The Organized Kat Blog
Practical organizing advice, thoughtful ideas, and simple systems you can actually maintain.
I'm Eve, and I run The Organized Kat here in Winchester. I write these posts because the same questions come up on almost every call — what it costs, where to start, whether you should buy bins first. (You shouldn't. Not yet.) Everything here is what I'd tell you if you called and asked.
Start a preschool classroom setup by taking everything off the shelves—not to throw it out, but to see what you actually have. Then sort by one question: can a child get this themselves, or should they not be able to? That single decision places almost everything. Buy supplies last, if at all. What follows comes […]
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How to organize a small closet: take everything out, sort into keep, donate, sell, and toss, then measure your remaining hanging items before you buy anything. Most small closets aren’t too small — they’re holding clothes nobody wears. Fix the volume first. Buy hardware last, once you know what’s actually staying. How to Organize a […]
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In Virginia, professional organizers typically charge $50 to $150 per hour, with a three-hour minimum standard. I charge $55 an hour with a three-hour minimum. The range looks confusing because people compare it to an employee’s wage, but a service rate also covers taxes, insurance, supplies, and travel. I get why the number throws people. […]
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Start decluttering six to eight weeks before your move, one room at a time, and work storage areas first. The goal is simple: don’t pay to move things you’ll never unpack. Long-distance movers charge by weight, so every box you cut is money saved. Sort as you go into keep, donate, sell, and toss. A […]
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Start with one small, visible area you can finish in an hour, not the whole house — and don’t buy a single bin yet. Decluttering is a series of keep-or-go decisions, and containers only help once those decisions are made. Buy bins last, after you know exactly what’s staying and where it lives. Almost everyone […]
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