Organize Me

Organizers to The Stars, The Home Edit Visits The Neat Freaks of Texas on Summer Tour

By Joy Donovan / July 12, 2023 /

The first shoes weren’t the right ones to wear to The Home Edit Summer of Fun Tour stop at The Eisemann Center in Richardson, so I kicked them into the closet with all the other shoes that had been kicked there yesterday or maybe last week. Then I needed a different purse because the crossbody…

Let It Go! An Ode to Starting Fresh And Free of Clutter in 2022

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 20, 2022 /

By Holly HaberSpecial Contributor Decades ago I saw a photography book that depicted families of different nations in front of their homes along with every single item that had been inside in their residences. A Nepalese trio stood with a few baskets. A family in Tokyo had all their belongings arranged neatly on the sidewalk…

Manorly Concierge Home Management to the Rescue!

By Karen Eubank / February 18, 2021 /

Having a concierge used to be limited to only those lucky residents of luxury high-rise condos. I’m happy to report you can stay on the ground and still take advantage of a home concierge service because Manorly Concierge Home Management has come to our rescue. The concierge concept is not new to Dallas, but it’s…

How to Sort a Deceased Person’s Belongings While Avoiding Family Conflicts

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / May 13, 2019 /

By Nancy Peham Special Contributor Nothing is guaranteed in life except death and taxes, and when we leave this world someone has to deal with — and sort — the physical things we leave behind. While my mother was alive, she shared her worries that when she died her children would be torn apart by…

How to Help a Parent Through the Process of Downsizing

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / March 4, 2019 /

By Nancy Peham Special Contributor We all reach a point in life where it makes sense to downsize. The first step is to realize, accept, and decide that the time has come to move forward with the process. As adult children, we can support our parents’ decision — or our own — in several ways.…