Declutter to sell your home

Are you planning to sell your house? Professional Organizer Houston will declutter your house.

In real estate, buyers buy space. The more space you're able to show, whether it be living or storage space, the more you'll be able to sell for. Unfortunately, that's easier said than done. Most people are pack rats. Rooms have too much furniture and you'll find stuff overflowing in every nook and cranny. There's little space for walking sometimes, much less for living.

De-cluttering is the process of reclaiming the space in your house from years of collecting and storing. Don't expect the buyers to ignore all this and imagine your house in its clutter-free state. Buyers sometimes see dozens of houses in one day and their brains are overtaxed. 

De-clutter so the buyers can see your house, not your mess.

Organize your kitchen

Professional Organizer Houston can help to organize your kitchen, and make your family life flow more smoothly when it comes to meal preparation.

The kitchen is an area of your home that gets used more often than most other areas. So it stands to reason that if your kitchen were more organized and simple to use, your life would feel easier.

Organize Appliances
Frequently used small appliances, such as a toaster and coffeemaker, should be stored on the counter; ones seldom needed on a lower cabinet. Install a drawer onto a deep lower shelf for appliances used occasionally, such as a rice cooker and blender.

Keep Like With Like

Store all bakeware in the same cupboard, all wooden spoons in the same ceramic crock, all spices in the same drawer.

 























Store Smart
Store your most frequently used items in the most accessible places. Keep things you use most often at eye level; store heavy items below waist level; and infrequently-used items on high shelves or in another area of the house.

De-clutter Yearly

Take an inventory of all utensils, cookware, and dishware and get rid of unnecessary duplicates, items damaged beyond repair, or things no longer used.

Use See-Through Bins

Keep small kitchen items in containers -- see-through bins if possible -- with neat, easy-to-read labels.

Magdalena Bogdan, Europen Professional Organizer Houston organizing a kitchen for a client 

"Kitchen organization is easy with spice racks, undershelf baskets, stacking canisters and stemware holders that utilize every inch of your. Store fruits, vegetables, ingredients and leftovers in our food storage containers, canisters, mason jars and tins."

Here are some great organization products for your kitchen from The Container Store

"Sometimes getting started is the hardest part of getting organized. That's why we created Starter Kits. For our our Luxury Pantry Starter kit, we've pulled together everything you need for your dream pantry." ~~ The Container Store

https://www.containerstore.com/s/kitchen/our-kitchen-starter-kits/luxury-pantry-starter-kit/12d?productId=11006559

https://www.containerstore.com/s/kitchen/kitchen-drawer-organizers/linus-shallow-drawer-organizers/12d?productId=10018271

Use Dollar Tree store finds

Basic containers become way more adorable when you add teal labels on the front. Even better: They'll create a cohesive style for a space that's usually an abyss of neutral colors and Campbell Soup Company labels.

These storage baskets are perfect for organizing your home, business, classroom, or day care center. The convenient handles make them great for storing food or spices in your fridge or pantry, or as easy-access baskets for your little ones in their playroom

Invest in pretty containers

The easiest way to keep your pantry tidy? Buy some pretty containers and labels that make you want to keep your space in order.

Organize your bake ware dishes

Instead of stacking heavy baking dishes on top of each other, stack them vertically or horizontally with the help of narrow wire organizers usually found in offices.

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European Professional Organizer Houston will help you save time and get organized in the kitchen.

Organizing a Teen's Bedroom

Do you have a teenager's room full of clutter and want to get organized? Contact European Professional Organizer Houston

My clients are ready to de-clutter but many begin to feel overwhelmed, anxious, and defeated around the idea of decluttering  their teenager's  room.  If you have a teenager, you know it can often be a challenge for them to keep their bedroom clean and organized!  I hear "I've TRIED to tackle this mess a hundred times!! But I just end up frustrated beyond belief!"  
Teenagers often struggle with balancing social life, studies and extracurricular activities. Add screen time, sleep deprivation and too much other stuff, and it is no wonder many students experience disorganization. 

Below are some tips and ideas that will help your teen get their bedroom organized and hopefully encourage them to keep it that way!

 How to help a teenager get organized:

1. Make the bed. This instantly makes the room look better and should be a daily habit.

2. Open the blinds or drapes to let the natural sunshine in so you can see what you are doing :)2.Take all of your dirty clothes and put them in your hamper or basket.
2. Hang up all of your clean clothes in your closet (Remember to hang most of your clothes up so you can always see the choices you have. You can organize them by color, style, or season).
3. Give away anything you don't need, want, etc. This "stuff" wastes a ton of space that you can use. Go through your clothes and get rid of anything that doesn't fit or that you haven't worn in the past few months. (Get rid of any worn-out clothes, move any items that are out of season to another storage area in your home and donate any gently used clothing your teen doesn't wear anymore to charity.)
-Do not leave trash around. Place a small trash can near your nightstand to keep tissues, receipts, and price tags from littering your dresser, bedside table, and other surfaces.
6. Hang your necklaces.  You don't need a fancy hanger to keep jewelry from tangling. All you need are colorful push pins to create a stylish (and easy!) organization station.

Owning fewer possessions: less to clean, less to organize, less stress, more money and energy for their greatest passions.

• Vacuum any rugs or carpets, or sweep the hardwood.

• Empty the garbage and recycle bins

Storage solutions

• Give your teen his or her own laundry basket for their room.

• If space allows, set up a desk for homework or other projects, and be sure to add a recycle bin underneath.

• Use under-the-bed storage for such items as extra bedding, clothes or keepsakes.

Fold and put away or hang up all clean clothes (Have your teen get into the habit of putting away clothes fresh from the laundry)
3.Pick up everything from the floor, including what's under the bed, desk, etc



4. Sort by categories. Get some containers, they can be from The Container store or just old  boxes you already have. Separate your stuff in the containers such as maybe one container for hair stuff,  one for pencils or one for photos.

• The key to a clean room is organization. Here are some ideas:
  • Give your teen his or her own laundry basket for their room.
  • If space allows, set up a desk for homework or other projects, and be sure to add a recycle bin underneath.
  • Use under-the-bed storage for such items as extra bedding, clothes or keepsakes.

Teenagers should also purge and organize their rooms once a month instead of once a year. It is amazing how quickly candy wrappers, crumpled papers, used tissues, old magazines and outgrown clothes can accumulate in a short period of time.

Providing your teenagers with the skills and tools to get organized is one of the most valuable gifts you can give your child.

Who better to help our teenager—and us—get organized than a professional organizer?

Are you overwhelmed by junk mail?

Junk mail can include credit card offers, advertisements and deals, and just about any other type of unsolicited mail that tries to sell you something you didn't really ask for.

Deal with the junk mail as it comes in the door so it doesn't re-accumulate.

Set up a well-functioning family command center for sorting your mail.

You will need a small area in your house, right next to where you sort your mail.  Consider what would work for you. Having a recycling bin close at hand would be ideal.

Tip:
Sign up for paperless billing. Instead of receiving paper bills through the mail, you can receive most of your bills via email and pay them online.

 Sign up for online bill pay. One of the features of online banking is the ability to pay bills through your bank’s website. In the comfort of your home, you can pay a bill without needing to write a check, buy an envelope and a stamp, and travel to a post office.

Are you overwhelmed by paper junk mail and wish you could make it stop?

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Personal Assistant in Houston

Hiring a Personal Assistant Houston is an investment in the quality of your life.

Think of the time you could save if someone was on hand when you needed them, to find solutions, manage home projects and run everyday errands.

I provide Concierge Services to give you back your time.

My Concierge Services:

Errands

• Groceries
• Gifts: purchase, wrap, ship, return
• Jeweler: watch repair, earring repair, polishing & cleaning  
• Dry Cleaners
• Post Office: buy stamps, ship a package
• Bank
• Pharmacy: drop off and pick up prescriptions, refill prescriptions
• Florist
• Pickups & Deliveries
• Merchandise return & exchanges
• Auto: take for wash, get gas,  registration, detail, inspection, repairs

Personal Services

• Personal Shopping 
• Schedule Appointments: doctor, health & beauty
• Gifts: shopping, wrapping, shipping, delivery
• Cards, Invitations, Thank You notes: written, addressed, stamped, mailed
• Phone Calls
• Return Messages
• Emails
• Pay Bills / set up automatic bill payments on line
• Filing
• Data Entry
• Reservations: restaurant, limousine, vacation
• Travel Needs: research, reservations, suitcase packing and unpacking 
• Home Organizing: closet, home office, garage, junk drawers, etc
• Unpacking - I can help you to settle into your new home as quickly as possible.
• Home Staging (Homes for Sale) Removing clutter to create a great first impression.
• Research: products, vacations, tickets, local vendors, etc.

Contact Magdalena Bogdan if you need help getting things done, click here Contact US

Houston Home Office Organizing

Got piles of papers? Contact Professional Organizer Houston to Organize Your Home Office.

Working from home requires self-discipline, it helps to have a dedicated space for a home office to allow for creative flow and isolation from daily distractions.

Organize your home office and improve your productivity - and profitability.

Being organized is being in control - to know the status of every aspect of your business at all times.

A messy, cluttered office can result in incomplete work, missed deadlines and lost information. Your desk is not a storage locker, it's a work surface. It is time to remove those piles of paper occupying your desktop.

The worst decision you can make is not making a decision about those piles, because no paperwork decision = greater paper buildup.  All documents need to have a home.
There really aren't very many choices for processing paper. Tossing them into the circular file is a very good option for some. Others to files for future reference, or your follow up system for papers you need at some later time, plus an ongoing project system.

Remember, the time spent searching through your office for a piece of paper, phone number or customer's address is unproductive time. 

Want to succeed in your small business? 

Get focused! Get organized!  Stay on task!


Organizing Home Office - My iMovie on YouTube

Items that you might buy at The Container Store to stay organized...


File Cart features a frame for holding hanging file folders

Acrylic Desktop Mail Center offers five compartments for sorting and organizing mail, stamps, pens and notepads.

Label Maker with Translucent Case

Closet Professional Organizing Houston

Professional Organizer Houston provides closet maintenance sessions to help you stay organized and adjust to any changing needs.

Regular maintenance session is required to keep things organized and balanced in your closet.

Are you a busy professional?

I can help:
- pick up and drop off your dry cleaning (to keep your closet always organized for you)
- remove wire hangers
- remove plastic foil that came from the cleaners- organize clothes by type and color (if wanted)


Get dressed with less stress and maximize your space. No more “scary closets”.
With our closet organizing service option, we help you declutter your closet to make room for clothes and items that make you feel good.

We can help

• Decide what to sell, what to donate and what to keep
• Suggest (or buy for you) workable closet storage options
• Label and arrange containers
• Set up a logical organizational system
• organize clothes by color

Get your closet in order, Contact  Professional Organizer Houston

Unpack and Organize Houston

Houston Professional Organizer mission is to reduce the stress and enhance the joy and excitement of moving to your new home by offering you help unpacking after a move.

Our Pre-Move Purge and Decluttering service is an essential step when preparing to move. We help you pare down your belongings so that you can start fresh in your new home with only the things you need and love.

We work with you to make the tough decisions on what to keep and what to toss or donate.

De-cluttering before you move will make your move easier, more organized and less stressful. It will also cut down on moving costs because you will not be paying to move things you no longer want or need. When you get to your new home your belongings will be sorted and streamlined, making it easier to put away – saving you time and money.

New in Houston?

Do you need help with organizing or unpacking?

Contact Magdalena Bogdan

Hiring a professional organizer will help you avoid costly time off from work, the stress of unpacking and most importantly disruption to your family’s routines.

Below are some pictures, while I was working with a new client/ busy professional  who needed help Organizing and Unpacking.

Master Bedroom / closet after

Master bedroom before

Master bedroom after