Hi, I'm Sam—a Certified Professional Organizer® based in the San Francisco Bay Area and the voice behind Simply Organized. This blog has been my passion project since 2010, and it's where I get to share everything I've learned from organizing hundreds of homes. You'll find real strategies that work in real life, honest product recommendations, project transformations, and the organizing philosophy that guides all my work: maintainable over perfect. Let's create a home that works beautifully for how you actually live.
Sam
It’s go time!
I can’t believe it’s here. It’s real. It’s surreal. It’s happening. It’s sad…. ….For now. Hard to say “I’ll see you soon!” to the friends I’ve made and cherish, but exciting to have the opportunity of new experiences ahead. As I type this, I’m sitting in economy plus with a cat (who has once already […]

In addition to motherhood, housework, and all things encompassing “holy cr@p, we are moving across the country in a few weeks”, I’ve had a lot on my mind. Guess I wouldn’t be a human being if all of that wasn’t affecting me in one way or another. In an effort to keep it real in […]
