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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Hi and Happy April! It’s been a busy season for us between work and THREE different spring break weeks. What I wouldn’t give to go back to the simple days of having all three kids on one schedule. I missed not being able to do something together, but we did make the most of it. […]
Filed in : Kitchen Organization
April 15, 2026
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The clock jumped ahead this weekend and the weather in the Bay Area hit the 80s! The time has arrived – Spring Cleaning Season! Every year, the arrival of longer days and warmer air brings with it that familiar urge — to fling open your windows, pull everything off your shelves, and start fresh. Spring […]
Filed in : Cleaning Tips
March 9, 2026
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Week in and week out, I’m dedicated to helping families declutter, create systems and get organized. No matter the season, that’s what we do. There are natural spurts during the year when we get that urge to declutter – around new years, before or after the kids go back to school, and in the Spring. […]
Filed in : Cleaning Tips, Decluttering
May 1, 2022
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Somehow, my TikTok account and its video content caught the eye of a producer at Good Morning America. Still can’t believe that…and can’t believe I’m saying it out loud. After it aired, they sent us the link to the segment for us to share with our community. So here it is, with some context below […]
Filed in : Press
April 13, 2022
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* LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT IS A SPONSOR OF THIS BLOG POST. THEY PROVIDED ALL OF THE ITEMS I CHOSE AND WAS COMPENSATED FOR MY TIME CONCEPTUALIZING, SOURCING, DECORATING, PHOTOGRAPHING, EDITING, WRITING AND PROMOTING THIS BLOG POST. IF YOU CLICK A LINK, I RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION. THANK YOU TO LOWE’S FOR SPONSORING THIS GREAT BLOG POST AND PROJECT! In […]
Filed in : DIY, Home Improvement, Outdoor Organization, Simply Organized Style
March 19, 2019
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* LOWE’S HOME IMPROVEMENT IS A SPONSOR OF THIS BLOG POST. THEY PROVIDED ALL OF THE ITEMS I CHOSE AND I WAS COMPENSATED FOR MY TIME CONCEPTUALIZING, SOURCING, DECORATING, PHOTOGRAPHING, EDITING, WRITING AND PROMOTING THIS BLOG POST. IF YOU CLICK A LINK, I RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION. THANK YOU TO LOWE’S FOR SPONSORING THIS GREAT BLOG POST AND […]
Filed in : Cleaning Tips, DIY, Kitchen Organization, Pantry Organization
