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May 5, 20213 min read

Key Learnings from Searching for My Keys, A Professional Organizer Recalls

Years ago, I went to South Africa to visit one of my favorite people in the world, Cara. We had met in one of my past careers as an...

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Apr 7, 20213 min read

The Clarifying Power of Decluttering: A Professional Organizer's Origin Story

What if, instead of seeing tidying up your home as a chore, you saw it as a gift to yourself? What if you saw each decluttering session...

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Apr 3, 20212 min read

5 Reasons Clutter Stresses You Out and Why You Should Declutter Now

Every now and then, I'll be working with a client who feels so intimidated by the thought of decluttering that they will use the logic,...

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Mar 24, 20214 min read

4 Common Mistakes People Make When Spring Cleaning, Explained by a Professional Organizer

It is officially Spring, the perfect time for clearing out the old, stagnant energy of Winter and making room for new intentions and...

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Feb 26, 20213 min read

Why It's So Darn Hard to Let Go of "Past Self Clutter", as Explained by a Professional Organizer

Past Self Clutter is a category of stuff that is tied to an old version of you. Have you ever gone through a “phase” and outgrown it?...

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Feb 16, 20213 min read

Sparking Fear: A Professional Organizer Explains How Scarcity Mindset Affects Decluttering

So many people (particularly those who have read Marie Kondo’s books and watched her Netflix series) feel embarrassed when they have a...

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Feb 4, 20212 min read

4 Tips on How to Spark Joy, Not Spread Clutter from a Professional Home Organizer

Haaaavvvveeee you met “Someone Else’s Clutter”? There are two main strains of this kind of clutter. Strain 1: Clutter that you can’t...

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Feb 3, 20212 min read

A Professional Organizer Explains "Low-Key Costly Clutter"

Buyer beware of Low-key Costly Clutter. This type of clutter typically finds its way into our homes via the sales rack or somehow with...

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