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5 truths and 3 lies about professional organizing from “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”

January 8, 2019January 11, 2020 by Nonnahs8 Comments

Marie Kondo is a professional organizer. She gets paid to help people throw away their excess clutter and organize what they keep in their homes. Before January 1st when her Netflix show "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo" dropped, many people didn’t know this was a profession. I’m so grateful to the show for exposing you all to professional organizing! Organizing is a really great job. It’s also important and deserves screen time. However, there are some serious holes in the portrayal you are seeing on Netflix. (more…)...

4 questions to help you declutter

September 25, 2017June 26, 2018 by Nonnahs4 Comments

Why is it so so much easier for me to throw things away when you are here? I hear that a lot! And so do the other organizers on our team. There are a few reasons people may be more likely to let go of clutter when a professional organizer is around. Which do you think it is? Which would be true for you? (more…)...

3 ways a professional organizer can make your move easier

May 29, 2017May 25, 2017 by NonnahsNo Comments

After years of helping make our clients' moves easier, this summer I got to provide this service to my very own family. And, as they say, what didn’t kill me made me stronger. Don’t get me wrong, that doesn’t mean I didn’t want to die after about 50 trips up the stairs carrying boxes! (more…)...