less stuff,more travel
My oldest daughter is a competitive Irish Dancer and this week we are on the road again to the North American National of Irish Dancing. This will be held in Chicago from July 2 – 8, 2012. It is an annual event that brings together boys and girls from age 9 to adults competing to … Read more
One of my favourite projects was to organize a client’s kitchen. It was not overly messy but it was also not set up for her in mind. My client was shorter in stature and she often had to use step stools to reach items that she used on a daily basis. The cupboards were packed … Read more
Its funny because my husband often gets asked if his life/home/family is really organized because his wife is a professional organizer. He usually laughs at this comment and says that we are challenged every day just like everyone else. I like to think that we are fairly organized because we usually know: where to find … Read more
I was recently working with a new client that lives in a one bedroom apartment. As a recently retired healthcare professional, she has decided that living in the downtown core and reducing the amount of ‘stuff’ that she had was appealing to her. To give her credit, she had paired down considerably before I even … Read more
Here is another edition of #FavPinFriday. These are the pins and links that I want to share with you. What are your favourite pins? Make sure to write a comment and attach the link to your board. Inspirational spin-wheel – Words to Live By Cleaning Calendar – How To….Board Crazy Fruit Fashion – What … Read more
Tonight on Wednesday, June 6th #LinkedMoms chat welcomes @AccustomedChaos, otherwise known as, Devan McGuinness. Devan has celiac disease and is the author of a great blog about life with her three children and gluten free living. She posts over at Babble.com and Grief Unspoken. You can find her Facebook page right here! This topic is … Read more
Twitter Chat Invitation: Join me Wednesday, May 16, 2012 for #Organizing Families with Professional Organizer, Margarita Ibbott or on Twitter @DownshiftingPOS – We have a prize for one lucky winner – One Hour of Virtual Organizing Consultation– Our #LinkedMoms community always want to know how to get more out of life. Know how to … Read more
A client called me in to discuss ideas for organizing her basement & storage area. She showed me her back storage room. It had a variety of items: Christmas decorations, vases, bankers boxes, laundry items. The actual organizing of that space was pretty straight forward for me but as we toured the rest of the … Read more