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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I spend a lot of time sitting at my computer. And because I’m an organized, clutter-free, visual kinda gal, cords would be included on the list of office nuisances. Namely, the cords sitting ON the desktop. You know, those USB cords, camera cords, fitbit cords, and the 1,596 apple device cords. Ok, I exaggerate, but you […]
Filed in : Office Organization, Tech Organization
June 16, 2014
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You guys sick of hearing about little tweaks made in my home office? Back in August, I shared my first update since move-in. And since, I’ve shared little bits here and there about the office and about my various binders. So, you guessed it, here I am again with yet another change / update! I’ll […]
Filed in : Office Organization, Paper Organization
April 17, 2014
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Happy Friday everyone! Hope you have something awesome planned for the weekend. Maybe your weekend includes some organization to-do’s? If so, I have another easy project you can complete this weekend….and I shot a quick video blog to share – it’s all about getting organized using the Martha Stewart Wall Manager. Woot! Lucky you guys….you […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, Office Organization
February 28, 2014
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Can not even begin to explain how pumped I am about this easy little DIY project. This has been a project years in the making, by the way. Literally – years and years. You see, this little wall hanging used to be the crib springs my 3 babies slept on. Well, they didn’t sleep “on” […]
Filed in : Bedroom Organization, DIY
February 17, 2014
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A few months ago I shared my new simple home management binder… I created the binder using the Martha Stewart Home Office collection from Staples. Everyone has a different idea of how to organize their life and I love that her collection allows you to create a binder that works for you… The notebook […]
Filed in : Life Tips, Office Organization, Paper Organization
January 13, 2014
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When it comes to organizing anything, you need a system that’s in line with your lifestyle and habits. Or, if you’re feeling particularly ambitious, you can change your habits to make a new system work for you. Whatever the case, when you implement a new system, it’s always good practice to check yourself a few […]
Filed in : Office Organization, Paper Organization
