Tips, tools and inspiration to support your organizing journey.
We are here to help you get free of the clutter and organized at last!
Marla on TV showcasing cool containers!
Transform your paper piles with these pretty & practical tools! See our New Year Favorites We have put a lot of thought into helping you this year with the chronic clutter areas! Our tip here is to choose a cool and practical container for the incoming...
The Pretty, Practical & Portable Paper Container!
Do you have piles of paper on your kitchen counter? You've got to check out this cool container! Have you noticed just how much we LOVE containers?! Don't let our enthusiasm make you think you we like all of them equally though. We are a bit particular, as they've...
Clutter is BIG – so start SMALL
Tip #1: Choose only 1 small, 1 medium and 1 large organizing project for each season! Clutter clearing can feel overwhelming. Getting organized often feels impossible. My real life tip is to choose ONE small, ONE medium, and ONE large project for each season....
The NEW Clear & SIMPLE Way!
TRUE CLUTTER CONFESSIONS from Marla & Kate - the Creators of the Clear & SIMPLE Way to live free of clutter and be organized! This last year has been all about creating and then clearing, over and over again! We had a blast launching our new brand &...
The NEW way to look at the new year!
Isn't it time for clarity that really matters, that will make a meaningful difference in your life? With so many failed New Year's Resolutions, even with the most determined attempts, people are starting to look at different approaches to makes changes in the new...
Salt Lake Home Show January 2015
Join us once again at the Salt Lake Home Show. Get our TOP TEN Organizing Tips for the New Year and More! Tip #3. Have a one-page master map for your year that inspires, empowers and supports you. Here is the form that we use with our clients. It's our gift to you! If...
I Choose JOY!
"JOY is the juice that makes life worth living!" Marla Dee I am inviting you to stop, breathe in, open, feel into this moment and ask - Where is the joy inside me? In this moment I am filled to overflowing with joy. It is early on Christmas eve morning. I am in my...
12 Thanksgiving JOY TIPS!
12 Thanksgiving Tips for More Joy and Less Stress TIPS from the Fabulous Dorothy, the Organizer! 1. Clean house one day before Thanksgiving and set your table. 2. Select soft music and comfy clothes to set the tune for the day; rise early to prepare your bird or...
Family Comes FIRST
When was the last time you sat down with your family and really talked? You know those precious times when you find out what is going on behind the scenes.I just did this with my daughter Jessica last night. We went out to dinner at one of our family favorites, an...
More ideas for Back-to-School Papers
As we all get back to school and work, one thing crossing many of our minds is, "How will I manage all the paper?!" Read what Professional Organizer, Michelle Powell, has to offer as support in her article 10 Tips to Conquer Back-to-School Paperwork. "School has not...
Traveling with MORE?!
What are we supposed to do when "traveling with less" just isn't in the cards? Last week I was preparing for a road trip back home to Salt Lake for two weeks, including a 4-day camping excursion. As I Mind Mapped packing the car for 3 people & one sweet little...
Take a trip with YOURSELF!
We take trips for family, for work, for community service…What about taking one just for yourself? When was the last time you took a solo retreat and spent time in the most important relationship you have? Isn’t it time?
Travel with LESS!
Are you like so many that seem to almost always end up with too much stuff when traveling? Being the organized people that we are, one would think that Marla and I have this all figured out, right?! Ha! But thank you for thinking so highly of us! Our trip to London...
Organize travel plans in one place!
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have all your travel details in one place? Check out the app TRIPIT!
Organizing is more FUN with a friend!
Want to know the secret to make organizing FUN? Invite a friend to do it with you!
What if I were FREE?
What if I was free from the stuff, people and expectations that drag me down. Often I buy into the idea that I am trapped by my schedule, my business, my family, others expectations, and then there’s the physical stuff that keeps coming at me. Yikes, how could I possibly be free? We live in an abundant world with its own form of trappings.
Ever thought about filing your clothes?
"pliio™ is to your drawers what hangers are to your closet!" - Clare Kumar How many times do you go to your dresser drawers to find a tank top, shirt or sweater; dig through the piles; and end up having to straighten everything back up or leave it for later because...
Joyful Connection
No more notifications please!! Every time I think of checking my email or social media I cringe. Why? Because things come in so quickly that I'm inundated by those numbered notifications. You get it! It's like laundry...never ending! Plus, I waste so much time "just...
Clutter Clearing Made SIMPLE!
Spring is here. The sun is out. Time to clear out the clutter. But where to start and how to get it done. Clearing the clutter is freeing but can also be overwhelming. Here are some simple tips to get started: Start with a SMALL project like your purse, the top of...
Putting it all together…
You’ve got all the pieces, now let’s put the puzzle together! Are you starting to feel like you’re getting this R.A.F.T© thing?! We are going to walk through the process in its entirety again to help with that. As I mentioned in “Contain the Piles,” the very first...
T = Toss
Get it outta your life! The final step of R.A.F.T.© is TOSS. It is a simple step, but offers a noticeable difference in your paper load. Once a week, as you process papers from your incoming container, simply toss papers into a recycle container or send through a...