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.
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Happy new year! Like many of you, now that the holidays (and 2013) are officially behind us, I’ve been spending time dismantling Christmas around here. Always such a sad time for me. I get so attached to my trees and love the extra festive accents around the house. With everything packed away it suddenly seems […]
Filed in : Accessory Organization, Holiday Organization, Life Tips
January 2, 2014
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With the hectic holiday atmosphere, it’s nice to have a little spot in your home where you can retreat, listen to your favorite Christmas music, and wrap to your hearts content…in peace. Last year I created a simple gift wrap station in my home office…. It was my little space to escape to wrap gifts […]
Filed in : Holiday Organization
December 12, 2013
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Our elves have been up to a lot of mischief this Christmas season. The kids are totally enjoying their company! If you’ve been searching for some new elf ideas, hope I’m able to help a little bit by sharing what our little guys have been up to. Today I’m sharing days 1 through 8. Enjoy! […]
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December 12, 2013
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It’s our first Christmas season in this house, so it took me a *little* while to sort out the decorations. Funny how a change of scenery (new home) can completely throw you for a decorating loop. After 6 years of living in Arkansas and decorating the old house, it took me a few weeks to […]
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December 11, 2013
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Our beloved elf, Freddie, returned from the North Pole this weekend! The kids were worried he may not find his way to the new California house, but I reminded them Santa knows exactly where every child lives. And the memo was surely received by the elves too. We discovered him chillin’ in a bath of […]
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