It’s a New Year and with that comes the (hard to avoid) analysis of where you are now compared to where you were in the past. It’s easy to think of all the things we didn’t do that we wanted to and skip acknowledging what we did do. It is actually harder to move forward when you...Read More

Holiday 2021 Here we are after 1 year of starting our blog! It has been fun sharing with clients, colleagues, friends and beyond some of our observations, tips and reflections. We hope you have enjoyed what we have put together so far. Anne and I asked ourselves the other day; “How can we make more...Read More

Fall 2021 2021 is whizzing by. We have been working solidly (and safely) all year with a new sense of perspective. Our goal has always been to help people by “Refreshing Spaces”. Whether people are living, working, creating, resting or a combination of everything, in their space. I think we all understand our spaces a...Read More

Spring and Summer 2021 Three weeks ago I broke both my ankles. It was a beautiful Sunday morning on Lake Rosseau, I was spending the weekend away at my friend’s cottage. I had just finished a cup of coffee and was getting up from a lawn chair. As I got up, my feet stopped but...Read More

Organizing, digitizing, distributing and purging the kid’s art made me go very deep into the storage cupboards. While I was there, I discovered some folders of art I had kept from various art shows where I had a few unsold pieces. I still like these fun little pieces but realized I have moved some of...Read More

Books are tricky to organize because they are useful and enjoyable – sometimes even beautiful but they do take up a lot of space, are heavy, and hard to clean. It is also very hard to find places that accept book donations. We do have a solution for that, which we will get to later....Read More

Here we are again. We did the Kid’s Art last month. When we organized it, we set aside the personal items that I categorize as “Memorabilia”. They are the next thing to tackle. The kids figure they have taken away the memorabilia they wanted from our home, so logically it should be easy for me...Read More

I’ll start by saying that I am a reformed member of the Professional Organizer business. I was not born organized – quite the opposite. My disorganization drove me so crazy that I studied and practiced and learned to organize myself and now I take great pride in helping others do the same. Organizing IS a...Read More

We are in the business of helping people when they need it most. Covid-19 has challenged us to figure out how to do so as best we can and to follow government guidelines. For jobs that are deemed essential, that are in the timely moving or selling your home  categories: Here’s what The Art of...Read More