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Organizing a Legacy: keeping the past in the present through organizing
For generations, families have handed their “important” stuff down to the next generation. It almost seems like part of human nature. I have read several articles about how the younger generations don’t want the stuff and how upsetting this can be for the older...
Inside a Professional Organizer’s House: Storage Room Organization (Part 2)
One of the many things that I love about our old home is the large amount of storage space. We have two large storage rooms in the basement. Sometimes when you do have large storage rooms, it is easy to turn them into a dumping ground because you think you have all...
Inside a Professional Organizer’s House, Part 1
HOPE Organizing turned 10 in the spring of 2017! To celebrate, I invited clients, potential clients, friends, and family to an Open House in September. This was a true "open house" in that I let people look inside almost every closet, drawer, and cabinet in my home....
Celebrating 10 Years of HOPE organizing – Open House
HOPE organizing turned 10 in the spring of 2017 and to celebrate I invited clients, potential clients, friends, and family to an Open House in September. This was a total Open House as I let people look inside almost every closet, drawer and a cabinet in my home. ...
Grandparents Day
This Sunday, September 11, is Grandparents Day. Congress passed the legislation proclaiming the first Sunday after Labor Day as National Grandparents' Day and, on August 3, 1978, then-President Jimmy Carter signed the proclamation. Therefore, Grandparents Day has been...
Permission to Delete your Photos
In recent months, I have really embraced deleting my photos! Yes, the person who is always talking about saving and sharing your memories is giving you permission to delete some photos. I truly believe that future generations will thank you for it. In January, our...
September is Save Your Photos Month
The Save Your Photos initiative is a public service outreach campaign developed by The Association of Personal Photo Organizers (APPO) to teach individuals how they can preserve life’s irreplaceable photos, videos and documents, in case of unforeseen accident or...
Creating and Maintaining an Organized Garage
Creating and maintaining an organized space is crucial to the functionality of a family. A disorganized home leads to lost items and extra work in the long-run. Misplaced items make your family late to school, work and other outings. In addition, decluttering a space...
Celebrating a Life in Photos
On Saturday, we celebrated the 98 ½ years of my grandmother’s life well lived. My aunts and uncle and their families live in Kansas and Texas, so we don’t have the opportunity to see each other very often and though it was a sad occasion, we all felt it was important...
Clearing the Clutter can Make you Money
So the old theory on getting organized is how it can save you time and money but have you ever thought about how clearing the clutter can actually help you find and make you money? Find Money When I am working with clients we often "find" money in a variety of...