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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Truth be told, not all professional organizers (ahem…this one) show up organized for a project. Do we aim for that goal every time? Absolutely. However, on occasion one may find herself running out of labeling tape on the job. Or with a dried out chalk pen. Or maybe even dead batteries in a laser measuring […]
Filed in : Art Organization, Office Organization, Playroom Organization, Product Review, Professional Organizer, Simply Organized Style
February 20, 2018
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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 […]
Filed in : Cleaning Tips, Digital Organization, Office Organization
January 6, 2018
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Beyond excited to share this view with you… While the main portion of my home office is still under heavy consideration (can’t make up my mind – still), I’m beyond excited to have this beautiful shelf totally organized and decorated. I shared the drawer interiors not long ago… I was in desperate need of a […]
Filed in : Office Organization, Paper Organization
August 29, 2017
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Every client and project gives me reason to pause in gratefulness. You have heard me tout this time and again, but it’s true. There will never be a day I don’t stop to completely absorb that feeling. Because Lord help me, the day I don’t feel that way, I have a serious problem. Ha! #noegosallowed […]
Filed in : Closet Organization, Laundry Room, Simply Organized Style, SO Clients
June 11, 2017
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This is a topic I’ve been hoping to write about, but thanks to the recent Like To Know It update – the timing couldn’t be better! You may have noticed on the navigation menu I have a shop page and a shop my IG page. If you didn’t notice, now you’re aware these features exist! Last week […]
Filed in : All Organization, Simply Organized Style
March 14, 2017
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Garages. Quite literally one of my favorite spaces to dig into and organize. Over the years on the blog I’ve talked a lot about how a garage can transform a home and the way you live in it. Yes, not an interior room – a garage! If structured and organized properly, the space not only provides […]
Filed in : Garage Organization, SO Clients
