Read any article, watch a lifestyle video or TV segment at this time of year, and you will no doubt learn about the trends on the horizon for the New Year. Like them or not, agree or disagree, someone, a group or an industry informs us every year of the latest and greatest that is about to happen. So, what’s in for 2025? 

The systems would be created to accommodate their lifestyle and ideas would be introduced with the goal of being able to return to baseline with no more than a few minutes of their time each day. Home organizing systems are great, but maintenance of those systems is key to get from clutter to calm.

Decluttering and downsizing are words that you have probably heard countless times. It has practically become a national pastime to engage in one or both activities these days. Although they are often used interchangeably, there are subtle differences between the two and each speaks to its own purpose.

For professional organizers, the entire month of January is practically a national holiday. It’s GO Month! In other words, it is Get Organized Month. GO Month is an initiative of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO) that celebrates how NAPO members (like me!) improve the lives of their clients by helping them create environments that support productivity, general health and well-being. 

I know. The title does not invoke a positive vibe. Hang in there. There’s a way out.

The day was mine! A whole day (as much as six or so hours can be counted as a whole day) stretched out in front of me. I could do whatever I wanted. Now what?

Clutter comes in so many different packages. What one person perceives as clutter, another does not. We all define it differently. We have our own tolerance of it, and so the volume of clutter is also different for each person.

Life happens and our best intentions get interrupted, circumstances change, and we need a reset. Sometimes, the organized needs reorganizing.

Clutter is a popular word, and it is often said that physical clutter equates to mental clutter. It also comes in many forms: physical or visible, mental, emotional, and digital, to name a few. It is whatever keeps you from living the life you want to live and from accomplishing what you want to accomplish.

Did you ever misplace your keys, the TV remote, or your sunglasses? It’s not a trick question, and I suspect that most everyone reading this will answer in unison, yes! At the very least, it is frustrating, at worst, it can have a negative impact on your life if it becomes more the norm than the exception.