Posts by Stephanie Boyd
Dorm Sweet Dorm: The Ultimate Guide to College Transition + Free Downloadable Checklist
If you have a child getting ready to move to college for the first time, congratulations! Not only did your student make it through, but you did too. You survived the drama, tears and anxiety. Oh, I’m not talking about high school, I’m talking about applying for college! My family has been there and I…
Read MoreThree Tips for Clearing Mental Clutter
What is mental clutter? Anything that takes up space in your head but doesn’t really serve a practical purpose! Fear and anxiety, regrets and grudges are all good examples. They aren’t particularly productive or helpful, and it’s a great practice to clear them out from time to time! In today’s Vlog, I want to talk…
Read MoreThe New Self Care: Small Daily Practice
Last week, a client asked what I do for myself when I have a “self-care day.” I literally had to stop and think about how to answer the question! Mostly because, like many women, I don’t really ever have a full day for self-care. Historically, we have thought of self-care as being synonymous with “pampering”;…
Read MoreA Professional Organizer’s guide to hosting Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving gives us the opportunity to gather with those we love and appreciate the bounty around us. In 2006, my family hosted our first Thanksgiving for our entire family, and we have hosted every other year since! It’s a wonderful tradition that everyone loves. The more I do it, the easier it truly gets –…
Read MoreMy Top 3 Packing Tips
With the holidays coming, many of my clients are excited to visit family and get out and about a bit more – including myself!
You may find this hard to believe coming from a professional organizer, but packing causes me a lot of anxiety. I love to travel, but I don’t necessarily like to pack! To combat that anxiety, I use these three tips to make the process much easier.
Read MoreSTORE by Steph Featured in Redfin: 20 Clever Small Kitchen Organization Ideas From the Pros
We’re so excited to announce that STORE by Steph was featured this week by Redfin! It’s an honor to have our expertise shared with the world. We hope that our tip, plus the other awesome organizing strategies from our colleagues across the country, will prove useful to you! 20 Clever Small Kitchen Organization Ideas From…
Read MoreThe Habit That Helps Everyone
Boxes and bags represent clutter in virtually every home. And this type of clutter doesn’t just affect my clients who struggle with chronic disorganization – it affects everyone. Developing the habit of UNPACKING THOSE BOXES AND BAGS RIGHT AWAY will help eliminate clutter in every home where it is practiced. A tremendous amount of both…
Read MoreCreating Your Happy Place
This photo makes me happy. It shows my friend’s living room, which she created and designed specifically to spend time with her girlfriends. It’s meant to be a place for them to gather, talk, laugh, cry, and share a communal ‘cheers’. When my friend started planning this space at the very beginning of 2020, it…
Read More5 Easy Ways to Declutter While Staying Safer at Home
We are all at home now, in the place that should be our happy place, our soft spot to land. How does it feel? Are you overwhelmed because the clutter you are accustomed to leaving behind when you go to work is surrounding you 24/7? Here are five ways to start decluttering and organizing your…
Read MoreFive Things You Can Do NOW To Establish a “New Normal”
This is happening – it’s crazy! Last week, I was getting ready to post an article about Life Transitions. I’m pretty passionate about this topic. I’ve given presentations on transitions like moving out, birth, downsizing and everything in between, and hold certificates of study in them. I believe that we also experience small transitions every…
Read MoreOrganizing Tips for a Simpler Life
It’s late February…already! Is life speeding by and are your resolutions a thing of the past? I’ve said it before, I don’t believe in making New Year’s resolutions (see my blog on Intentional Living for more about that). I do believe in keeping things simple, and organizing can become one of those simple things for…
Read MoreSUMMER’S OFFICIALLY HERE – ARE YOU READY?
The calendar tells me it’s true – it’s officially summer, although it feels like summer has been here for weeks already. The kids are out of school, the days are longer, and our schedules may even be changing. Are you already in summer mode…is your home ready too? Here are some quick tips for keeping…
Read MoreHOME
“Sweet Home Alabama”, “Mama I’m Coming Home”, “Take me Home Tonight”, these are all popular songs about ‘home’. Oh, don’t forget about Dorothy’s famous line in The Wizard of Oz that “There’s no place like home”. So what is the concept of home all about and why is it often on our minds? And what…
Read MoreINTENTIONAL LIVING
SPRING FORWARD THROUGH INTENTIONAL LIVING Did you make New Year’s Resolutions? I didn’t. I don’t believe in them. Yes, I said it (gasp)! If you made them, are you still on track to achieve them? According to US News, 80% of New Year’s resolutions were likely abandoned by mid-February. Resolutions tend to be broad, sweeping…
Read MoreNEVER SAY NEVER
Wow! I honestly cannot believe I am writing this. Here, Now. The old saying is true, “Never say never.” I admit it. I said it. A lot. I said I would NEVER write a blog. I could not see how that would EVER be part of my reality. Well, fast-forward almost three years to the…
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