I was recently contacted by Marni Jameson, a nationally syndicated lifestyle columnist. She was seeking resources to respond to a letter she received by reader of her column. The letter came from a gentleman who recently lost his wife.

It’s a fairly common refrain, and one that I and countless professional organizers hear quite often. It ranks right up there with ‘I don’t know where to begin.’

More and more, it is becoming a well-known fact that a disorganized and cluttered home is a direct link to stress. Women unfortunately suffer the stigma of this more than men.

Decluttering, and making that decision to let go sometimes is the easy part. It can be challenging to decide whether to donate outright or sell certain belongings. The question of whether to sell becomes the juggernaut.

Perhaps the time has come for your parents or other aging family members to move to a smaller home or senior living community. Years of raising a family, inherited heirlooms, hobbies, careers, and the treasures of life are evident in every room of the house. Move forward with compassion and respect.

When you hear the word clutter, what thoughts come to mind? Piles of paper? Overstuffed closets? S-t-u-f-f e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e?

If you found yourself suddenly working from home, perhaps you jumped right into the work without thinking much about organizing your workspace. An organized work area, however, is a key ingredient to increased efficiency and productivity.

As Massachusetts businesses begin to open and resume operations, though for some in a limited capacity, Sort It Out Boston is happy to let you know, Yes, We’re Open! We missed you! As the service we provide in move management and home organizing is very much hands-on, we will continue to apply the safety precautions we have been practicing and add even more, keeping the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone involved as our priorities.

In this unprecedented and historic time, rules, regulations and policies are changing by the minute. Life is anything but business as usual. Still, there remains a pressing need to help society's most vulnerable. That's where donation outlets and charities have routinely stepped in, thanks to the generosity of those who can donate.

In the blink of an eye, the world has changed. That can be true for us individually when incidents, accidents and circumstances happen in our lives and those of family members that are simply out of our control. What we are experiencing now, Coronavirus, has gripped us all tightly and bound us together like nothing we have ever seen.