Here you’ll find various types of information: Tips include ideas & suggestions to bring better design & organization to your life. Resources are most useful to readers in San Mateo & Santa Clara counties. FAQs provide answers to questions, some more frequent than others. Rants are usually opinions, and any information therein might not be useful or even relevant.
I help clients create a space they love, that makes them happy. Like an interior designer, I focus on improving a room’s function and aesthetics, and like an organizer, I help you deal with all the stuff you’ve accumulated. But I like to work with what people have, doing room makeovers, rather than helping them select new furniture (although an…
In the world of organizing, minimalism and living simply have become associated with some higher spiritual plane. There is a very active subculture of people who take pride in having as few material possessions as possible; a community of people who seem to believe that you can’t live a meaningful life if you collect refrigerator magnets or hang on to…
When you have clothing you no longer need, it’s easy to take it to Goodwill, the Salvation Army, or comparable thrift stores. These are all valuable organizations that not only keep usable goods in circulation and not in landfill, but also provide jobs and job training for people who want to work. And just because something isn’t still wearable doesn’t…
San Mateo County’s RecycleWorks.org website is a great resource for residents to figure out what to do with items they no longer want. The search function seems particularly well thought out — yay, local government!