Declutter, Downsize, or Launch Your Own Pro Organizing Business

If you’re looking to start a professional organizing business, or if you’ve already started one and aren’t sure what the next steps are, this post goes into detail about the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals — NAPO. By the end of this...

I've gotten a lot of questions from new and aspiring Professional Organizers about what role containers play in organizing jobs and what the best organizing containers are. Questions I often hear include: Do you buy organizing containers ahead of time?When do you shop...

If you need to clean your home without exhausting yourself, this post talks about the best decluttering strategy that will maximize your efforts and help you avoid decision fatigue. If you have read Marie Kondo, Peter Walsh, or Swedish Death Cleaning, they all give...

Did you know you could easily spend $2,000 on a specialized pantry for better organization? That's a lot of money! This post will teach you the easy ways to organize a pantry with deep shelves so that you can save money, stop losing food, and retain your sanity in the...

I'm Katherine Lawrence, a professional organizer with years of experience working on TV's Hoarders and managing my own organizing business at www.myspacematters.com. I'm often been asked: How can we help someone with hoarding behavior? The answer is not as simple as...