Moving Organizer's Tips - San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York

To Shred or Not To Shred - What do you do? As a professional and moving organizer, we encounter many situations where an overflow of paper has accumulated. And, we are frequently asked for guidelines about what to shred and what not to shred. Of course, we're not talking about the really IMPORTAN...

  5 Easy Ways to Get Ready for Taxes.  Many small business owners and solo-preneurs focus on working their business for 12 months of the year… they sometimes don’t pay attention to their finances on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. Then they get overwhelmed and stressed when trying to get organi...

Getting Better Gas Mileage   With gas prices still high, and the unseasonable spring-like temperatures we're experiencing throughout the Country... I'm betting more of us are driving more than usual. As a professional and moving organizer, I find myself taking the more scenic routes when the weat...

Properly Packing a Box   Back in 2010 I did a series of Tips for How to Have a Stress Free Move Part of that series was a post on how to properly pack a box.  Since I’m still seeing TV shows showing people declutter, move into new homes or pack up to get their home ready for sale, and none of tho...

How Much is our Stuff Worth?   Dear PHA, As you know, I’m trying to get organized.  As I try to dispose of some of my “stuff”, I realize that I have sometimes paid a lot of money for many of my things…. How do I handle that?  Thanks, Clutter Queen Dear Clutter Queen, This is a very common situati...

When Client's Listen...   Five years ago I moved an architect into her first single family home.  At the time, because of budgetary considerations, it was not a “deluxe” unpack, but a very functional unpack. When it came time to unpack her closets,  I made the suggestion that she consider switchi...

Sunday Dinner   I decided to have a few friends over for a Sunday dinner party last night. Nothing fancy…. Just some friends who I didn’t get a chance to see during the past holidays. What to make?  Several years ago I was perusing my copy of the NY Times Cookbook “60 Minute Gourmet” by Pierre Fr...

I, for one, am still trying to create blog posts that incorporate SEO tips so I increase my visibility on the Web.  And, I sometimes forget to do some of things suggested in Kristine's post... Here's a great reminder of what we should all be doing to get our ranking up there on Google.  Thanks, K...

Am I Lucky or What!?! I am absolutely terrible when it comes to taking pictures when I'm on a job... I walk in the door and am so focused on getting the job at hand done, I completely forget to get good before and after pictures... Today was moving day... a couple in the midst of a divorce had so...

Dear PHA, If I Want to Get Organized, Do I Have to Get Rid of Everything? It’s January and I think it’s time for me to FINALLY get myself together and get organized. Does that mean I have to throw out the majority of what I own?  Thanks, Clutter Queen  Dear Clutter Queen, Absolutely not!  Being o...