Posts by Elizabeth Tawney Gross
Neatnik Amanda vs. a Professional Organizer: Your Stuff is Important to You
If Amanda’s said it once she’s said it a hundred times, “Just get rid of all this stuff.” What she doesn’t understand, but a PO does, is that your stuff is important to you. Okay, you know you probably need to let go of some of it, but not everything—lots of it is good stuff. …
Read MoreNeatnik Amanda vs. a Professional Organizer: No Judgement
Your neat freak friend, Amanda, keeps telling you she will help you get your stuff organized just like hers. So, what’s the difference between Amanda and a Professional Organizer? You know what Amanda thinks about you and your clutter. She’s told you a hundred times, “You need to get organized and get rid of all…
Read MoreIntroducing “Nikki’s Organizing Journey”
Welcome to Nikki’s Organizing Journey, a fictional account of a client’s trip from chaos to an organized home. The episodes will be posted frequently, so check back often to follow along. The characters in this odyssey are Nikki and her family, husband Mark, and two children Amy and Ben. Neat freak Amanda is Nikki’s best…
Read MoreClutter Costs Health
Most people don’t think about how their clutter is affecting their health. Housework is much more difficult to accomplish in a cluttered house. As a home gets more cluttered, cleaning may be so difficult that it can’t be done at all. Most of us have some piles of stuff waiting to be dealt with. Who…
Read MoreClutter Costs Space
Clutter costs you in space. A cluttered home has no room to do things, whether routine, or fun things like hobbies. Treasured items like photos and mementos have no place to be displayed and get lost in the chaos. When clutter spreads, it leaves you no space to relax. A cluttered, chaotic environment has no…
Read MoreClutter Costs Money – Part 2
Are you spending money to store your clutter? Storing anything costs money, but storing clutter is a waste of money. If you rent a storage unit, what’s in it? Is it full of old things you don’t need? Have you filled it with boxes of stuff that don’t fit in your house because the house…
Read MoreClutter Costs Money – Part 1
Clutter costs money, a lot of money. Clutter has cash costs such as late charges on unpaid bills that got lost in the mess. I have even known a person to write the check, put it in the envelope, stamp it, then put where it would be seen and remembered to take to the Post…
Read MoreClutter Costs Time
Clutter costs time. Time is the most precious resource you have. You can get more money and more stuff, but we will never get more time. Is clutter robbing you of this absolutely non-renewable asset? The most obvious time cost is the time you spend looking for your keys, sunglasses, cell phone, and ID for…
Read More9 Questions to Find the Right Professional Organizer for You
Working with a professional organizer is a bit like working with a personal trainer. You need to trust them and feel comfortable working with them. Asking the questions below can help you find the right organizer for you. Do you specialize in residential or business organizing? You wouldn’t want a podiatrist doing your dental work.…
Read More10 Ways to Know if You Need a Professional Organizer
How do you know if you need to hire a Professional Organizer? Here’s some questions to ask yourself: Do I know how to get organized? Have I always been disorganized? Have I been organized before, but don’t know how to get organized again? Am I overwhelmed when I think about organizing? Do I know where…
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