Thinking Outside the Closet: Organizing a Chicago Brownstone
This month, I had the opportunity to help organize a young family in a beautiful brownstone in Chicago’s West Loop. The home, built in 1885, was full of character,…
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The Hidden Cost of Kindness: How People-Pleasing Creates Clutter at Home
Hi, I’m Jolene from Nice and Neat Pro Organizing. One of the things I love about working with clients is seeing how generous and thoughtful most are. But sometimes that…
3 Years as a Professional Home Organizer: What I’ve Learned
For the past three years, I’ve had the privilege of working as a professional home organizer. When I first started, I thought my role would be mostly about putting…
Letting Go! Movin’ On and Goin’ Big!
This summer has flown by!! I have been busy with a few client projects that have included “right- sizing” after a loss of a spouse and de-cluttering and styling a home…
Recycling & Disposal Guide: Proper Waste Management Made Simple
If there is one thing that I have learned since I started organizing professionally, is that people have a lot of stuff! Stuff they like the ‘idea’ of owning”. Stuff…
Can organizing impact your mental health?
We’ve all felt it — the closing-in feeling you feel when your kitchen counters are covered, your hallway is clogged, and you can’t find anything. For perhaps the…
Things to throw out without a second thought!
Flimsy kitchen utensils Writing implements – pitch empty mechanical pencils, eraser-less #2 pencils, and dried out markers and highlighters without caps Reference…
Back to School Organizing
It’s back-to-school time! Ready or not Do you often find your home in a state of chaos, especially when the kids get home from school? Are mornings a mad scramble as…