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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You know the drawer. Nearly every home has one. That drawer in the kitchen where everything goes to disappear. The scissors. A handful of mystery keys. Dried-up pens, rubber bands, a twist tie collection, misc tools, flashlights, coins, coupons. At least one instruction manual for an appliance you don’t own anymore. You’ve probably opened it, […]
Filed in : Decluttering, Kitchen Organization
March 5, 2026
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Each of us has our strong points. A couple of my strong points are problem solving and space planning. And lucky me, this is the perfect combination for being a professional organizer. Correct that = a professional organizer who not only de-clutters and organizes…but also designs, builds and creates. And makes it pretty. It’s why […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization, SO Clients
