When organizing your kitchen, small details can have a big impact. How to store drinking glasses is a hot topic amongst professional organizers. Whether you place them face down or right side up might seem trivial, but each method has pros and cons worth considering. Let’s explore both approaches to help you decide which works best for your home. Rim UP or rim DOWN? Storing glasses face down (with the rim touching the shelf) is a common practice [...]
When planning a move, it’s an exciting time to imagine a big life change. The actual execution of the move requires a lot of extra time and can be stressful. The amount of checklists and appointments to attend to can be overwhelming when the move is in progress. To top everything off, adding in the idea of determining what belongings to bring or depart with is an immense amount of pressure. Even if decisions are made on sorting [...]
“Your home, it’s so beautiful and I love the way you decorated” says your realtor. However, she tells you in the same breath, there are too many personal things and it’s cluttered for the listing. There are photos to take and it’s prime time to put the home on the market. You have the conundrum of having to pack but you and your family will also be living in the home for several more weeks. How will you [...]
It’s time to celebrate! The Organized Pack has been changing the way St. Louis moves for 10 years this month! We really appreciate the trust our clients have for us and the support from our community. We are honored to serve St. Louis, MO We are here to help navigate the uneasy parts and make moving a celebration. Did you know moving is one of the top three stressors that can happen in a person’s lifetime? At The [...]
You’re moving and not sure what to do with this and that! Let The Organized Pack to break it down for you! All the things you want to know about what to take, what to leave, and what to trash! It happens all the time on a walk through with clients packing up their home. It’s usually the garage and basement and their faces begin to look questionable. “We just don’t know, most likely going to leave that [...]
Congratulations on your new home! The perfect opportunity came along and your big move is happening! The sleepless nights and worry of not finding the right house with the perfect backyard are over. The days of keeping your surfaces clear and beds made are behind you because closing is near! It’s really happening! With the perfect timeline everything will fall into place. It’s getting closer and closer to move-in day! Your realtor is going through all the motions, [...]
The entrance of our homes shows everyone who passes a lot about our life. It gives a feeling of how welcoming (or not!) we are and how the interior of the home is kept. First impressions are everything- especially when the home is on the market! Small changes can really a make big impact! Springtime is the perfect opportunity to clean up existing landscaping or make new changes. The front of the home has focal points of interest [...]
There is one collection of things that every household across America has in common. It’s always grouped into several rooms throughout the home, and the quantity varies. It doesn’t matter how much or little you have, but it’s important to note that it exists when preparing for a move. HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS! They come in all sizes and forms. These substances are typically found in the bathrooms, kitchens, laundry rooms, garages, sheds, and basements. Most household chemicals you likely [...]
It’s amazing how much change has happened in just one year! Our world has turned upside down and over, yet everyone is still adapting, pivoting, and transforming. The expected and unexpected has touched everyone’s life in one way or another. Everyday, there are life changes, new memories, job changes, goals, technology, new people, health, purchases, and more that are affected by change. We all have made adaptations to change with the world as well. Remember that even when [...]
Dear future client, we know how busy life can be. We also understand you want to handle everything - but you called us because “everything” is weighing on you. It always happens, while taking us on the initial tour you will say this is the room(s) I’m most stressed about, we will shrug and say it’s fine…because it is. After seeing us work for 20 minutes you will feel your stress melt and realize your move is going [...]
