Author: jborganize
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Check Out Janet’s Tips in Philly Inquirer’s “How to Set Up the Best School Desk for Your Kid at Home”
βIt can be any sort of container, from a shoebox to a plastic bin,βΒ says Janet Bernstein, certified professional organizer and owner of the Organizing Professionals. βMy colleague went to the store and let her kids pick out their own backpacks, and at the end of the day they put everything back into the backpack. Itβs…
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Back to (Virtual) School: Winning Strategies for the Entire Family
βIf they had told us back in March our kids would still be home in September, I hate to think how that would have affected our psyche,β Disclosed one of my friends. Yet, here we are. Whether you have grade schoolers, high schoolers, or college kids taking classes online here are some awesome ideas collected…
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The Organizing Professionals Voted Best of The Main Line 2020!
We are thrilled to announce we have once again been named βBest Professional Organizersβ by Main Line Today Magazine.Β This is the second year we have taken home this coveted award and itβs all thanks to you who voted for us. This is a precarious time to run a small business and these awards mean…
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How To Plan When Thereβs Nothing To Plan For
2020 was to have been a milestone year in the Bernstein/McBride household. At the beginning of the year, our calendar displayed a fun-filled, jammed-packed year of once-in-a-lifetime events. My oldest daughter would graduate law school, my younger daughter would graduate college, my stepdaughter would graduate high school, my other stepdaughter would turn 21.Β Summer trips…
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Check Out Janet’s Tips in “13 Brilliant Ways to Declutter Your Attic, According to Experts” from Best Life!
Do you have a little extra time on your hands now that you’reΒ working from homeΒ because of the pandemic? If so, you might consider spending some of it on finally tackling those household projects you’ve been putting offβorganizing your attic, for instance. However, when it comes to getting that particular storage space in tip-top shape, getting…
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Check Out Janet’s Tips on “How to Clean Out a House Full of Junk” from Dumpsters!
βWe advise our clients to schedule plenty of time on their calendar and pace themselves. Donβt expect to clean out your home in a single weekend. Carve out time on your calendar just as you would schedule an appointment with your doctor.β Janet Bernstein | Founder & Principal, The Organizing Professionals
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WFH Strategies for You & The Fam
We are now into week five of lockdown here in Pennsylvania. Most likely youβve developed some effective work from home strategies. Here are several successful strategies weβve implemented at our home: Create a mobile office – When your kitchen counter or dining room table doubles as your WFH area, separating work from break time proves…
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Check Out Janet’s Tips on ‘Eco-friendly ways to de-clutter your house while self-isolating’ on 6ABC
Most of us are spending the majority of our time inside the home, and perhaps tackling a few projects around the house. From recycling to donating and other earth-friendly options in between, we want to de-clutter the right way, making sure everything that can be reused or recycled gets where it needs to go. With…
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How to Stay Emotionally Healthy During Quarantine
First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers are with those who have contracted this virus. We wish you a speedy recovery. For the rest of us, we face several weeks of home confinement. I donβt know about you but when I stay home for longer than one day, I tend to become lethargic and unmotivated.…
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What Do Valentineβs Day & Clutter Have in Common?
Iβm glad you asked! While the first conjures up images of hearts and flowers, the latter invokes, well, a mess. According to Psychology Today, there are seven types of love. For the purposes of this blog, however, we are focusing on βagape.β Agape is said to encompass the modern concept of altruism, defined as unselfish…
