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.
Sam
It’s go time!
We received some very exciting news a few days ago – our son (on the autism spectrum – PDD-NOS) tested out of occupational therapy! Yup, I pretty much died when I received this e-mail from his beloved occupational therapist… “Sam, I wanted to let you know that I scored (insert our son’s name) evaluation tests this […]

Gift wrapping is one of my favorite tasks during the holiday season.The bright wrapping, ribbons and tiny embellishments…especially mini candy canes – love it all! Since our family is out of state, I begin wrapping/shipping early in the month. That way we’re certain gifts have enough time to arrive well before Christmas. Making the wrapping / shipping experience easier […]
