Category: Organization
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7 Reasons to Hire a Professional Organizer for a Pre-Move Declutter
Few people should move before a full house declutter. Nobody wants to start fresh in a new home with items no longer needed. Even if you’ve been diligent over the years regularly paring down, choices must be made if you’re downsizing. Getting rid of prized possessions isn’t easy and most people can benefit from professional…
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How to Declutter After Personal Loss: 5 Tips
Decluttering a home in the best of times is an arduous task. If you are decluttering after a traumatic loss, then it’s overwhelming and not something to do alone. Shock and grief can be debilitating. Loss comes in many forms and affects everyone differently. Some examples are divorce, the death of a loved one, illness,…
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12 Tips for Organizing Your Closet
If you are like most people, your closet needs organizing. It’s one of those dreaded tasks we tend to put off, but once it’s completed, you feel great! The start of a new season is the perfect time to tackle your closet, either on your own or with the help of VIP concierges. Here are…
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Manage Your Time Better: Nine Tips from a Personal Assistant
Time is money, and many of us wish for more. Learn to better manage yourself, your family, or your business, and you’ll love your extra time, lower stress, and potentially higher income. Read on for time management tips from the experienced personal assistants at Potomac Concierge. Plan well ahead – Leaving things until the last…
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6 Tips for Downsizing & Organizing Your Papers
One of the biggest headaches of downsizing is deciding what to do with all the paper that you have accumulated over the years. Whether you are downsizing, moving, or just decluttering and organizing your home, this can be an overwhelming task. Most people keep much more paper than necessary. Research shows most of the paper…
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Happiness and Home Organization: 8 Fun Facts
You probably know that exercise releases endorphins and makes us happier. Did you know your brain also loves an organized house? Living in a mess stresses us out, interfering with the production of our de-stressing hormone (cortisol). Get motivated for decluttering by remembering how an organized home will bring you more joy:
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Home Organization Tip: Give Clutter-Free Holiday Gifts
Only 3.1% of the world’s children live in America, but they own 40% of the toys consumed globally (UCLA). There are 300,000 items in the average American home (LA Times). This year, give clutter-free gifts: 26 Clutter-Free Holiday Gift Ideas Event tickets: These include movies, plays, concerts and sporting events. A class or a workshop: …
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10 Steps to an Organized Office
Is a cluttered home office making your insanely busy life more stressful? Take a few minutes and read our 10 steps to getting organized. Either do it yourself, or have one of our trained professional organizers whip your home office into shape.
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Fall Home Maintenance: 17 Items to Check
It’s time to start thinking about fall home maintenance! Be proactive now and avoid headaches and costs from repairs later. Another reason for fall home maintenance is to keep your family safe by ensuring all systems function properly. If you’re overwhelmed with work demands and/or children, hire a personal organizer.
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Home Renovation Advice: Organize and Supervise
Poorly planned home renovations can be stressful and lead to emotions running high. Do your homework, prep the house, and properly supervise the crews. If you can’t be around for much of the work, consider hiring a personal assistant to handle overseeing the entire renovation, or any part of the process. If you’re in the…
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10 Home Organization Secrets to Eating Healthy
Cluttered kitchens do more than add stress. Brian Wansink of Cornell University recent completed a study that linked messy, disorganized kitchens to over-snacking on sweets. Kathleen Vohs of the University of Minnesota had similar findings in her experiment with clutter and food. Turn your kitchen into a healthy place.
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Ask These Ten Questions Before Hiring a Professional Organizer
Not just anyone can be a professional organizer, so how do you make sure to pick the right one? We’ve come up with a list of the ten most important questions that you should know the answer to before you hire a professional organizer.