home organization
By Jolene MonacoCandysDirt.com Contributor I recently stumbled upon a TikTok where a woman shared her experience of working with a professional organizer, only to feel like she’d been duped. As someone who’s been in the organizing world (and real estate, where complaints are par for the course), I can’t help but feel a twinge of…
By Jolene MonacoGuest Columnist Earlier this month, I lost Napoleon, my beloved companion of 13 years. Although it was expected — his health had quickly declined in a matter of weeks — the devastation was palpable. I’m opening my heart to finding another rescue and am sure I can love another one unconditionally as I…
By Jolene Monaco Guest Columnist Years ago, I wrote a column titled “Nobody Wants Your Parents Stuff,” but that’s a story to revisit another time. If anyone has aging parents, there comes a time when their roles, unfortunately, get switched. We become the caretakers — the ones who arrange doctor appointments and try to safeguard…
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…
Nicole Schultz describes herself as “a bit of a neat freak, but in a good way.” As a mother of four children, being organized never really seemed like much of a choice for Schultz. Friends noticed, and what started as her efforts to help them maximize their space and offer solutions to eliminate chaos and…
