When is Too Much?

Shoes Goodwill Glitter Sale Nov 2017

I see a lot of Legos. And collections: Hummels, purses, plates, hats, Star Wars toys, shoes, holiday decorations, jewelry, books, makeup, cookware … and collectible Legos. By my standards, I have a massive, intrusive amount of Legos in my house: my son treasures sets, and scratchbuilds with loose pieces. I suspect I could build a…

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Pirates of the Closet – Unburied Treasure

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Why didn’t my husband and I do this years ago? I’ve never been a great housekeeper, but that’s not the issue as I can hire someone to clean and dust. The issue is I became disabled about four years ago and have great difficulty with mobility. We’ve been feeling our home is closing in around…

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Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD) = Organizers +

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Members of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) are good. Very good. I’m one of them, I know. But participants in the Institute for Challenging Disorganization‘s (ICD) programming are skilled for clients with more demanding needs: clients with brain injuries, ADD, hoarding disorder and the like. ICD-certified Professional Organizers are VERY VERY VERY highly trained. Just the prerequisites…

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A simple shortcut to clear the clutter – Wastebaskets!

Wastebaskets!!! I say this to my clients CONSTANTLY!!!!! I’m reposting this with permission of Wan Lim, an Associate Real Estate Broker with Exit Realty of Denver, CO. He said it MANY times better than I can. “If you find yourself surrounded by seemingly endless piles of clutter all the time — from old magazines, to…

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