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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The garage. The spot where everything goes until you figure out what to do with it. Or as is the case in my professional experience, the spot where items go until they end up getting donated. So I thought it was particularly funny the other day when I saw this comedy bit by Jerry Seinfeld… […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, SO Clients
April 11, 2015
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Another precious little girl, another organized girly bedroom! You’d be hard-pressed to find me unhappy any day of the week. Especially when I’m blessed to work with awesome clients, in fun spaces – like this one! Sure this room may have started out a little unorganized… But this happens easily when toddlers grow into big […]
Filed in : Bedroom Organization, Kid Organization, SO Clients
March 31, 2015
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So…I’m not perfect. Iiiiiiiii know, that confession came as a surprise to you, huh? Psh! News flash – no one is perfect. And I sometimes surprise myself with just how exaggerated the “not perfect” is in that statement about me. Yes, even us professionals are still learning on the job, running head first into new […]
Filed in : Closet Organization, DIY, Kid Organization, SO Clients
March 26, 2015
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When I’m working with clients, we tackle organization in the moment. As we work through a space, I’m paying attention to what needs to be contained as we near the end of a session. This generally means I’m shopping around their home for containers. My goal is to finish the space and have everything contained […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization, SO Clients
March 18, 2015
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If you’re blessed to have children, chances are high you’re also blessed with an abundance of toys. And you’re really blessed if you have a playroom where these toys can live. But like any other area of your home, a playroom can easily get out of control when you don’t have systems in place or […]
Filed in : Kid Organization, Playroom Organization, SO Clients
March 9, 2015
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It’s a happy day for this lady because I have a free hour to write a blog post. What? How did this happen?! You guys, I am loving my little business and the impact it’s making (and I LOVE meeting new people / families!)…but I’ll be totally honest and admit I sometimes long for those […]
Filed in : Kid Organization, Playroom Organization, SO Clients
