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Value Based Organizing

Calling all Maximalist and Minimalist, let’s come together in the name of Value Based Organizing. In this blog, learn some strategies to organize whether you own a lot or a little.

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Home Organizing Explained: Edit

Learn about this industry term, the psychological impact of word swapping and how to use the editing process to help you organize your home.

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How to Organize a Home Entryway

The entryway of a home can quickly become a dumping ground. Follow these guidelines to set up a sustainable system.

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Pre-Holiday Home Reset

Make the holidays even happier by setting your home up to manage the influx of items that enter your home during this season.

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Home Organizing Explained: Backstock

In this blog, I’m sharing a few examples of backstock systems; how to set them up and maintain them, as well as some tips to avoid a slippery slope of backstock overstock.

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Becoming an Intentional Shopper

I’m sharing my magic recipe for becoming an intentional shopper to cut the clutter in my home and only buy what I really need.

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How I Became A Professional Organizer

This is my journey to becoming a professional organizer. From my childhood dream job to my first chapter meeting with the Professional Organizers in Canada, and everything in between.

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My Paperless-ish Home

Despite living in a digital world, the inundation of paper in our lives seems to be relentless. I share the digital and physical core elements that make up our paperless(ish) system, the initial process of setting it up and ongoing maintenance.

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‘Feel Good’ Disposal Guide

Decluttering results in a lot of items heading out for disposal. I’ve curated a list of some options that are available to dispose of your unwanted items in a way that feels socially and environmentally responsible.

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My Kid’s Memory Box.

As the gatekeeper of my kid’s memory boxes, I’m doing my best to keep the memories, and not the stuff.

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Organizational Gift Guide

I’ve put together three themed gift ideas that incorporate some of my favourite organizational products and won’t add clutter to your loved one’s life.

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Product Review: 1Password

October was Canada’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month. To celebrate the close of the month, I’m sharing my experience in using a password management system, 1Password.

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Anatomy of: A Shared Kid’s Room

When envisioning a space that would function for a 3 year old and a newborn, I wanted storage solutions that would support our routines and create an inviting and calming aesthetic.

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Building A Capsule Wardrobe

A capsule wardrobe is an intentional wardrobe that allows most items to be worn together creating more outfits with less items. The internet is filled with ideas on how to get started creating a capsule wardrobe, so I’ve curated my favourite steps, added a few of my own steps and capsuled my wardrobe!

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“Functional Ethical Design” Philosophy

Aesthetically pleasing, functional spaces are the goal of my organizational process. I carefully consider the footprint of organizational solutions and seek to reuse, donate and dispose responsibly.

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“Change It” Philosophy

Organizing is a thoughtful invest of time and easy to overthink. Instead, I try and determine how a space can serve life as it is, right now. As needs change, and they always do, so should the space.

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“80/20” Philosophy

Ideally, a space is made up of 80% thoughtfully organized items with 20% of the space available, allowing the space to breath and for temporary items to ebb and flow in and out of life.

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