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Free Virtual Group Declutter Together-Last class-Paperwork!
Are you bogged down with paperwork overwhelming your office and every surface of your home? Take advantage of the last free group Declutter Together session with us next Thursday January 25th, 2024 from 7-8PM EST when we tackle paperwork! It's not just talking and a...
January 2024 Get Organized(GO) Month! Declutter Together Virtually: See Video!
Try out virtual organizing for free! Finely Sorted Virtual Organizing is celebrating Go (Get Organized & Be Productive) Month every Thursday 7-8 PM EST. Books, closets, junk drawer, paperwork!
January 2024! GO(Get Organized)Month: Declutter Together Virtual Organizing
January is Get Organized & Be Productive (GO) Month and there’s no better time to consult Finely Sorted Organizing and try virtual organizing! Every Thursday in January we are giving away 20 seats in our Declutter Together Program where we will tackle areas of your home in real time, together via Zoom! We will evaluate our book shelves, junk drawers, closets and more! Learn how to organize anything!
Dr. Seuss Organized My Childhood; January 2024 National GO(Get Organized) Month
You can help your children organize their lives and reflect on yours by organizing your books during Go(Get Organized) Month!
How to Organize for Black Friday
Tips on Organizing for Black Friday If you're curious about how to best get organized to take advantage of Black Friday deals, read on.Budget Start with the limiting container that is your wallet. How much can you afford to spend? Look at your finances and upcoming...
Tips to Declutter the Junk Drawer in Homes & Gardens
We were delighted to be included in teh recent Homes & Gardens publication about decluttering a junk drawer! You can see the article at this link: https://www.homesandgardens.com/solved/how-to-conquer-the-dreaded-junk-drawer And here's a fun time lapse video to...
You CAN Do Virtual Organizing!
I am always dismayed when a prospective client says to me, "Oh, I can't do the virtual organizing model, I need you here on-site, in-person."Really? If you are physically disabled I can accept your thought of "I can't". But in that case all we need is a willing...
Organizing Posts of Old
I was browsing my old website on https://web.archive.org/ and laughed when I saw one I wrote about organizing in relation to simple design of home objects, the old-fashioned phone with twistie cord, and how much things have changed: Simple Things Saturday, July...
Selling the Fiesta Ware!
It was hard work excavating this Fiesta Ware from the home but she was determined to make room for her own things after years of living amongst the belongings of her family which she inherited with the house. We dug out the colorful dishware from all kinds of nooks...
Finely Sorted Organizing Helps WABI Reporter Declutter Her Desktop in 40 min-Virtually!
It was a pleasure to be asked to help declutter a desktop at WABI-TV Virtually via Zoom! After connecting by Zoom we talked about needs and situational conditions to work around. Because there was a bit of visual clutter on top of the desk that I thought could be...
How to Organize Anything on the Way to Your Dreams
Sort, edit, assign, contain, label: transferring skillsThe real power of being a professional home organizer is being able to help people identify behavioral changes of how to deal with things that can lead to their dreams. A recent client was decluttering her home of...
Home Organizing: What’s Your Stuff Worth?
How much your art is worth in the Bangor, Maine area? In sorting the home contents we sometimes run into unwanted things that may be of financial value. The object can be donated to an organization as a deduction for tax purposes but the value must still be...
Organizer Comics
Something for the Finely Sorted Organizing Memory Box Recently I added to my memory box as well as to that of my clients’ Definition “scoop/s”: miscellaneous paper and sometimes non-paper items that are collected by placing your arms around a pile and pulling them to...
Feels So Good! And Other Exclamations of Joy While Getting Organized Virtually-FREE Thursdays January2024!
Are you looking at an upcoming move? If so It's time to start decluttering so you don't pay for things you don't use to be packed and shipped and unpacked! Below is a brief story summary of a client who came to us after the damage was done but we were able to get him...
The $6,000 Find: Let’s Get Organized!
As the garage door went up I saw my client moving her body up and down behind the pile of donations I was to take to Goodwill. She was bowing to me in the air when she exclaimed: "I said to my sister, 'I set Kim loose in the library and she found the first edition...
Going Paper for Planners
Some people like paper for planners. Here are a couple of examples.
Finely Sorted Organizing tips featured in the recent Redfin Real Estate Blog
Redfin featured Finely Sorted Organizing, LLC in their recent blog about decluttering, here's what they said: "Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in: 30 Organizing Tips to Maintain a Tidy Home | Redfin If your home is...
Spring Seven Organizing
So you don't know where to put a piece of paper? If you have problems organizing things you will most definitely have problems organizing paper. Follows is a graphic showing where all that paper can go. If it's not in the safe deposit box at the bank or a fire safe...
About Goodwill
I am surprised when some of my clients ask for donation centers other than Goodwill to donate because they have a bad impression of the organization. I'm not sure where this bad news started but as a regular Goodwill shopper I can testify that they make available all...
14 Kinds of Clothing Hangers
What is a Clothing Hanger? A clothes hanger is a device to keep clothes accessible, unwrinkled and dry. It can be either be shaped like human shoulders for a top, a clamp to hold clothing bottom pieces, both or multiples. They are either wire, wood or plastic....
Signs, Signs, Everywhere There’s Signs
It seems everywhere you look there are signs about organizing. Everyone has a different rule or regulation to follow to get that optimized kitchen or closet. The industry has spawned lots of products to use toward this goal. Some are baskets, some are clear plastic,...
Rightsizing with The Bangor Daily News
In this very busy real estate market more and more people are needing help with moving. I was proud to be part of Julia Bayly's article, "How to Downsize Your Stuff for a Move" in The Bangor Daily News. She found some Maine organizers to give her some tips for...
Camouflage: The Junk Drawer
Are you allowing the things in your home to hide in camouflage via the junk drawer? Wikipedia states: "Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising...
A Good Story from Mom’s Yearbook
Does your family have a good story? Most every family has keepsakes and a good story somewhere. Families collect furniture, books, china and other memorabilia, then pass them on to their children. Such things remind us of stories of the past and turn our minds to the...
Virtual Organizing: I Talk You Through the Chaos
Familiar with Virtual Organizing? You might be wondering how virtual organizing works. Virtual Organizing can keep you from getting overwhelmed when trying to get your home in order. We are rarely taught how to keep a home efficient and beautiful in school and many...