Jolene Monaco

Home Organizer Jolene Monaco Says Your Downsizing Parents Don’t Want Your Stuff

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / July 7, 2024 /

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…

Easily Control Clutter in Your Home With These Innovative Storage Solutions

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / April 4, 2024 /

By Jolene Monaco Now that I have your attention with a click-baity headline (sorry!), I have to share that none of these storage solutions are innovative. However, they’re such smart ways to control clutter in your home that I wonder why they are not more widely used in new construction and remodeling.  Control Clutter With…

10 Reasons It Pays to Work With a Professional Organizer

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / January 27, 2024 /

By Jolene Monaco When I used to say I was a professional organizer, I would get the response, “Is that a real job, and do people pay you to do that?” Well, thanks to reality TV, I’m not hearing that anymore! Reality TV has brought much attention to this profession, although it doesn’t always align…