to keep clutter at bay this season: revisit your decorations before buying more, use the “one in, one out” rule, and rethink gifting habits that add to the pile. A few intentional choices now can make your home feel cozy, calm, and ready for the months ahead.
My “How” For Professional Organizing
How It All Started Clients often ask how I became a Professional Organizer, and the truth is- it began long before I called it a career. Helping a friend with her overflowing file cabinet showed me that organizing isn’t just about neatly stacked papers and pretty...
Minimalism: Less Stuff, More Life
Have you ever asked yourself: Where did all this stuff in my house come from, and why am I still holding on to it? It’s easy to wake up one day surrounded by things we never meant to accumulate—items we bought for convenience, accepted out of guilt, or kept “just in...