Author Archives: Emily

Love your home again!

Have you ever invited a friend over and just before they arrived, you saw what they will see (dusty shelves, overflowing with books, papers, piles of laundry clean and dirty etc. etc.) and felt pre-embarrased? So, you spent the next … Continue reading

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YOU decide

When you face your organizing options remember this:  You need to decide.  You need to decide  how much of this thing (be it sponges, magazine subscriptions, shoes) do I need for my life work for me? How does this work … Continue reading

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My 5 part organizing Methodology

There are as many ways to organize as there are organizers.  The trick is to find that organizer who is compatible with you. The way I organize is as holistic as is appropriate for each client and project. Each of … Continue reading

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Rebuilding Together San Francisco

I am participating in a new volunteer project this year.  Rebuilding Together San Francisco.   "Rebuilding Together San Francisco provides free repair and renovation programs for low-income, elderly and disabled San Franciscans and for nonprofit and community facilities. Our programs … Continue reading

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Your organizing Style

I often get asked "Is there just one way to organize?"  Often, there is a critical undertone to this question.  Like "I've tried to be organized but it still hasn't happened." Or, " I feel badly because I read one … Continue reading

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Wastefulness of Decluttering

I subscribe to just a few blogs.  I must love them very much if they are to be put into my email inbox mulitiple times a week. This here Blog is one of them: Zen Habits   I'm giving you … Continue reading

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Emily’s Organizing Tips part 2

Learn 3 organizing rules that will help and direct you to living a more organized life. Continue reading

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Moving Resource

When I find a company I have used and have had a positivie experience, I put them on my resource page.  But first I like to blog about them! www.usedcardboardboxes.com I used them once for a moving job I got … Continue reading

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Emily’s Organizing Rules: Part 1

Emily's Organizing Rules So, I was just talking to my good friend Tracy the other day.  She's moving for the 2nd time in as many years.  Getting excited to move again is just about impossible for most folks, but Tracy … Continue reading

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Organizing after a loved ones death

My Grandfather died a few years ago and my family was fortuate enough that every single child and grandchild was able to attend the service in South Dakota. His wife, my grandmother, had decided to move to an assisted living … Continue reading

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