Simply Straight Organizing Solutions

It's okay to throw away the mystery cord box.

5 cords you can probably let go of today:

🔌 Coaxial cable cords (old cable TV hookups)
☎️ Landline phone cords
📠 Fax machine cords
🖨️ Printer cables for printers you no longer own
🎮 Random charger cords for electronics you threw away years ago

🚗 Quick Garage Reality Check

Can you park your car in your garage?

Not "if you moved a few things."
Not "if you turned sideways."
Not "if everyone in the family cooperated."

Right now.

If the answer is no, your garage isn't a garage anymore. It's a storage unit with a garage door.

Your garage should protect your car, give you space to move around, and make it easy to find what you need.

If yours has become the family's catch-all space, it might be time for a reset.

What's the biggest thing taking up space in your garage right now?

📦 Boxes
🏋️ Exercise equipment
🎄 Holiday decor
🧸 Kids' stuff
🛠️ Tools
❓ Something else

Drop it in the comments.

The pandemic may be over, but the clutter is still here. 😭

Lately I've been helping clients clear out what I call COVID Clutter.

You know...

The 27 bottles of hand sanitizer.

The emergency food stash that's now expired.

The loungewear collection that could outfit a small country.

The business supplies from that side hustle you started and abandoned.

The hobby supplies from the hobby you never actually started.

No judgment.

We were all outside losing our minds a little bit. 😂

But now we're back at work.
Back traveling.
Back living life.

And all that stuff is still sitting in closets, garages, basements, and spare bedrooms taking up valuable space.

If it hasn't been used since Tiger King was on TV, it's probably time to make a decision.

Keep what serves you. Let go of what doesn't.

What’s your favorite hotel and WHY?

Not the city.
Not the vacation.
The actual HOTEL.

Because I’ve noticed something after 18 years of organizing homes:
When people describe their dream house…
They're usually describing a hotel.

Think about it:
You walk into a nice hotel room and immediately feel calmer.

Why?

Because everything has a place.

You always know:
• where the Bible is
• where the hairdryer is
• where the iron goes
• where the towels are
• where to put your suitcase
• where to charge your phone

(Even the lobby feels peaceful.)

In a hotel room there’s not:
❌ 47 water bottles on the nightstand
❌ 19 chargers with no owner
❌ an ironing board permanently living in the corner
❌ mail stacked from the Obama administration
❌ random Tupperware with no lids
❌ 8 hundred framed family photos crammed on the dresser

People think they love vacations.
But honestly?

A lot of people love the ENVIRONMENT.

The lack of visual stress.
The simplicity.
The function.
The peace.

That “ahhhhhh” feeling matters more than people realize.
And that’s what good organizing does.
It gives your HOME the same feeling.

So tell me:
What’s your favorite hotel and why? 👇

This is something I do constantly as a professional organizer. Whether I’m in Costco, the grocery store, or The Container Store, or Nordstorms I stop and think about where that item is actually going to go before I buy it.

For example, I REALLY wanted the Breville Barista espresso maker. But I didn’t want it permanently sitting on my countertop, and I also didn’t want to drag a big heavy machine in and out of a cabinet every day. So instead, I bought the smaller Nespresso machine because it fit my space and my lifestyle better.

Sometimes I put stuff back on the shelf. Sometimes I decide it’s worth getting rid of something I already own to make room for it. But either way, I’m making a conscious decision instead of just bringing more stuff into the house and figuring it out later. 😂
Those 3 little questions
“Where will this live?”
"How will I store it?"
"Will this make my home easier to maintain, or harder?"
can save you from bringing home a whole lot of future clutter. 😂

A recent client said this after we finished her VIRTUAL "moving" CONSULTATION 💛

“I had you in my head the whole time. The emotional weight has definitely lifted and I’m feeling freer with every new placement of things in their new spot.”

And THIS part right here:
“Now when I look around in the new place I know exactly what I still need to get rid of because it just doesn’t work in my new place.”

THAT is the shift.

This client was preparing for a major move while juggling work, kids, school events, baseball, and everyday life. Like most people during a move, some things got packed that probably shouldn’t have made the trip 😂 but instead of feeling defeated, she learned how to think differently about her home, her stuff, and what actually supports her life now.

We worked through decluttering strategy, emotional attachment, practical systems, and how to make decisions with intention BEFORE getting fully settled into the new space.

Now she feels lighter.
More clear.
More intentional.
More in control.

This is why I do what I do.

It’s not just about neat shelves or pretty bins.

It’s about reducing the emotional weight people carry inside their homes.
It’s about helping people breathe again.
It’s about creating spaces that actually support the life they’re trying to build.

If you’re ready for your own transformation, DM me or click the link in my bio. Let’s talk 🤍

Clutter is expensive. Like… EXPENSIVE expensive 💸😂

And I’m not even talking about buying cute bins.

I’m talking about:
👉🏽 rebuying stuff you KNOW you already bought somewhere in that house
👉🏽 expired groceries you forgot were in the back of the fridge
👉🏽 late fees
👉🏽 panic Amazon orders
👉🏽 takeout because the kitchen is too overwhelming to function in
👉🏽 paying for convenience because your house has no systems

That stuff adds up FAST.
Some of y’all aren’t broke.
Your house is just disorganized 😭

You can’t find the charger.
Can’t find the school paper.
Can’t find the receipt.
Can’t find the extra batteries.
Can’t find the damn tape.

So now you’re spending money to solve problems created by clutter.

And don’t even get me started on overbuying 😩

Half these homes already have enough products, containers, toiletries, candles, water bottles, and random purchases to survive a small economic collapse.

USE 👏🏽 THE 👏🏽 STUFF 👏🏽 YOU 👏🏽 ALREADY 👏🏽 HAVE.

One of the smartest things I ever heard was:
“The cheapest option is using what you already own.”

THAT part.

Decluttering saves money.
Systems save money.
Organization saves money.
Your home should support your life , not quietly drain your bank account 🤍