Author: jborganize
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Are You A Procrastinator? Do Not Put Off Reading This Blog!
Let’s face it, there’s a lot of stuff we just don’t want to do. My list includes anything to do with car maintenance, housekeeping, yard work—come to think of it, my list is pretty extensive. And yet, these things have to get done. We gravitate to activities we enjoy doing and procrastinate on the other…
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Hosting for The Holidays
Hosting for the Holidays? How to Keep Your Sanity AND Make Your Guests Feel Extra Special We’ve all been there, you arrive as a guest to be greeted by a frazzled host. Not yet ready to receive the onslaught of people, the stress and tension in the home is palpable and uncomfortable. Maybe you’ve been…
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To Keep or Not to Keep: That is The Question
“You’re going to make me throw out everything aren’t you?” A question we hear regularly on our initial consultations with clients. Some expect us to charge in with iron fists (or fingers) pointing at items and demanding our clients undergo a mass purge. Nothing could be further from the truth. Each member of our team…
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Check Out Janet’s Tips in Philadelphia Style’s “Organizing Your Spatially Challenged Kitchen”
No matter how big or small a home is, tackling organization is always a challenge. Although an arduous task, organization can ensure a luxurious kitchen of any size. Pristine kitchen organization shouldn’t be hindered by spatially challenged spaces, and these experts are here to help solve the trickiest kitchen needs with their keen expertise. Janet…
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Organizing the Spatially Challenged Kitchen
It pains me a little to say this but my kitchen storage is completely maxed out. I can’t fit another item anywhere. This became apparent recently when I broke my own cardinal organizing rule. “Don’t buy something for your home without first deciding where it’s going to live.” The item now lives on my kitchen…
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Check out Janet Bernstein’s Tips for Back to School in The Philadelphia Inquirer
For parents of school-age kids, back-to-school is the start of a very cramped calendar. Gone are the freedoms of the summer. It’s time for meetings, appointments, homework help, sports carpools, and music lessons, not to mention the logistical nightmare of figuring out child care. Oh, and all the paperwork.
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The Organizing Professionals® named Best of Philly – Best Home Organizer
Janet Bernstein’s got beef with Marie Kondo. Okay, maybe not actual beef. Considering her glossy chestnut bob and calm British lilt, I can’t imagine the Organizing Professionals founder actually arguing with anyone, so I’ll dial that down a bit. Janet Bernstein’s got a few concerns she’d like to politely address with Marie Kondo, and they begin with…
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Mom Knows Best: Sharing My Mother’s Best Organizing Tip with You
Like it or not, our mothers contribute greatly to how we organize, how we see clutter, how we manage our homes. As professional organizers, we regularly encounter a mother’s influence in our clients’ lives. Some have difficulty parting with their children’s artwork because their mother threw away all of theirs. Some clients fill their homes…
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Forget The Physical Clutter; Can You Help Organize My Brain?
I’m writing this from a ranch somewhere in the middle of Texas. I’m not kidding. After three fabulous days networking with my peeps at the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) conference in Fort Worth, I rented a car, drove a couple of hours due west and checked in to a dude ranch…
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Check Out Bridget James’ Tips on Sparefoot “24 Speedy Spring Cleaning Hacks”
Set the timer for 15 minutes and go through items in one area, such as a kitchen drawer or a shelf in the laundry room. “If you don’t love it, need it or use it, let it go,” says Bridget James, a senior professional organizer at The Organizing Professionals in Philadelphia. “The less you have in your…
