I’m Sam, a Certified Professional Organizer® from the Bay Area, California and I’m so glad you’re here! This blog is the heart of what I do. I absolutely love combining beauty with function to create homes that are simply organized, and I want to teach you how. Discover home organization tips for real life and learn how to declutter, design and create an inviting space.
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Now that I’m (somewhat) settled in the new house, and school starts tomorrow (woot!), it’s time to get routines back in shape around here. That includes getting organized in the office and kitchen. I’m not an extreme couponer, but I do like to save money where and when I’m able. last year, I kept track […]
Filed in : Life Tips, Paper Organization
August 26, 2013
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We’ve all been there. You walk into Target with a defined list that should tally about $50, but walk out spending more than $100. Ugh! There’s something about being there that makes you want to browse, grab a coffee and hang out a while. Before you know it, your red cart is full and you’ve spent […]
Filed in : Financial Organization
August 14, 2012
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it’s day 2 of the little things week. if you missed day 1 or are wondering what i am doing around here this week, you can find it detailed right here. 🙂 i have 2 great little things to share with you today! since tuesday’s are generally the day that i share my coupon shopping […]
Filed in : Office Organization, Paper Organization
June 5, 2012
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i received a great question from Cathy regarding my coupon binder… “what categories are in your coupon binder?”. her question came at a great time because this week i dedicated 30 minutes to adding new categories in my binder. the reason i wanted to add more was not only because i found i was missing […]
Filed in : Financial Organization
February 2, 2012
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we’ve been having a bit of an *off week* around here. my apologies for the lack of fun organization projects. what kind of off week? i’ve had numerous calls from the school nurse, as well as a “behavior” phone call this afternoon from our 7 year old’s teacher. *sigh* such is life, right? i have […]
Filed in : Financial Organization
January 12, 2012
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since my blog was born (only a few months ago) i have shared many photos of my shopping trips and how much money i have saved our family. but how can i really show my readers how much money we are saving in the bigger picture. like, how much money are we saving over the […]