Home Organization Blog

April 19, 2024

Book Review: House Love

A few weeks ago, I was talking to one of my very dear long-time clients about cleaning. We both love cleaning and love finding the best homemaking solutions. I was saying, “I wish I knew exactly when and why to use baking soda, versus borax, versus washing soda”, and she […]

March 1, 2024

Book Review: Swipe Left On Clutter

Amy-Ellen Trefsger of Distance Decluttering is a fellow Seattle based professional organizer and NAPO member. She recently wrote “Swipe Left on Clutter: Treat Decluttering Like Dating To Break Up With Your Stuff”. She is also an artist, and has decades worth of experience in social work and organizing. She’s got […]

April 8, 2022

What Is ADHD?

Do you have ADHD? Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with ADHD from a clinician, or maybe you’re self-diagnosed. People with ADHD often have trouble keeping their homes organized. In this post, I’ll talk about what ADHD is, and why having it can make it so much harder to keep your home […]

February 4, 2022

Codependency and Home Organizing

Many people can’t get organized because they don’t have the skills or knowledge about how to organize. They may be overwhelmed with stuff, or have brain based challenges such as ADHD which make organizing very difficult. Some people may also have issues with codependency. Depending on how the codependency is […]

September 10, 2021

Are You Addicted To Your Mess?

I grew up with a father that was an alcoholic. Both sides of my family have had some major problems with addiction. I find studying addiction and behavioral patterns fascinating, and I always love hearing about what helps people break their addictions, no matter how big or small they are. […]

September 2, 2021

Getting A Fresh Start

Ah, the start of the new school year. Whether or not you’ve got kiddos in school, or you’re in school yourself, September is a great time to get a fresh start on something you’ve been working on. For some people, getting a fresh start is easy. But for others, it […]

August 26, 2021

Optimizing Circuits for Organization

I have a deep love for reggae music, and have wanted to learn to play some sort of hand drum since I first heard Burning Spear’s “Wadada” almost 25 years ago. Wadada is the Amharic word for love. Amharic is the official language of Ethiopia, which many Rastafari consider to […]

August 5, 2021

Aspirational Grocery Shopping

Did you know, people who are aspiring to eat healthier tend to throw out more food? My #1 productivity tip is to eat right for your body type. For some people this may mean eating more Paleo. Others may do better on a vegan diet. Many people will fall somewhere […]

July 22, 2021

ADHD and the Emotional Scale

As a home organizer, I have a lot of clients that have ADHD. Disorganization is one of the hallmark signs of having ADHD. I have ADHD myself, yet I have always had a particular interest in cleaning and organization. This has been largely inspired by my love of caring for […]