The publisher from Getting Organized Magazine asked me if I would be interested in sharing my emergency prep advice in their fall edition. Of course I said yes! Last Friday my copy of Getting Organized arrived in the mail in it was fun to leaf through and find my article.It is a five page spread with lots of helpful tips to get your family emergency-ready this fall. If you don't subscribe to the magazine don't worry, you can view and print the article by clicking here. ... Keep Reading >>
Professionally Organized Move
One of the speciality services that Kuzak's Closet offers is relocation assistance and project management. One of my clients recently bought a new home and asked me to help her declutter and pack up her old house, manage the move, and unpack and organize all of the boxes at the new house. ... Keep Reading >>
It Pays to be Organized
Louise Green Hat, $51.99 on eBay Whether it's holding an Estate Sale or listing items on Craigslist and eBay, I am always selling something online for my clients. It is fun for me and I love that it puts money back into their pockets. I love putting these posts together because it helps me create a history and timeline of what has been sold (I have spreadsheets but blogging is much more fun!) Below are a few of the items I have sold over the last few weeks. I never know what type of items I will be selling and how much they will ... Keep Reading >>
Inside a Professional Organizer’s Closet
Looking at the title you might be expecting me to show off fancy closet organizing tools and custom cabinets but not today. Not in my closet. My closet it actually pretty basic, just a straight bar with a shelf above. It is the 4th closet I have had to move into over the last 6 years and it seems to work for me just fine. I spent an hour sorting through my closet and following my organizing rules on Sunday for my seasonal purge so I snapped some pictures to give you an inside look. ... Keep Reading >>
My Bag of Organizing Tricks
I have a green bag that I bring with me to every organizing job. If you ever read The Babysitters Club books it is like the bag they brought to all of their babysitting gigs. Full of the essentials to a successful session. It is filled with my favorite tools and I can't imagine going to work without it. My organizing assistants know that they can find just about anything inside of it, it is like the endless bag of tricks. It started out much smaller but over the years it has grown and I keep adding to it, someday it is going ... Keep Reading >>
Emergency Prep Kit
September is Emergency Preparedness Month. Last year I wrote a popular post with directions on how to create a kit for your home and your car and today I wanted to refresh you with the same tips. Please don't let another year go by without setting up a kit for both your home and your car.As a professional organizer I am able to take a look inside dozens of homes every week and it always shocks me when I don't find an emergency kit. It doesn't matter where you live, you are susceptible to an earthquake, hurricane, snow storm, ... Keep Reading >>
Popular Pinterest Pins
Happy Friday! Yesterday I shared a Q & A with popular questions from readers and I hope all of your questions were answered! I mentioned that one of the top referral sites to Kuzak's Closet is Pinterest and today I am sharing the most popular projects that are pinned from my blog. The numbers are based on how many readers have pinned each project from my site so thank you all for reading! I love using Pinterest for inspiration for DIY projects and recipes and I also love that it the site gives new life to some of my older ... Keep Reading >>
Ask Kuzak’s Closet: Professional Organizer Q & A
Over the last few years I have received countless emails and phone calls asking me questions about my professional organizing business Kuzak's Closet. People want to know everything from how I got started to who designs my website. Today I am answering the most popular questions that I have been asked so readers can find the answers in one place. Please let me know if there are more questions that you would like me to answer, I am an open book! ... Keep Reading >>
Garage Organization with Before & Afters
Good news! I finally have a camera again! They were not able to fix my camera but they did send me a gift card to replace it. I had a Sony 380 and now I have a Sony 57, I have only had it for two days but I love it already. If you don't already own a DSLR camera I would highly suggest adding one to your Christmas list, it will change your life in photos. ... Keep Reading >>