by Perri Kersh | Apr 8, 2025 | Chapel Hill Organizer, Chapel Hill Professional Organizer, Neat Freak is 20!, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Perri Kersh | Organizing
When I started this little business of mine in 2005, I never could have imagined that I would still be running it (and loving every minute!) 20 years later. I was truly making it up as I went along, and figured it was an ideal helping profession to dabble in while my...
by Perri Kersh | Oct 18, 2024 | 2024 Election, Chapel Hill Organizer, Democracy, Neat Freak, Professional Organizer, Vote | Organizing
As a professional organizer, I love a good plan! And what better thing to plan for than our beloved democracy. Here are some links for my Triangle based friends and clients to use if they’re looking for additional voting resources for the 2024 election. Check...
by Perri Kersh | Sep 10, 2023 | Chapel Hill Organizer, Modern Architecture, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Perri Kersh, Residential Organizing | Organizing
Thanks to Chapel Hill Magazine for sharing my organizing take aways from our home building project. You can read the full post here. You can also see the full spread on our home we built last year (find us starting on page 92 of this month’s issue). If...
by Perri Kersh | Mar 21, 2022 | Chapel Hill Organizer, Downsizing, Empty Nest, Neat Freak, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Perri Kersh, Professional Organizer North Carolina | Organizing
For the last 20 + years, so much about our home and how we live in it has been dictated by our children. From where we lived (access to quality schools, a yard to play in, children in the neighborhood) to how we lived (so much baby equipment, child proofing, Lego...
by Perri Kersh | Dec 3, 2021 | 2022, Chapel Hill Organizer, Get Organized, Neat Freak, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, New Years Resolution, Perri Kersh, Simplify, time management | Organizing
The new year signals a fresh start, and boy do we need one! After 20+ months of pandemic times, we’re all feeling frazzled, burned out, exhausted, grumpy and downright sad. You might have suffered real loss, or you struggled to maintain anything that felt relatively...
by Perri Kersh | Jun 24, 2021 | Chapel Hill Organizer, Move Preparation, Moving, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Organizing a Move, Perri Kersh | Organizing
This spring, we jumped on the “let’s sell our house” bandwagon, and as with most local real estate transactions in 2021, it sold in a hot minute. Now we find ourselves starting our summer with a move to a rental while we build outside of Carrboro. And I’ve got to say,...
by Perri Kersh | Jan 9, 2021 | 2021 Organizing Goals, Chapel Hill Organizer, Get Organized, Maintenance, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, New Years Resolutions, Perri Kersh, Where do I start? | Organizing
I’m not sure if I’ve ever witnessed so much pressure on a new year to be better! After the low bar of 2020, it shouldn’t be that difficult for this year to improve in more ways than one. And maybe for you, part of that improvement plan is organizing the space you’ve...
by Perri Kersh | Jul 31, 2020 | Back to School, Chapel Hill Organizer, Home School Organizing, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Pandemic Organizing, Perri Kersh, Virtual Learning | Organizing
The other day I was in Target for the first time since February. As I rounded the corner at the back of the store, the bright yellow Back-to-School section took me by surprise. There were the standard vats of glue sticks and highlighters and an entire aisle of back...
by Perri Kersh | Jul 16, 2020 | Chapel Hill Organizer, Garage Organizing, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Outdoor Organizing, Pandemic Organizing, Perri Kersh, Shed Organizing | Organizing
All of this quality time at home has brought about a huge spike in home organizing projects. DIY’ers have been tidying up their attics, basements, closets, and more. If you’ve made your way through your indoor projects, it may be time to tackle outdoor storage and get...
by Perri Kersh | May 27, 2020 | Chapel Hill Organizer, Downsizing, Financing a new home, Moving, Moving during a Pandemic, Neat Freak, Packing, Perri Kersh, Senior Housing, Unpacking | Organizing
Today I welcome guest blogger Andrea Needham with eldersday.org to share some tips and resources for downsizing and moving. Any move is stressful, but moving during a pandemic adds an extra layer of anxiety. I’ve added a few resources at the bottom to consider...
