I can't believe it's been nearly a year since we redid the bathroom and I'm only now posting the photos! We started this renovation on 3/11/21. You might recall that that was THE week Covid came crashing down on all of us.

In the last few weeks I've given 4 virtual talks! One, to a group of real estate agents, focused on how to find nooks for home offices in their listings. It reminded me of this hall closet turned file storage from a few years ago. My client took control and did this after I left.

Working mostly with clients in and around DC, I unearth a lot of election newspapers and paraphernalia. Ooo, it's abundant in this town! I think I once even found a front page from Nixon's impeachment. Wish I had snapped a pic.

I've been reflecting on my years organizing people's homes, offices, and lives since 2012 with these "things I learned about organizing this year" lists. Click here to read them all.

In 2020's list you'll learn about a favorite product of mine and how one client used it in multiples. You'll see before/afters of my ill-timed bathroom renovation. You'll learn a magic word I "prescribed" for a client. You'll hear one client's admission about paperwork, and more.

This week I gave a talk on work-life balance to a team in Afghanistan - virtually of course! This was a new speaking topic for me. Corralling the lessons into a presentation made me realize how much this topic is woven into my day-to-day work with clients.

Book lovers beware - here are five organizing books you might be tempted to buy! I did hesitate to pull this together for that very reason, but great minds applying themselves to the problem of clutter and distractions need to be praised and shared. I actually haven't read any of these, but in many cases have heard fabulous things about the books or heard interviews with the authors.