by Perri Kersh | May 31, 2019 | Alyse Levine, College Stress, College Transition, Graduation, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Organized for College, Perri Kersh, Premium Prep, time management | Organizing
I’m guest blogging today with my friend and colleague Alyse Levine, Founder and CEO of Premium Prep College Counseling. This topic of transitioning to college is near and dear to me as we are sending our first child off to college this fall! Alyse and I share...
by Perri Kersh | Apr 10, 2019 | Chapel Hill Organizer, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Paper retention, Perri Kersh, Shred Paper, Shred-a-thons, Tax Organization | Organizing
As tax day looms, it’s a perfect opportunity to rid your home of extra paper and documents you no longer need. Let’s be honest, there is very little paper that “sparks joy”…use tax season as a reminder to clear out the file cabinet and let go of the mess and excess....
by Perri Kersh | Mar 11, 2019 | Chapel Hill Organizer, Just In Case Organizing, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, No Regrets, Perri Kersh, Spring Cleaning | Organizing
In all of my years of letting go of stuff, I’ve had very few regrets. In fact, the only thing that comes to mind is a pair of beautiful elk skin cowboy boots I purchased directly from the original J. Peterman in Lexington, KY. I owned them for two years and wore them...
by Perri Kersh | Feb 5, 2019 | Chapel Hill Professional Organizer, Neat Freak Birthday, Neat Freak is 14, North Carolina Professional Organizer, Perri Kersh | Organizing
I’ve officially worked as a professional organizer for 14 years now. In that same time period, I’ve raised two teenagers, moved once, renovated my house 9 times (yes, 9 times!), cut my hair, grown it out, cut it again, grown it out again. I’ve traveled to Canada,...
by Perri Kersh | Jan 16, 2019 | | Organizing
If you, like millions of other Netflix viewers, spent part of the holiday season binge watching Marie Kondo and have now “tidied” up your home, you may be sitting on piles and piles of unwanted, non-joy-sparking stuff and wondering “what now?” Or maybe even wondering,...
by Perri Kersh | Nov 29, 2018 | Apps for the Holidays, Chapel Hill Organizer, Christmas Organizing, Holiday Organizing, Neat Freak Professional Organizing, Party Organizing, Perri Kersh, Travel Organizing | Organizing
As the holidays approach there is often a feeling of elated anticipation mixed with a smattering of dread. There is so much to do, and only so much time. Meals to plan, parties to host, travel to arrange, gifts to buy, and joy to create…it can take a toll! Make this...