Getting older is challenging enough. Aging as a member of the LGBTQ+ community can be even more so. More than 3 million LGBTQ+ Americans are over age 50. Many of us don’t have grown children to help us as we age. However, with a long history of fighting...
Is your pantry or garage overflowing with recyclables? Perhaps you’re waiting for the next big recycling event, Fix-It, or Repair Fair, but in the meantime, bags of corks, plastic lids, and other random recyclables are piling up. Without a clear system, adding new...
Blended families come in all shapes and sizes. Parents move in with their adult children. Two households merge after a marriage. Kids boomerang back after college. In short, there are many combinations. This can create both harmony and utter chaos as a result. How do...
It's 2022 and you've likely been asked if you have any New Year's resolutions. Yet, for all our talk about our new goals, we often joke about how unlikely it is that we'll continue to pursue them past January. Why is it so hard to keep up our resolutions? Our...
Does the thought of the upcoming holiday season cause your gut to clench with anxiety? Feeling the weight of guilt, expectations, and commitments you don’t enjoy? Are you dreading navigating safety considerations when gathering with work colleagues, friends, or...
Do you find that even though your closet is stuffed with clothes, you tend to wear the same things on repeat? We gravitate towards the items that are most comfortable, or versatile, or that make us look and feel good, and tend to wear the rest infrequently. What if...
Communication SkillsAs professional organizers, we primarily work with folks in their homes, their most intimate, personal space. More often than not, one member of a couple tends to be more of a "minimalist" and the other tends to be wired more sentimentally. As...
I want to start a new conversation around how we handle our time. There are infinite apps, tools, hacks, and machines meant to help us save time (anyone else in love with their Roomba?) - yet so many folks I know are still on the brink of burnout.I recently listened...
After almost a year and a half of staying mostly—or completely—inside our homes, things are opening back up and we’re starting to remember what the lower halves of other people’s faces look like. It’s so easy to get swept up in the excitement and try to do all of the...
How to Foster Resiliency This past year has been challenging for all of us. It seems that every month brings a new unprecedented event. We are growing weary of these “uncertain times” and long for a return to normalcy. How do we manage to stay healthy and happy in a...