You need to make your bed. I know, I know, I'm not your mom and I can't make you. (There are only three people in this world I can actually force to make their beds and I'm pretty sure they're not reading this blog post, as...
I'd like to start this post with a lovely before and after. Normally, a transformation like this would take several hours, as the client and I made hard decisions about each item. But this one took just 30 minutes. Why? Because every item on this couch...
When I ask clients about the significant numbers of towels, glassware, and bedsheets in their homes, I typically get this kind of response: Well, I have a large family so I'm keeping those in case we decide to host Christmas. We all want to be good...
One thing I love about my job is the wonderful insight I get from clients and those who follow my social media. One of my blog readers recently suggested I write a series that answers reader questions about organizing. How did this reader know that being an advice...
If you walked into my kitchen and looked at the top of my fridge, you would see an innocent-looking green bin. You'd probably think, "Oh, Rose is a professional organizer. I bet that green bin contains some neatly stacked tea towels or binders full of alphabetized...
It's a question raised at almost all my organizing classes: "A few years ago, my mom dropped off like 10 boxes of stuff from my childhood. What do I do with it?" This is very common. Parents--because they love their children in that sense-defying way parents must love children--save...
Folding laundry is probably not at the top of anyone's list of favorite things to do. But like taking out the trash or giving your neighbor a long slow hug each time you see him, it is one of those non-negotiable tasks we must all perform. (Okay,...
Store reward cards, spare change, dog treats, and vitally important tax documents. These are among the types of items I typically find on clients' flat surfaces. We all wish our tabletops weren't crowded with random miscellany, but keeping flat surfaces clear is challenging for most of us. Today's post...
Last month I left my phone in a hotel safe. For a week. I'll admit, I mostly did this because I didn't have data in the country we were visiting (I didn't want to come home to a post-vacation 4-digit phone bill), but I was also intrigued by the...
When a client contacted me for help with her garage last week, my first thought was, "Yay! I love turning garages into functional spaces!" and my second thought was "Um...
