At Your Fingertips Organizing

Me vs. my Fear of Failure—Who Won?


A few days ago I shared with a client that I recently sat for and passed the CPO® (Certified Professional Organizer) exam. Her response? “I guess that means you can charge more money.” Quite honestly, that took my breath away and I was speechless for a minute or two—which rarely happens to me. When I […]

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How Much Time Do YOU Waste Matching Socks? My Top 10 Time-Saving Tips


I have a question for you—do you match your clean socks when they come out of the dryer? If so, how long does it take you each time? I recently spent a week out of town at my daughter’s home. We had a ball with her two sons (ages seven and three) playing, laughing, and […]

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Declutter sentimental treasures


A friend recently reached out to me for advice. She has a dining room that has never been used for its intended purpose and never will. It’s completely nonfunctional. Her question—could she get rid of the furniture in it and use that room for other things? But here’s the catch—the furniture was gifted to her, […]

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Buried in Paperwork? Digitize with Evernote


Are you overwhelmed by paperwork piles? I used to be, but over the years I’ve learned what types of documents I want to retain in paper format, what paperwork I can purge, and what kind of information I want to store in the cloud. While on this journey, I stumbled across Evernote and immediately fell […]

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