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!
Well, I can admit what has definitely been consistent around here during quarantine isn’t only working out or walking daily or the uptick in grocery store visits because people can’t seem to stop eating. I also confess to the nightly glass (or two) of wine. In the process of enjoying our wine, I learned how […]

Remember when I shared my word of the year? In case you missed it, I made mention of it here last week. The word is SIMPLIFY. We’ll dive into my word, how I chose it and more in the coming weeks (it’s not too late to claim your own!) but am proud to share I’m […]

[gkit id=2]Not going to waste a single minute. Let’s dive head first into how this whole off the charts front porch situation came together in partnership with my friends at Lowe’s. Oh, and also because (maybe) I have about 160+ images locked, loaded and ready to share. No, not kidding. Aaaaaaaaand could you blame me?? […]

You know that thing you’ve been meaning to do for a while? That small task that should take only a few minutes, but for some reason you keep putting it off? Well, meet my little task…without judgement, please! Yes, that *was* my Mac keyboard. *i’m ashamed!* Notice I said “was”. Because right now, I’m blissfully […]
