Author Archives: Judson

Transforming your Garage from Hideous to Gorgeous

This is a guest post by John Gregory, a design consultant with Bullion Coatings, in Houston, Texas. A garage is probably one of the most neglected areas in a house. It is often seen and used as a place to park your car. Some use it as a storage area for items you don’t want seen or are not…

10 Ways to Keep Your Child Organized

Does your child need a little help staying organized? A lot of help? Here are 10 ways to keep your child organized, plus a bonus! 1. Assign a shelf as a “home locker” for things to travel to school. Designate a “locker” or “stuff station” for each child near the door to use when leaving…

5 Considerations When Choosing a Storage Unit

The time has come for you and or your family to rent a storage unit. There are any number of reasons why you might have come to this conclusion, but the fact remains; you need some extra space! OK, so how do I choose a storage unit, or storage unit company that I can leave…

Get Organized in GO Month

If you didn’t know it, January is GO Month, or Get Organizied Month sponsored by the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO).  What does this mean?  What are you supposed to do? What’s happening!? Don’t worry. There are no cards to buy and send, no presents to give, and no flags to fly. It is our…

What is it Professional Organizers Do!

I have just read an article on Houzz.com titled “How To Work with a Professional Organizer”, and the subsequent posts from decorators, interior designers, regular people, and an organizer or two. What I didn’t read, and what seemed to be the underlying theme for most of the posts was nobody really understands what or who…

Get Organized a Bit at a Time!

Here’s the video version of 10 Steps to Getting Organized in 5 Minutes!

12 Organizing Habits in 12 Months

Worried that you won’t “get organized” this year – like you’ve written on your New Year’s Resolution list? Don’t be – just pick up one new organizing habit each month.

10 Steps to Getting Organized in 5 Minutes

Okay, you can’t really get organized in five minutes. But you can get organized in five-minute chunks!

What It Means to Hire a Certified Professional Organizer

You might have noticed that when hiring an organizer, you get to choose between an organizer who is certified, and one who is not. The big question on your mind is probably, “What does the certified organizer give me that someone who is not certified can’t?” The Board of Certification for Professional Organizers, along with…

Making the Decision to Hire a Professional Organizer

The decision to hire a professional organizer is not made lightly. Many people put off organizing or don’t maintain the systems they previously created and it gets backed up. Most of the time they have an understanding of what they need to do. But they don’t have the time or energy to do it. It’s also…