Keep Your Pets Safe This Summer
Pets! We love our cats and dogs in Seattle. It’s true! News stories have been written about it. Now that summer is here, let’s practice pet safety and keep our furry pets safe at home and in the outdoors.
Clean Out Those Backpacks in 5 Easy Steps!
The school year is over! Your child is thrilled about the start of summer vacation. Before it’s forgotten about, follow these 5 easy steps to clean out the backpack and organize all the art and school projects that have come home. The end of the school year is one of the best times to clean […]
The Insider’s Guide to Summer Vacation Sanity
All moms know that as soon as everyone gets used to the family routine or schedule, the schedule changes. For families with school aged children, perhaps the most abrupt change comes with the end of the school year. The school year hums along one minute, busy as usual, and then all of the sudden it’s […]
How to Enjoy Traveling More With TripIt App
Enjoy your summer travel with TripIt! Summer vacations should be all about having fun and making new memories. But we all know that there are some aspects of traveling which can be stressful. One cause of travel related stress is managing all the logistical information that comes with every trip.
Need to Create Space in Your Garage?
Garages have so many uses which are different from what the space was intended for…parking your car. They serve as laundry facilities, garden sheds, holiday decoration storage, home gyms, sports equipment storage, bicycle parking, workshops, household overflow and garbage can storage. It is no wonder that sometimes we can’t fit the car in there! Clients […]
Thrilled to be listed as one of the 10 Best Seattle Professional Organizers
Local Seattle Reporter Stephanie Yoder helped Sparefoot find the top recommended professional organizers. Stephanie’s focus of the article was on moving skills that is a task that we at Simplify Experts take on with gusto.
Our New Favorite Book on Organizing
Each of us at Simplify Experts recently read Peter Walsh’s book, It’s All Too Much, as a part of our continuing professional development. We had a great discussion of our favorite strategies, techniques and tips from this book at a recent staff meeting. We would definitely recommend this book to anyone who feels overwhelmed by […]
Disposing of Old Electronics
One of the services Simply Experts provides to clients is to collect and deliver old, out of date electronics to InterConnection Computer Recycling. At InterConnection, donating out of date electronics is “good for others and good for the environment.” Their focus is charitable reuse, not recycling. They will take your old electronics free of charge.
Manage Entryway Clutter
A great way to manage entryway clutter is to look for areas around your front door (or garage door if that’s where you enter the house) where you can “go vertical” and add hooks and shelves to the wall to get personal items up off the floor, creating a zone for each person so they […]
Best Way to Store Lumber in Your Garage
Organizing lumber in a garage can depend on the intended use of the lumber. If you are storing pieces to keep them away from the elements or will not be using them for projects in the near future, then consider using the roof beams of the garage or tops of high shelves for storing long […]