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Repurpose your Household Items
In the realm of organizing, there are many tricks to the trade some which are original and some that we all pick up from magazines and others along the way. At Ship Shape Organize we always like to use what clients have before rushing off to The Container Store or Target to purchase bins and […]
Organizing Bags and Pocketbooks
When organizing your bags, first categorize them by color. Color is typically the first criteria when choosing which bag to use, after that you can sort by smaller clutches, pocketbooks that are better suited to daytime use vs. pocketbooks that are more suitable for evening events, and finally your more casual tote bags. Of course, […]
Closet Organization
There are many tools we use to help clients organize their closets and our first rule to having a presentable space is to use similar hangers. We particularly like the velvet ones that are slim to reduce valuable space and we also find that blouses and dresses that might slip off of plastic hangers work really […]
Closet Organization
There are many tools to help you organize your closet and we will be discussing some of our favorites over the next few weeks. Do you have a top shelf in your closet? If so, are you tired of your clothes falling over every time you grab an item? If your answer is yes, […]
Hiring a Professional Organizer, Boston MA
In our Q & A section of our website you can find our answers to this important question, but I also found this article in a recent issue of Creative Living and thought it had lots of good advice for those who are considering the value add of hiring an organizer.
Declutter
We just gave a presentation on kitchen organizing at Brooksby Village to help those that are downsizing and moving in. I thought it would be helpful to share some of our tips and checklists on our blog. If you are thinking of moving, it is never too early to start de-cluttering. In order to so, […]
Senior Downsizing
This NY Times article was just forwarded to me, and it is so relevant to what we at Ship Shape Organize do.
The Gift that Keeps on Giving
A client of mine got me to thinking the other night when she approached me at a social event. I hadn’t seen her in about 4 months and she said, “I have to tell you. You are the gift that keeps on giving.” Puzzled, I asked her to explain. She said every time I […]
Tackle Your To – Do’s
Recently, when working with a client reviewing multiple closets, there were many items we pulled out and put in what I call a “to-do” bag. Instead of letting items sit behind a closed door, pull your to-do’s out of hiding, put them in a bag, place the bag in your car and actually […]
5 Organizing Tasks in 5 Minutes
You Have Just “5 Minutes” Make your Bed: “if you want to change the world, start off by making your bed.” (Naval Admiral William H. McRaven) “It was a simple task-mundane at best. But every morning we were required to make our bed to perfection. It seemed a little ridiculous at the time, particularly in […]