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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Sure, I’m living in California now…and the general public opinion of Californian’s is that they are open and liberal and free and vocal. Especially in San Francisco where people are known to ride their bikes and walk the streets completely naked. Although I am a San Francisco native, I don’t have an interest in prancing […]
Filed in : Bathroom Organization
December 3, 2013
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Couldn’t wait to share the results of a recent project – installing a deer fence in the front yard! Turned out so beautifully and encourage you to consider this option if you have a view you don’t want to obstruct. Besides the driveway, another big selling point about this home and property is how it […]
Filed in : DIY, Home Improvement
November 20, 2013
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I am neck-deep in outdoor & landscaping improvements, trying to move quickly before the rain arrives. There is so much outdoor space on this property (not complaining – I love it!) that I’ve had to break it down into sections. Once the pool renovations were completed, I started in the swing set area and am working […]
Filed in : Home Improvement
November 18, 2013
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Yes. Green grass, people. Green. Not old, brown dying lawn. Not brown dirt. Beautiful, soft (and some faux) green grass! Needless to say, this lady is grinning ear to ear each time I catch a glimpse of this view… Seeing the grass also gets me excited for the additional outdoor improvements in progress right now […]
Filed in : Home Improvement
November 12, 2013
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You guys have followed along over the last several months as I’ve managed and overseen home improvement projects. Most of those having been completed by an outside company simply because I can’t do them myself (new roof, pool renovations, install of french drains). No surprise, I’ve also spent quite a bit of money outsourcing those […]
Filed in : Bathroom Organization, DIY, Product Review
October 21, 2013
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Happy Monday everyone! Hope you had a great weekend! This weekend I took a little break from all things home improvement (a little. You know I can’t sit still around here.) and went to 2 Giants games – such a treat. Actually, if you count the game I attended on Wednesday night, that would make […]
Filed in : Bathroom Organization, Kid Organization
