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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What’s up guys! How are you? Hope you had an awesome weekend! We’re having great Bay Area weather and this weekend I was able to get in a five mile outdoor walk at a local reservoir. It was incredible! Hope you’re enjoying Spring wherever you are! Today I’m sharing a new video I just posted […]
Filed in : Decluttering
April 24, 2023
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In my years of helping people declutter, we occasionally work with those who have a deep emotional attachment to items…or they just struggle with “what if I need this later??” thoughts. Most of the time, when a person contacts us they are ready to part with the stuff that’s causing stress. But there’s times when […]
Filed in : Decluttering
March 25, 2023
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Week in and week out, I’m dedicated to helping families declutter, create systems and get organized. No matter the season, that’s what we do. There are natural spurts during the year when we get that urge to declutter – around new years, before or after the kids go back to school, and in the Spring. […]
Filed in : Cleaning Tips, Decluttering
May 1, 2022
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As a professional organizer, I’ve worked in hundreds of closets – all shapes and sizes. I’ve re-built or edited an existing closet, designed and installed custom closet systems, brought in product, removed product and a lot more. But at the very foundation – the core of it all – I want to make something very […]
Filed in : Closet Organization, Home Improvement, Professional Organizer
April 25, 2020
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I’ve been very excited to share this post for several reasons. First and most importantly, because you must be introduced to Jenn, the owner of local spin studio, Starcycle. I’m going to talk about her incredible energy and heart in a sec. Also excited because I’ve been anxious to share some of my core organizing […]
Filed in : All Organization, Life Coach, Life Tips, Press, Productivity, Professional Organizer, professional speaking
April 8, 2020
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Don’t let the fact 2 months of 2020 have already slipped by to get more focused, more intentional, more organized…more productive. It’s never too late to get started…on anything! If you need a boost of motivation, you should definitely consider the Ultimate Productivity Bundle! I shared this bundle last February, but wanted to give it […]
Filed in : Productivity
