Home Organization Blog

November 22, 2025

ConocoPhillips Business Builder

Over the past six weeks, I participated in a Business Builder training program sponsored by ConocoPhillips. I connected with the instructors through Rotary- two professors from the University of Texas Permian Basin in Midland who traveled to Carlsbad each week to lead the course. They were excellent teachers, and the […]

November 21, 2025

Essential Oils for an Organized Home

I’ve been studying and using essential oils for over 25 years, and I love how they can support both the body and the mind. They help me feel calmer, more energized, and more focused—not just physically, but emotionally and mentally as well. When you’re feeling sluggish, frazzled, or unmotivated, it’s […]

October 27, 2025

Coloring the Chihuahuan Desert: Finding Inspiration, Harmony, and Animal Medicine in the Heart of the Southwest

My second organizing-related coloring book is nearing completion! I’ve set out to draw 52 animals, and am currently almost finished 33 of them. Here is a draft of my intro. Please take a look and let me know what you think! When I first moved to the Chihuahuan Desert, I […]

October 27, 2025

The Art of Organization and Community Creativity

As a professional home organizer, I know how important creativity is for a well-rounded and thriving society- but creativity isn’t just for artists. It also plays a vital role in how we shape and care for our homes. Creative thinking helps us see possibilities in our spaces, design systems that […]

September 26, 2025

A Closet That Gave Up The Ghost

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 […]

September 26, 2025

Paleo Recipe: Cheesy Crackers

A few times a year, I like to do strict Whole 30 or paleo diet to reset my brain and body. I find that a paleo diet works extremely well for my physical and mental health. When I eat foods that truly nourish my body, I have so much more […]

August 8, 2025

Garden Helper in Carlsbad, NM

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 […]

August 8, 2025

Estate Sales in Carlsbad, NM

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 […]

July 24, 2025

Mental Health Support in Carlsbad, NM

When I lived in Seattle, access to mental health care was abundant and widely accepted. The city’s gray, rainy climate, combined with a large, diverse population and a wealth of top-tier healthcare providers, helped normalize the idea of going to therapy. In contrast, here in the more rural Permian Basin—especially […]