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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Black Friday is just around the corner, and as the holiday shopping season kicks into full gear, there’s one task that often gets overlooked until the last minute: organizing your gift wrapping supplies. Between the crumpled rolls of wrapping paper shoved in closets, tangled ribbons scattered among drawers, and mysterious tape dispensers that disappear when […]
Filed in : Holiday Organization
November 10, 2025
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With the unexpected time crunch during the holiday season and client projects ramping up, I didn’t have a chance to share my holiday gift wrap station. This is not only helpful during the holidays, but can be an idea used year-round…so I figured, why not go ahead and share it anyway! Plus, I sorta miss […]
Filed in : Holiday Organization, Paper Organization, Simply Organized Style
