Organizing Your Home

What are you saving it for? ‘Someday’ may never come.

When my mother-in- law passed away over a year ago, my husband and I took on the emotionally taxing task of clearing out her closet. She didn’t buy a lot of new clothes for herself, preferring to spend her money on gifts for others; so the clothing she kept over the years was well-worn…except for…

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‘Neat’ TV Show Airs

‘Neat’, the award winning show I hosted on HGTV Canada, is now airing in the States on ION. It’s exciting to see renewed interest in the show and the unique approach it takes towards organizing homes, offices and (especially) lives. I’m so proud of the work we’ve done on the show, and thrilled that it…

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Function First: How to Make Your Home Work (and Make Your Life Easier)

What comes to mind when you think about an organized room? It’s natural for us to imagine something that resembles a chic hotel room or one of the designer-decorated rooms we see in glossy home decor magazines. And it can be exactly that – if that’s what you truly want. Although I can appreciate an…

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Imagine Your Room as a Work of Art

Happy New Year everyone. Hope your holidays were enjoyable. I spent part of the holidays hanging out on the beach in Florida, and that’s where I got the inspiration for this blog post… There’s an incredibly talented gentleman in Delray Beach who creates sand sculptures on the beach regularly, just for fun. His name is…

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What does your ‘clutter hot spot’ reveal about you?

It’s never about the stuff – it’s about what the stuff represents. In my experience, through working with hundreds of clients struggling with chaos and disorganization, there appears to be an emotional connection to the ‘clutter hot spots’ (the rooms where most of the mess accumulates). It’s as if each room in the house holds…

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