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All or Nothing- Not So

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Tuesday, June 8

Parting With Stuff One Step at a Time Letting Go of Clutter  I recently watched my first full episode of Clean House. Now I know many people love that show and many people ask me if I watch it. So finally on Memorial Day evening I sat down and watched an episode. If you’re a fan of the show, please know I agree that it is entertaining. Ho… Read more

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Repurpose Your Tools

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Friday, June 4

Giving Tools & Household Fixtures a Second LifeOrganizing gives back to charities Cleaning out your basement, garage or tool shed? Well, Habitat for Humanity wants your gently used and “in good condition” tools, construction material, and household fixtures. They have resale shops around the country where you and I can drop off thin… Read more

Organizing Shows

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Thursday, May 27

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Helping Family Members Find Organization

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Monday, May 17

How to Help A Family Member Get OrganizedI often get calls and emails from family members and friends who are concerned for their loved ones disorganized situation. This is common and my heart goes out to them. I applaud them for taking the first steps, researching organizers, and truly learning how to best approach the situation. There are many fa… Read more

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Act Like You’re Moving

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Tuesday, May 11

Organizing, Downsizing and StreamliningWe are in the midst of moving season. It might be slower than in years past but none the less, people are packing up clutter, staging their home and making it look as neat as possible so buyers are attracted to buy. We are not staging professionals as you might of guessed but many families hire professional or… Read more

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Tickler Systems

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Friday, May 7

31 Day Tickler Filing System Managing Paper, Bills and Tasks Each day of the Month So let me be honest right from the start. I usually don’t suggest tickler systems for my clients. However, for some they do work. So today I’d like to address this system and idea. You never know. It could work for you. I have many organizer friends who ac… Read more

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Expectations you can count on

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Tuesday, May 4

I thought long and hard over what Amber’s Organizing, LLC brings to the table. What do we offer? Why choose us? Here are 6 key organizing factors you can expect when we start an organizing project, no matter the amount of clutter invovled.  Motivation. It is a whole lot easier to accomplish a project when someone is rooting you on and … Read more

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Weekend Plans

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Friday, April 30

It’s Friday. Yeah!!!- the weekend has arrived. I’ve got a couple of things I’d like to get down this weekend. The first, is clean out my car. It really need a good scrub, vaccum, and organizing session. The second, is my garden. I’d like to get the few remaining weeds out and get some veggies planted. What’s … Read more

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Organizing My Thoughts

Posted by Amber Kostelny-Cussen on Tuesday, April 27

This last weekend I was in Columbus, Ohio for the National Organizing Conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers. It was 3 days of non stop organizing classes, keynote speakers, and an organizing product Expo. Of course, I shared this experience with about 1,000 other organizers from around the country. It’s kind of fun… Read more

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