As my regular readers know, when it comes to natural disasters and other calamities I make it my business to be part of the unofficial Team Readiness. As a professional organizer in NYC, I owe it to my clients and to the city I love to do that. The most recent catastrophic event for the… Continue Reading »

It’s the start of a new day and already, before you walk out the door, things are in a frenzy. The permission slip for your little one’s field trip is missing, as is that important file you brought home from work yesterday – and, oh, do you know where your keys are? If this little… Continue Reading »

Next month we will all see a lot of media stories about America’s PrepareAthon. As an NYC professional organizer, I decided to get an early start since preparedness is absolutely central to what I do. Natural disasters feature prominently in the PrepareAthon. President Obama certainly thinks so! His message to the country earlier this year… Continue Reading »

Saying no is hard. And it can be especially hard in a business setting. But a lot of the time management tips from professional organizers are focused around a central idea: Learning to say no is crucial. We all want to be team players, and we all want to be part of as many interesting… Continue Reading »

The urge to procrastinate is present in us all. But actually procrastinating is another thing. Some people procrastinate so much that they are more or less paralyzed, and others procrastinate so little that they have effectively become non-procrastinators. If you’d like to become one of the latter, our NYC professional organizer can help make that… Continue Reading »

Last week, we shared part one of the organizing tips for outings with kids, and this week we’re back to round out our list of smart solutions from our NYC Professional Organizer. Read below to learn the final home organizing tips and other tricks to help you prepare for being out and about with the… Continue Reading »