by Perri Kersh | Mar 28, 2017 | Find Lost Things, Give Things a Home, Lost and Found, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Perri Kersh, Professional Organizer Chapel Hill, Reminder Tools, Tile | Organizing
One of the primary reasons people want to get organized is because they feel they waste time looking for things they’ve lost. In fact, the average person spends 10 minutes per day looking for misplaced items (you do the math…that’s a whole lot of hours per year!). And...
by Perri Kersh | Feb 16, 2017 | Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Organizing for mental health, Organizing for the Apocalypse, Organizing in Chaos, Perri Kersh | Organizing
I love to write about organizing. But ever since November, I’ve had a hard time focusing. Somehow, writing about closets, pantries, garage shelving and spring cleaning seems a bit trivial to me right now. And I don’t think I’m alone. Close to 30% of workers in the US...
by Perri Kersh | Jan 16, 2017 | 8 Habits of Highly Organized People, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Perri Kersh, Terra Nova Realty, The Strowd | Organizing
Need a mid-January swift kick in the pants to remind you of your organizational resolutions? Local friends, join me this Thursday evening, January 19, at 7pm at the Strowd (159 1/2 East Franklin Street) for appetizers and organizing talk. I’ll share 8 Habits of...
by Perri Kersh | Jan 7, 2017 | bathroom organizing, kitchen organizing, linen closet organizing, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Perri Kersh, quick organizing tasks, Snow day organizing | Organizing
Gotta love snow days in the south. As long as you stocked up on essentials, and work and school are closed, there is no need to leave the house. Admit it, we are not people who know how to drive in snow. These days are made for sleeping in, cider sipping, sledding,...
by Perri Kersh | Nov 6, 2016 | Chapel Hill Giving Party, Give Until It Feels Good, Giving Party, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Party with a Purpose, Perri Kersh | Organizing
If the never ending election and the devastation of hurricane Matthew have taught us anything about this upcoming holiday season, it’s that we ALL need some joy and laughter right now! Friends are leaving Facebook in droves because they just can’t handle the stress...
by Perri Kersh | Oct 24, 2016 | Confessions of a Neat Freak, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Organize Basement, Organize Bedroom, Organize Closets, Organize Food Containers, Organize Shoes, Organized Enough, Perri Kersh | Organizing
A comment I hear all of the time is “wow, I bet your house is super organized.” To which I always reply “well, it’s organized enough.” And for the most part, that’s true. I can get things looking pretty darn good in a short period of time, I know where most things are...
by Perri Kersh | Sep 12, 2016 | Back to School, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Organize Volunteers, Perri Kersh, September Organizing, Volunteer | Organizing
In many ways, September is a season of sign ups. This month inundates us with opportunities to volunteer at school, with sports and with various activities that kick off in autumn. And while I’m a big believer in the power of the word “no,” this world isn’t going to...
by Perri Kersh | Aug 2, 2016 | Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Perri Kersh, Post Vacation Stress, Recover from your Vacation, Reentry, Summer Organizing, Vacation | Organizing
There’s a reason as many as 55% of Americans don’t use all of their vacation time…post-trip reentry is a bitch! We are a culture of workaholics and we’ve adopted a bit of a “work martyr complex” that keeps us from enjoying one of the perks of work…VACATION. Avoiding...
by Perri Kersh | Jun 1, 2016 | Children's Chores, End of the year Organizing, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Outdoor Organizing, Perri Kersh, Road Trip Organizing, Summertime Organizing | Organizing
It’s the last week of school around here which means we’re all going to our 7th end of the year banquet, consuming our third pan of potluck mac ‘n cheese, humming Pomp and Circumstance, clearing off a shelf for yet another sports trophy, and longing for days with...
by Perri Kersh | Apr 26, 2016 | Being early, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Perri Kersh, Professional Organizing, time management, wait time | Organizing
Much has been written about the struggles of being chronically late. Time management professionals offer loads of advice for those who hit snooze too often, underestimate their travel time, or who regularly anger friends and co-workers due to their tardiness. But what...
