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!
It’s a great, sunny Monday here at my house! This week we have a lot going on as I continue unpacking the remaining boxes, field contractors at the house, and get the kids ready for back to school…Just 8 days to go! With school gearing up, the first area of the house to get organized […]

Happy Sunday! and surprise…I’m here a day early to kick-off a full week of “back to routine” organization here at my house! After living in and out of boxes (and suitcases!) for the last few weeks, I couldn’t wait to dig into my office, get it organized, and get my kids geared up for a […]

We’re back from our spring break family getaway to beautiful Florida! our trip was packed to max with both active activities and plenty of pool/beach time. The weather was great too – not too hot, a little overcast to prevent sunburns and on the few cold days we still managed to have a blast! I […]

Spring is in the air, which means spring cleaning and spring organization is on our minds. It’s our chance at a fresh new start. During the spring, I love to re-visit systems that aren’t working in our house and find new ways to keep our family moving in the most efficient way possible. Since we […]
