Tag: organizing
Clutter Is Data: What Behavioral Science Can Teach Us About Organizing
Corinne Berry, PhD When I design organizing systems, the goal isn’t perfection—it’s real life. I look at the space, what it needs to do, and the routines already happening the... Read More
Swedish Death Cleaning for People Who Aren’t Downsizing (Yet)
Kelly Brask, CPO® If you’ve seen the phrase Swedish death cleaning pop up online and thought, Nope. Too morbid. Not today! I get it. I’m a Certified Professional Organizer® (CPO®) who lived in ... Read More
Organizing as Self-Care: Working with the Seasons of Your Mind and Body
By Mimi Sykhounmeuang, CPO® Life doesn’t feel the same all year long. Your energy shifts with the seasons; sometimes slowly and predictably, sometimes all at once. There are periods w... Read More
Your Clutter Has a Carbon Footprint
Katie Neary Earth Day and organizing are more connected than people realize. At first glance, Earth Day might bring to mind recycling bins, reusable tote bags, and planting trees. Organizing, on the o... Read More
3 Ways to Buy Less After You’ve Decluttered and Organized
Sarah Metcalf You tackle your big organizing project, you declutter, you install the systems, you finally get things the way you want them in your home, then three months later you loo... Read More
Organizing with Compassion
A Soft Reset for Seniors and People with Physical and Emotional Challenges Pat Rose Organizing is often portrayed as a purely practical task—sorting, labeling, and tidying up physical spaces. But fo... Read More
Letting Go with Love: Navigating the Emotions Behind Sentimental Clutter
A collaborative blog post by Certified Professional Organizers Nicole Ramer, Kiera Malowitz, Ellen Delap, Lauren Hass, Kelly Brask, Miriam Ortiz y Pino, and Kim Mazewski If you’ve ev... Read More
When Healing Finds Its Way through the Clutter
By Hadiyah R. Alexander If someone had told me about a little over a year ago that I would be saying goodbye to my mother for the last time, I would have laughed, shaken my head, and walked away. T... Read More