Moving Organizer's Tips - San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York

Moving with Small Children Here are some quick tips to help ease your children's stress when moving! There are many children's books available regarding moving... one popular suggestion is "The Berenstain Bears' Moving Day"... a paperback version is available at Amazon.com for $3.99. Reading abou...

Say It Isn't So!?! Was reading an article today about how grilling meat on an open flame causes heterocyclic amines or HCA's to form. These are those cancer-causing compounds that are the same chemicals found in cigarrette smoke.  YIKES! What - no more back yard grilling feasts?  No more outdoor ...

Thank You Fellow Rainer.... Jane Peters I have a client here in San Francisco that is currently working in Hong Kong... but she owns a condo in the Beverly Hills town of Los Angeles, CA, that is occupied by her sister. Because this moving organizer has business locations and clients in San Franci...

Is This 2007? The traditional moving season runs from the beginning of March through the end of September of every year.  Moving industry stats indicate that 80% of people who move, will do so during these months.  In 2007, I averaged 3.2 moving projects per week. That figure dramatically dropped...

While some people may have seen this ad on FB, or even on TV, I just had to re-blog Stewart's post.  I laughed so hard, I started coughing.  This ad had me in such suspense....... until the very end.  Very clever.This morning I received an email with a link to the commercial below. It's probably ...

Trashy Electronics? As a professional organizer specializing in moving and relocation, we encounter numerous homes that have old electronics that homeowners don't know how to dispose of.  Since many of these old items contain parts that are harmful to the environment, they should not be thrown ou...

Testing Video Well... here goes. As a moving organizer  in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City, who is trying to stay on top of current trends, here is my attempt to upload a video of me to an AR post.  My friend Michelle Bouchet, who I invited to join AR but she hasn't finished her prof...

Responsible Homeownership I'm currently helping a family declutter their home to get it ready for sale. We are busy identifying items for donations and packing up as much of the home's contents as we can in a defined time frame. One partner recently became permanently disabled, the other partner ...

Another Day in the Life of an Organizer 07:30 am     Check in with AR, read some posts, write some comments, review DRAFT post, publish 09:00 am     Start work day, meet crew so they can follow me to first task 09:45 am     Pick up stored dining room set and outdoor furniture purchased from a cli...

Reorganizing Your Home For the first time in 11 years, I was asked to pose for a group picture of my crew and the homeowner at the end of a successful home reorganization project by PHA/Peggy Hughes Associates.... very flattered.     Crew in the back are (from L to R): John Arce, Guillermo Arce (...