I’m Sam, a Certified Professional Organizer® from the Bay Area, California and I’m so glad you’re here! This blog is the heart of what I do. I absolutely love combining beauty with function to create homes that are simply organized, and I want to teach you how. Discover home organization tips for real life and learn how to declutter, design and create an inviting space.

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i have to laugh when i read that lead in… “in my free time…” there is very little of that happening for me this summer. but i am trying my best to squeeze as much as i can out of each day. even if i have 15-30 minutes of free time (usually before kids wake […]

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in my free time…

June 20, 2012

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is it just me or is summer already flying by? next week is really the last week of june? amazing. and sad. i had another successful and purposeful week of coupon shopping! for those new to my blog (welcome!), each tuesday i share the results of my coupon shopping from the last week. i am […]

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coupon shopping this week

June 19, 2012

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Have you noticed an awful mold or mildew odor coming from your HE washing machine? Is the smell taking over what should be a fresh, clean scent in your laundry room? Is your clothing and towels beginning to smell like mildew, as well? Here’s the best way to clean your high efficiency washing machine! A few months ago, […]

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Cleaning Your High-Efficiency Washing Machine

How To TOTALLY Clean Your HE Washing Machine!

June 18, 2012

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happy friday! with our 3 angels home from school for the summer, i’m alternating between organization projects that mommy wants to get done and fun activities the kids want to do. right now i’m keeping everyone happy and satisfied…i think. ask me how i’m doing come july! 🙂 last week the kids and i did […]

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fun summer kid activity: oreo moon phases

June 15, 2012

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  oh my! leave it to the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, to create this amazing blondie recipe. this is so good it’s bad. Ina is one of my cooking idols. each and every season i watch her shows and want to make (almost) every recipe she shares. my favorite thing about her cooking is how simple […]

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recipe: chocolate chunk blondie’s

June 14, 2012

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today i wanted to share a little blog binder i put together on the cheap. and i am going to do that at the end of this post, but first i wanted to share the current state of our home office. one of the reasons i decided to create a binder instead of filing away […]

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our home office

June 13, 2012

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