How to Pack a Moving Box

February 1, 2012

How to Pack a Moving 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 [...]

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Organizing Closets

January 31, 2012

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 switching out her hangers to wooden ones so that [...]

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Hey PHA, Clutter Queen here….

January 24, 2012
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GO NINERS!!

January 22, 2012

Go Niners! Forty-niner Fever!  Every person I met today (three appointments before 11am), in their homes, in a store, or at the market – are soo excited about today’s game that you just have to go with the flow. And, everyone is convinced that the Niners will be victorious on Superbowl Sunday. So, while I’m [...]

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3 Top Reasons for Hoarding

January 21, 2012

As a professional organizer and moving and relocation specialist, I am constantly reading articles regarding my industry in order to keep myself abreast of new strategies, paradigms and research as to why people do what they do. According to Dr. David Tolin, Director of Anxiety Disorders at the Institute of Living at Hartford Hospital, here [...]

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Sometimes “Thank You” Doesn’t Say Enough

January 17, 2012

I went on a walk-through yesterday for a move from San Francisco to San Jose that will happen mid-March.  I was referred to this couple by another couple who I had moved twice before – both of those moves were within the City of San Francisco. And, I was hired! Just saying Thank You doesn’t [...]

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Junk Drawer 101

January 14, 2012

PHA and crew was recently asked to come in a reorganize a condo even though the homeowner had “moved” in two years ago. Right at the time the homeowner was selling his loft and moving into his new condo, a series of life events happened causing him to just get the move done as quickly [...]

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Is it time right-size your life?

January 7, 2012

At this time of year many folks start planning and make decisions on how they are going to better their life.  All good things. I’d like to suggest that people take a good look at their living situation and start to think about what they really need… bigger house? smaller house?  is the house the [...]

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What Was I Thinking?

July 4, 2011

About six weeks ago, I received a phone call from a past client asking me if I was still in the moving organizer business… I said “yes”.  He and his family had purchased a home in Davis, CA (10 minutes south of Sacramento, CA) and would be moving from his current home in Larkspur. At [...]

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Is Clutter Getting the Best of You?

June 30, 2011

Five tips to help you overcome clutter problem areas and become a bit more organized: 1.  Set a timer for 15 minutes daily and clear off kitchen counters… but just don’t move those papers/mail/tchotkes, etc. from one place to another… MAKE A DECISION about where those items belong! This trick can be used to declutter [...]

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