Pack Like a Pro: Travel Tips from a Professional Organizer
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Pack Like a Pro: Travel Tips from a Professional Organizer

If you’re anything like me then you like to stick around for the three months of nice weather in New England. Now that fall is coming to a close, I’m ready to pack my bags and head somewhere beautiful – it’s been too long! Planning a vacation is extremely exciting, but packing can be overwhelming and put off until the last minute. Follow some of these tips to avoid that stress and start your vacation on a positive note! 

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How To Store Your Purses
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How To Store Your Purses

If you’ve been following along, you know we love to talk about closet organization. You know we design custom spaces to fit our clients’ needs and prefer slim-line hangers to save space, but purses can often be an afterthought. We’ve rounded up some of our favorite ways and products to store purses so they aren’t getting bunched up or damaged in a corner of your closet. Whether you like them on display or neatly stored away, it’s important to store them properly to preserve their life. 

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5 Tips for Creating an Organized Entryway
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5 Tips for Creating an Organized Entryway

September is a great time to fall back into a routine. Things get crazy and carefree over the summer, so restoring a bit of chaos is always a good feeling as summer winds down and routines pick up again. A place we always love to start organizing in a home is the entryway. It is a high-traffic area; everyone in the family passes through multiple times a day. It can easily become a drop-zone, turned into a pile, turned into… a mess. Let’s get you organized and make your entryway feel welcoming!

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5 Tips for Organizing Small Spaces
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5 Tips for Organizing Small Spaces

If you live in the Boston/Cambridge area, you’ve likely lived in some small or awkwardly-designed spaces. If you’ve rented in the area, you definitely have. I currently live on the third floor of a three-family home, AKA in an attic. It’s honestly the perfect size for me, but it certainly came with some challenges to make it feel cozy and clutter-free. If you relate, read on for my best tips on how to tackle organizing small spaces.

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5 Occasions You Should Hire a Professional Organizer

5 Occasions You Should Hire a Professional Organizer

Thinking about hiring a professional organizer but not sure if it’s the right time? Here are 5 times we deem it absolutely necessary to call in some support. Professional organizers can immediately help relieve stress whether you’re in a major life transition, moving, or just too busy to do it yourself.

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How To Pack A Cooler
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How To Pack A Cooler

Are you dreaming of a beach day? Contemplating a long hike, or planning a camping trip? Stay fueled and hydrated and pack up your cooler with your favorite treats. But don’t just throw everything in a thermal bag as you are rushing out the door! Here are our favorite tips for creating an organized cooler for your fun summer trips. 

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Ditch & Donate Challenge: Part 2
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Ditch & Donate Challenge: Part 2

If you’re reading this, you’ve made it to part two of our Ditch & Donate Challenge. Congrats! Reminder, we’re challenging you to let go of one item per day. Just ONE per day. You can purge more per category each day, but we're starting with letting go of 14 items total. Hopefully, you'll gain momentum and feel inspired to keep going. If nothing else, your house will have 14 fewer items in it. Guess what - that's still a win!

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How To Organize Your Party Supplies
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How To Organize Your Party Supplies

I’m sure we’ve all been guilty at different times of having a ton of leftover party supplies. I’m talking themed plates, banners, balloons, colorful plasticware, the infamous party hat (does anyone ACTUALLY look good in those?). While “there’s always next year” now is the time to crack down on what you have and be realistic in what you’re keeping. Let’s break it down here.

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Ditch & Donate Challenge: Part 1
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Ditch & Donate Challenge: Part 1

Does organizing your entire home feel too daunting? Feel like you need a whole weekend to make progress? Sick of staring at clutter?

This challenge is for you.

Over the next two weeks, we challenge you to let go of one item per day. Just ONE per day. You can purge more per category each day, but we're starting with letting go of 14 items total. Hopefully, you'll gain momentum and feel inspired to keep going. If nothing else, your house will have 14 fewer items in it. Guess what - that's still a win!

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Whoa Baby! How To Plan A Baby Shower
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Whoa Baby! How To Plan A Baby Shower

As we approach Mother’s Day we think about all of our Moms and the Mama’s-To-Be. If you know someone that is getting close to their due date or even months out, then you’re in luck. Today’s blog post is all about how to plan and organize the best baby shower.


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How To Organize Your TV Console
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How To Organize Your TV Console

One zone of the house that can often become undone is the TV console. This area may be frequently used and because of that the mindset could be “why put everything away if I’m going to revisit it again tomorrow.” Unfortunately that can lead to the area become more and more disorganized, with a bigger clean up rather than consistently putting the area back together after each use. Want to find out ways you can organize your console? Keep reading.

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How To Organize Your Hair Accessories
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How To Organize Your Hair Accessories

As many of us know, it’s easy for your hair accessories to look as out of control as when we haven’t washed our hair in a few days…perhaps worse. If you look at Pinterest, you can find a ton of DIY activities to help organize your bows, headbands, curling irons, etc. Here are some suggestions that we have for you!

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It’s Time to G.O.: How to Get Organized for the New Year
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It’s Time to G.O.: How to Get Organized for the New Year

January is Get Organized month. A new year with new goals; it’s fun to get inspired and write your resolutions out in a new journal: this year you want to get your home and your life the way you want it- organized! Stress-and-clutter-free. Goals can become extremely overwhelming, too. Read on for our favorite ways to help you start and stick to your organizing goals. 

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5 Areas You Can Organize In A Jiffy
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5 Areas You Can Organize In A Jiffy

Organizing is a domino effect. Once you start organizing one area, you can easily get suckered into doing more. Although that is one thing we love about organizing, some areas of the house can take days, weeks or even months to get done. Sometimes you only have a small window of time, but are in the mood to be productive and tackle a small area. We’re going to give you some tips and suggestions on where those areas are and how to start!

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How to Create A Craft Station
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How to Create A Craft Station

Looking for the next fun organization project? One great way to get organized is to create your own craft station. Oftentimes our projects like our gift wrapping and knitting end up on the top shelf of our closets. You may find yourself forgetting what projects you haven’t finished, or forgetting what you already have, and over purchasing more than what you need. Designating one space in the home for your crafts will keep you organized and encourage your craft work!

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Schoolwork Storage
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Schoolwork Storage

Whether you’re working at home or in school, it’s important to have your schoolwork organized so that when it’s completed, there’s a place to put it. Typically once a subject starts a new topic, you’re able to leave the previous topic at home so you don’t have to carry it around with you all the time. We’ll discuss different ways to store your schoolwork once it’s completed.

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