Home Organization Blog

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 19, 2021

Purse and Backpack Organization

I love bags! I think it’s so much fun to have the right bag for the job. Needless to say, I have a good assortment of bags to choose from. I recently helped one of my adult clients organize her backpack, so that’s what inspired this post. This post applies […]

August 12, 2021

Meal Planning for Productivity

In my last post, I talked about aspirational grocery shopping, it’s impact on the environment, and I touched on how food can be used for productivity. In this post, I’ll give you 7 steps to help make it easier to have healthy meals on the table for yourself and your […]

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 30, 2021

Before and After- Home Office Refresh

Below are some photos (shared with permission) from a recent home office organizing project I helped my client with. We were able to get this done in less than 3 hours. My client was on a role! He was able to quickly and efficiently sort though his paper while I […]

July 29, 2021

Tool Organization

I love helping people organize their tools. My love of organizing tools goes way back. I attribute a lot to the rigorous training I had, starting at age 7, at a very old-fashioned Virginia horse riding school that had been founded in the 1950s. In college, studying architecture, it was […]

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 […]