Home Organization Blog

My cousin recently sent me a message from Europe with a story that perfectly captures the ups and downs of organizing. While she was away, her closet shelving brackets “gave up the ghost”! She had seen some of the “before and afters” I had posted online and joked that she […]

I have been working on my garden since January- meticulously planning what I wanted to plant, starting seeds in my living room, carefully tending to them as they grew, tilling the soil, planting the starts I had grown, weeding, mulching, fertilizing, watering, and all the work that goes into growing […]

The question of “selling your stuff” often comes up in conversation when I’m helping people downsize. When I was teaching my most recent Home Organizing class at the North Mesa Senior Center in Carlsbad, some of the students were talking about ways in which they’ve been successful selling things. Facebook […]

I’ve learned that when someone offers to split a bushel of freshly roasted New Mexico Green Chiles, you say YES! Our local grocery store just started roasting them for the season, and when my friend offered to bring me some, I was very grateful. My partner Charlie has lived in […]

One of my favorite things about being a Certified Professional Organizer through the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) is their requirement for continuing education for us to uphold our credentials. We don’t have to take classes through NAPO, but they do offer a really wonderful selection of […]