Your Kids Have Activities. You Have… *Notifications* Ahhh… back to school. For 24 years of my life I looked forward to back-to-school time. Grade school, college, and then working as a teacher for eight years. (It still feels weird to let August roll by without an anxiety whiplash halfway through!) As my teaching career progressed…
Why Walls Are One of My Favorite Organizing Tools Y’all. I love a wall. More specifically, a windowless wall. Why? Because the organizing possibilities with it are endless. Whether you want to put more of your favorite things on display, add more storage to a tight space, or hang some art, walls won’t let you…
How You Know Your House Is Really Working for You When most people think about an organized home, they picture tidy countertops, neatly labeled bins, and perhaps a pantry pic worthy of social media. And, while those things can certainly be nice, they’re not usually how I would define a home that is truly working…
Why Metro Racks Are the Only Shelves I Keep Recommending They Actually Work in Real Life If you’ve ever asked me what the best shelves are for keeping your items off of the floor, tidy, accessible, and easy-to-find, you probably didn’t expect my answer. Because it’s not something sleek or built-in or custom or even…
How Buy Nothing Groups Are Changing the Way We Get Rid of Stuff So… What Do We Do With All This Stuff? Spring decluttering always starts the same way for me. I open a closet or cabinet with the best intentions… and suddenly I’m staring at a pile of perfectly good things wondering, Why do…
Here are 15 Things You Shouldn’t Store in the Basement Why Unfinished Basements Aren’t Ideal for Storage Man, I wish I had a basement. Oh… the things I would store in my basement! I completely understand the temptation to use them for storage. They feel like bonus square footage! Also, they’re out of the way.nd…
How a Professional Organizer Stays on Top of the Never Ending Family Laundry Cycle Why Laundry Was the Chore I Had to Systemize The dreaded constants- dishes and laundry. They really never end! In my household, my husband and I have decided to split these chores up. At the end of the day, he’s responsible…
Shopping AND Sustainability? Sold. This holiday season I had a LOT going on. And like any family with small children, these are all in addition to daily life raising two toddlers (already maxed out every day as it is) and running my other baby, my business. Okay so I had Christmas magic to prepare for…
How to Make Gifting Season Easier on You (and Still Keep It Sustainable) Gifting season sneaks up on us me every year! One minute it’s October and I’m already ahead of the game. I’m making shared gift lists with my husband and adding things to my cart. I tell myself I’ll circle back when the…
Mise en Place. Kitchen organizing who? Growing up all I wanted to do was (gasp) work in the food industry. At age 11 I would turn on Food Network as soon I got home from school. I would make dinner beside my mom every night (sobbing) and eat out at fanastic Columbus restaurants with friends…