Turn Down the Drama, Turn Up the Love
I fell in love in Tucson…during a global pandemic. The irony is not lost on me. I am an 8th+ generation Tucsonan but as long as I can remember, I’ve had the itch to travel. [...]
Is it Time to Change Your Mind?
Gina’s over her garage organizing project. Every time she even thinks about working on the garage, she feels this giant load of stress and anxiety bubble up inside of her. It’s stopping her dead [...]
Time Management Transformation for the Year Ahead
I couldn’t stop staring at the wall. It was calling to me. I ripped the picture down and started tearing up the wall calendar I just bought at Staples. It was like something inside of [...]
Lighten Up This Holiday Season
So, I reached into the closet yesterday to grab my favorite sweater and it wasn’t there. I groaned and dug deeper into the shelves. I found it shoved above my summer sheets and below [...]
Start a Shop-Free Tradition on Black Friday
The only time I ever went Black Friday shopping was with my ex. After filling up on Grandma’s turkey and her oh-so-smooth mashed potatoes, we headed out. We bundled up and braved the long lines [...]
Fall in Love with Letting Go
I’m sitting in Boston watching leaves fall off the tree outside my window. The leaves are coating the green grass like a beautiful crispy brown blanket. It’s gorgeous. Look, I’m a girl from Tucson who [...]
Organizing Obstacle #3 – You’re Afraid Someone Will Take Your Stuff if it’s Too Organized
They let themselves in through the wooden side gate. They walked past the kid’s bicycles laying on the grass and broke the sliding glass door. 10 minutes was all it took for them to grab [...]
Organizing Obstacle #2 – You Hate Waste
Do you have a stash of ketchup packets in your kitchen? I’m organizing a client’s fridge today. On the door, they have a giant stash of ketchup packets, dressing from bagged salad, and chili pepper [...]
Organizing Obstacle #1 – You’re Too Overwhelmed to Start
I've seen it a thousand times... You’re ready to get organized. You’re done living in chaos. You’re done shuffling things from one room to the other. You resolve that this time is going to be [...]
Coping With Grief: Honoring Anniversaries of a Loss
Do you have a day that marks when you lost someone important to you? Yep, me too. For me, June is the time of year when I face some pretty painful anniversaries of losing [...]
