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So grateful to have part in @metro_housing_boston ’s Hoarding Intervention Training in Boston. Amazing professional learning, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on people first! #Repost @metro_housing_boston with @get_repost ・・・ A very engaged group from US & Canada joins us for an intense 3 day #hoarding intervention training.
Packing supply shopping for a move! Client is downsizing and we’re protecting every treasure they’re bringing forward from the family home ❤️
This office storage room needed a serious overhaul - it was impossible to find things and space was seriously under utilized. In just 3 hours and with no budget for supplies, the space was seriously gutted (5 trash and 3 recycling bags!), like items grouped together, and then stored in terms of frequency of use and weight. It’s now super easy to find things and the extra shelf can be eliminated making more room in a very small space!
When organizing with clients, we’ll often use what they have on hand - it’s good systems, not certain products that create organization. However, sometimes the right product can help maximize a space and create more effective storage. The storage under these stairs was pretty spacious but essentially a pile of stuff since there was no shelving. In this space we compromised by sourcing a shelf that maxed out the dimensions of the space and then used bins and baskets the client had on hand. The whole project cost just over $100 and took about 2 hours!
#Repost @yorabode with @get_repost ・・・ From Marie Kondo to Swedish Death Cleaning, home organization is a hot topic! Organization comes down to two questions - are items easy to take out? Are items easy to put away? For 25% of Canadians with two-car garages their cars aren’t easy to put away - they can’t park in them due to clutter and disorganization! And there’s nothing easy about items putting away when you get caught in a landslide of Tupperware every time you open a kitchen cabinet. If you’ve wrestled laundry into a jam-packed closet, you might be ready for a more organized home. And while organizing can make your space work better for you, it can also make it easier when you can’t function. If you have an emergency or are sick, an organized home can make it easier to find important documents quickly, to delegate tasks, and to have people take care of you (hard to rest and recoup while your caretakers harass you with “Where’s the cold medicine, tissues, cleaning supplies?”!). If the thought of someone dropping by spontaneously is panic-inducing, join us on November 15, 2018 at our Healthy Home workshop - we’ll chat about establishing home systems, best methods to organize specific areas, and helpful hints for maintaining your organized oasis. #organizednl #organizing #professionalorganizer #healthyhome #healthierathome #home #yyt
Full disclosure - I don’t keep anything in my house out of guilt or obligation. I don’t keep a gift just because someone gave it to me - it has the meet the same criteria as anything else in my space. I’m not willing to clutter my home - that’s my place to feel comfortable. I trust that the adults in my life can manage their own emotions - it’s not my job to clutter my space so someone else doesn’t feel bad. So what if you decluttered the items you’re only keeping out of guilt or obligation? What’s the worst that would happen?
When sorting anything, remember - like goes with like. It’s much easier to find things when like things are stored together and not over categorized.
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When your client has a labeled box of storage solutions 😍🙌🏻. #uhaul #uhaulyyt #yyt
Organizing isn’t just about putting like items together, colour-coding, or pretty labels. It’s about making sure your more frequently used items are the most easily accessible, that items are where you’d intuitively go to grab them, and that your systems work for how you work. Organizing makes it easier to focus on what’s important because you don’t even have to think about where things are or waste time wrestling them into an awkward spot.
Once you declutter all the expired food, and group like items together, the biggest impact you can have in your pantry is to containerize and label! If you’re overwhelmed by options, I can help you source and set up products to achieve the pantry of your dreams (or your Instagram feed)!
Clutter watch list - in this house prints. It’s one of those things people buy because they look cute and then declutter with me because it doesn’t relate to their family, or because everyone has them so they’re over it. If I had one it would say “In this house, we put on jogging pants as soon as we come home, we hate the sound of people chewing, we give up when something is a waste of time or space, we can be patient (but often aren’t), and we don’t hang art that says who we are because people visiting us know us”. What’s one home trend you’re SO over? #cliche #clutter #inthishouse
Ask yourself - would I rather have the space or the stress from less space? Is it nice for you or nice for someone else? Liking something doesn’t mean you have to bring it into your space.
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