Every year, many people start to collect their donations toward the end of the year – in advance of the upcoming tax season. Even though we’re a couple seasons away from winter, it’s not too early to start getting organized with your donations.    ClosetsClosets are the ‘front line’ for donations. Top to bottom – left to right. These troves are everyday reminders of the jeans that we’re “going to lose weight and fit into again”. Shoes covered in dust and belts that seemed to

Space: The Final FrontierIs your basement or attic filled with boxes from the day you moved in – seven years ago? Are your closets bursting? Do your cars fit in the garage anymore? Do you need help organizing or purging your belongings? Is your storage space a disaster? Don’t know where to start? Whether in a home, estate, commercial property or warehouse facility – storage space is always at a premium. But how can you maximize your storage space without sacrificing your liv

Together with spring cleaning, is the sometimes never-ending battle to ‘get organized.’ Often more easily said than done, getting organized is the key to a happy home. To help you get started, here are eight strategies from professional organizers that will hopefully help you fight the good fight! Find a place for every item. One big reason things collect on counters, tables, and floors is that they have no home. Storing items away in the room they're used will help ensure t

Spring is almost here and that signals many key passages to the season: changing the clocks, prepping the flowerbeds, getting the bicycles ready, digging out the lawnmower, changing the batteries to the smoke detectors and general spring-cleaning. For many, Spring is the moving and selling season – which can be inspiring, but can also be overwhelming. Even for those considering a move in the near future – springtime is a great time to think about cleanouts for your home or c

Did you ever hear the one about the California family that discovered a rare penny in an old desk that turned out to be worth $200,000? Or maybe the man who found a 150-year old signed photograph of Abraham Lincoln worth nearly $100,000 in his basement? Or how about the Virginia man who found comic books worth $3M while cleaning out the closet of his deceased great aunt. Holy hidden treasure Batman! While these stories are great attention-getters, they all often elicit the s