THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO ORGANIZE & STORE SCARVES
Be it 150 or 14 scarves, the first task to getting organized is to sort through and decide what to keep, what to consign and what to donate. Then you can decide how to store your scarf collection.
GARAGE CLEAN-OUT & ORGANIZING DAY
September is the perfect month to clean-out and organize your garage. Now’s the time to take control of the clutter, get organized and use the existing shelves and cabinets most of us already own.
TRAVEL LIGHT, TRAVEL RIGHT: HOW TO ORGANIZE YOUR TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
As a professional organizer, not only is my life (both personal and professional) über “organized,” but, as you can imagine, so are my get-away-from-it-all-what-mountain-to-climb-next adventure vacations. This being said, it probably won’t come as a surprise when I...
GET ORGANIZED: PACKING TIPS FOR A WEEK, WEEKEND OR MONTH
When trudging through an airport, do you enviously stare at those seemingly “perfectly organized” people who can pack for a trip, no matter how long or short, and no matter what the season, in just one carry-on bag? Packing for a week, weekend or month in a...
BE ORGANIZED, BE PREPARED AND WRITE A CONCISE PASSWORD & USER NAME LIST
One of the #1 secrets to being organized is being able to write things down in a concise manner. The fine art of “list writing” can range from writing a daily “to-do” list to writing travel, password, home maintenance and hurricane checklists, to name a few....
WHY RENTING AN OFF-SITE STORAGE UNIT IS NEVER A GOOD IDEA
Dollar for dollar, hiring a professional organizer to help expedite the project and keep you on task will cost less than the cost of renting the unit for a another year; not to mention the peace of mind you’ll achieve once you’ve cleared out all the “stuff” and moved on with living your life!
GET ORGANIZED: 10 TASKS TO STAY ON TASK
The secret to staying organized comes down to two things: knowing where everything belongs and making the time to put things away. Thankfully, because I know where everything is supposed to go, the task of keeping my office neat and tidy, among other things, is fairly manageable.
JANUARY IS “GET ORGANIZED” MONTH
The National Association of Professional Organizers has designated January as Get Organized (GO) Month. The event is dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of getting organized by hiring a professional organizer who has the ability to enhance the lives of his/her clients by creating individualized systems and processes, which can help people get organized. Year after year, getting organized is one of the top five New Year’s resolutions; making January the ideal time to “Get Organized.”
GET ORGANIZED: RECYCLE, UP-CYCLE & REPURPOSE
Typically the words recycle, up-cycle and repurpose are referred to when speaking about plastic, glass and paper products, but when it comes to getting organized and helping the environment at the same time, there’s no better place to start than your closet.
GET ORGANIZED: HOW TO BE THE PERFECT GUEST AND THE PERFECT HOST
There’s nothing like having a house full of guests to throw even the most organized host or hostess off his/her game.
THE ULTIMATE
HURRICANE CHECKLIST
June 2020 | MARLA OTTENSTEIN
THE ORGANIZERS CLOSET
January 2020 | FLORIDA WEEKLY
GET ORGANIZED
March 2019 | USA TODAY NETWORK
TRAVEL ESSENTIALS
July 2018 | NAPLES DAILY NEWS
BEST OF 2018
May 2018 | FLORIDA WEEKLY
AN ORGANIZED OFFICE
April 2018 | NAPLES DAILY NEWS
ON THE GO
MS. ADVENTURE
March 2018 | GULFSHORE LIFE
PRODUCTIVITY
BEGINS AT HOME
March 2018 | GULFSHORE BUSINESS
DOWNSIZING MADE EASY
February 2018 | NAPLES DAILY NEWS
CREATING SPACE
September 2017 | GULFSHORE LIFE
ORDER UP
March 2017 | NAPLES ILLUSTRATED
IT’S A PICNIC
June 2015 | NAPLES DAILY NEWS
THE RIGHT WAY TO RECYCLE
Oct 2015 | NAPLES DAILY NEWS
WHAT’S A SINGLE
WOMAN TO DO?
June 2015 | NAPLES DAILY NEWS
READIED FOR THE STORM
May 2014 | NAPLES DAILY NEWS
THE ORGANIZER CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
July 2014 | GULFSHORE LIFE
5Q SERVICE/BIZ PROFILE
June 2015 | NAPLES DAILY NEWS
BALANCE/CLOSET LIBERATION
June 2013 | NAPLES ILLUSTRATED
BEST OF 2012
May 2012 | FLORIDA WEEKLY
THE A-LIST
September 2010 | NAPLES ILLUSTRATED
TRAVEL LIGHT/LOOK FAB
April 2012 | NAPLES ILLUSTRATED
CLOSET CASE
September 2010 | NAPLES ILLUSTRATED
RESOURCEFUL SOUTHWEST FLORIDIANS
September 2009 | FLORIDA WEEKLY
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