You ask yourself: Why do I have so much clutter? You answer yourself: Duh, because I don’t have enough closet space, and I need more baskets, bins, caddies, holders, boxes, bags, and sorters to store my clutter. But maybe this answer doesn’t satisfy you … bringing you to a different question: How can I clear…
Every time I start working with a new client, they always want to know whether their house is the worst I have ever seen. The honest answer is usually: “No”.
In my last post, I told you about some of the issues I have with the KonMarie method. In this post, I’d like to share with you my thoughts with the KonMarie method. This is not really a critique of the method; this has more to do with her lack of call to action. What happens…
As a personal organizer, people always ask: “Have you read Marie Kondo’s book?” Of course I have. I’m a personal organizer. Which leads to: “What do you think about it?” The basic tenets of the KonMarie Method are as follows: Sort like items all at once by gathering them together Touch each object to see…
Someone posted about picnics in a Facebook group I belong to. The post was about feeling like she didn’t make good picnics compared to others. Of course, I had to chime in. This year, we picnicked 5 different times in one week. Over the course of the week, I learned a lot both how I can improve…
Ever since I read Zero Waste Home about 5 years ago, my life has transformed. It helped spur me to start my personal organization business, (BalaganBeGone) and quit my job in graphic design. It also helped me reduce what I have and be more minimalist. (I plan to write more about this is a future post.) Being…
About a quarter of the way through my Pesach seder prep, and 21 hours to go… feels like progress. The kitchen was totally cleaned and made kosher for Pesach by last night and I have already started my cooking, for 19 people (and two babies). All the shopping is complete. How did this happen you ask? Well team work and organization.…
Pesach So after a lovely morning at the beach with my kids, because all we had left to clean for was literally the kitchen sink, we came home and of course started yelling at our kids to help us finish cleaning, they still had to tidy their rooms for one final vacuum, uggg, all that relaxation GONE. Since my kids are 9,…
Pesach is coming, my kids are on school vacation, I have some work, and there is cleaning, shopping, and cooking to be done. But I feel relaxed. We will have 20 people at our Pesach Seder, this seems like a lot of people, but is it? In my quest to make my life less cluttered, I have…