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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Funny thing…I was about to start this post saying, “With my slower summer schedule….”. But guess what? That would be a complete lie. And do you like liars? Probably not. So let’s just be honest and say I’m setting up this space with the hopes I will workout more since it’s nearly impossible to get […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, Health & Fitness
July 17, 2015
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As a professional organizer who works with residential clients, I see it all. More often than not, my job with a client begins in the kitchen, playroom or various closets around the house. But the space I hear about most, the space I hear the most dreams about, the space that is consistently an issue […]
Filed in : Garage Organization
July 9, 2015
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Are you tired of hearing about garage organization yet? Between my client’s garages and my own, I feel as if I’ve been held captive in a garage for a couple months. Therefore all of you have been held captive as well. *insert evil laugh* Oh, and guess what? I got a call from a new […]
Filed in : Garage Organization
July 6, 2015
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Can anyone relate to the idea of not being able to start a project until the space you’re working in is cleaned up, tidy or organized? I struggle with this issue – yes, even the home of a professional organizer gets cluttered from time to time (coughcoughunderstatement). I can’t sit at my computer to do […]
Filed in : Garage Organization
June 29, 2015
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Tackled yet another zone in the garage! Although this garage transformation is far from complete, at least I can say I’ve started, made great strides and am feeling lighter already. Yay for all that! If you recall, I started the transformation here by creating a garage mudroom wall… Then, I made my way around the corner […]
Filed in : DIY, Garage Organization
June 16, 2015
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Between everything else I have going on and working with my organization clients, I’ve been tackling trouble areas in my home. I’m proof that even though time may be limited, if you have a plan / list and break it down into small jobs – you will get it done. And feel a whole lot […]
Filed in : DIY, Garage Organization
