Are you ready to embark on an organizing journey that not only brings order to your space but also helps the planet? If you're passionate about decluttering and sustainability, keep reading! This month we’re exploring three sustainable solutions to help you declutter your space while minimizing your impact on the environment.

Summer is here and living in a vibrant city like Chicago means there's never a dull moment when it comes to socializing. From trendy events and art shows to concerts and food festivals, the options seem endless. But how do you keep up with it all without feeling overwhelmed?

As professional organizers, we come in with a plan and take the time to really understand how to make an impact each and every time we work in a client’s home. If you are feeling overwhelmed and want to start this process on your own, here are some simple steps you can take.

You feel like you can conquer the world when you have a productive morning. But why is it so hard to actually get out of bed?

We see a lot of products while organizing bathrooms. Just like our wardrobe, we tend to only use about 20% of the products we own.

We want to honor the people we have lost. I’m so sorry you are having to process a loss like this and then have the burden of all their items. This is tricky for some and often depends on how you and your family value items.

Kitchen storage containers (Tupperware, Pyrex, Rubbermaid: the options are never-ending!) are the worst when it comes to a neat and tidy space. You always need it. It’s always coming out of the dishwasher just to be used again. It’s everywhere and nowhere all the time. So what’s the solution? How can we make this pain point in our kitchens go away?

Emotional clutter has the same weight of physical clutter. Even though it doesn't fill our homes, it does fIlls the most valuable space: our mind.

Let’s be honest: kids are hoarders. They love all their items and have no concept of why their parents want them to get rid of their stuff or declutter. What we can do as parents is edit and organize their space(s) and work to teach them the skills needed to make good decisions on what to keep and what to donate.

This is supposed to be a joyous time of year but can be very time consuming and overwhelming for the person responsible for decorating. To make sure this task is as easy and enjoyable as possible, here are some suggestions.

Picture this: you have perfectly curated your home. Everything has a space and nothing is out of place. Life. Is. Good. But what happens when life gets busy?

So many people find themselves in a situation where working from home has become a permanent option. While this certainly affords us many perks like avoiding a daily commute and living our 9 to 5 in comfy clothes, many of us struggle with balancing our home and work life in the same space.

Just because your guest room is intended for guests, it doesn't have to sit empty and forgotten about except for the three weekends a year you host visitors. If your guest room is a holding zone for returns or “to do’s” - that’s ok! If, however, it has become a dumping ground for all the random things that don't have a proper place in your home, then that's a different story.

This is always a tricky subject but truly one of the most important things in a relationship and when you combine spaces. Start with communicating and asking the right questions.

A garage is a space to house your vehicles, bikes, tools, bulky seasonal decor, and gardening/lawn maintenance items. And a lot of the time, it becomes a dumping ground for outgrown kids stuff, old paint and random gems family members have off-loaded to us.

Organized and tidy go hand in hand but there are some very big differences. Without organizing first, your efforts of tidying will have a shorter impact.

The excitement of moving into a new apartment or home is full of potential and stress. Once you finally find the perfect place, you begin to dream of how you are going to fill it, the parties you will have and how you will make it your own. Then move in day arrives and somehow the closets are smaller than you remember and what used to fit into one room is now supposed to fill an entire house.

Does the idea of being a tidy person feel overwhelming or like you would need to retrain every cell in your body? I believe the key to becoming a tidy person is understanding what tidy looks like for you.

I would say 70% of the people that contact us are at their breaking point and feel like their home is a helpless disaster. Guess what: it isn’t.

The cookies have been made, the gingerbread houses have been decorated, the gifts have been distributed and the elves have all returned to the North Pole.