05, Dec 2008
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could find things when you need them and enjoy uncluttered living space in every room? Professional Organizer, Linda Chu shows Bill Mantas from CityTV how to declutter a home. The Office The homeowner carved out a corner of their living room for an office… Read more
05, Oct 2008
Vancouver Professional Organizer, Linda Chu returns to CityTV Breakfast Television. This time she joins co-host Simi Sara as they tackle the task of decluttering the car and keeping it organized with some handy containers and products. Your car is your mobile life. It can be messier than your home because… Read more
05, Oct 2008
Join Erin Shaw of The Express, as she and Professional Organizer Linda Chu, take you through the steps in tackling your home clutter problems in this segment of the Daily 4. Everyone has a junk room or closet. Everyone has a junk room or closet containing old toys, books, or… Read more
30, Sep 2008
You’ve moved through the procrastination stage and finally worked through the hands-on organizing of your space. What a relief and a huge burden off your shoulders (and floor, desktop, drawers…). For most people this kick-start provided to you by your Professional Organizer is enough to keep you focused and on… Read more
22, Sep 2008
The First Step: Edit, Edit, Edit was written by Susan Schwartz and originally published in The Montreal Gazette A well-organized closet can mean not only more space but also more time. If every item has a place, then we’re not wasting time hunting down wayward shoes or blouses crushed somewhere… Read more
11, Sep 2008
Linda Chu was featured along with a few other professional organizers in the Vancouver area in an article entitled, Less Mess Distress. It’s back-to-school time! You can keep track of fall paraphernalia (and save time, as well) even though it is still summertime outside. The tips include: Limit the amount… Read more
24, Jul 2008
You would think that organizing your car would be easy because it is such a small space. I’m sure for some, it feels like a lot more when you are in the throes of going back and forth to work in traffic, ferrying the kids to and from school, all… Read more
20, Jun 2008
I had a lovely interview with Lisa Murphy of Today’s Parent magazine. We talked about creating a kid-friendly kitchen. Our kid-friendly kitchen tips include… Watch where you work. Then, reorganize the kitchen accordingly. Designate appliances as adult-only. Bring it down to size. Cover a lower table with plastic wrap for… Read more
26, Feb 2008
How do you define value? In the case of clothing and personal possessions, often the value is more emotional than monetary. Consider for a moment, expressing value in terms of usefulness. If you have not used something as it was intended, it is just lying around taking up space. What… Read more
15, Dec 2007
I was thrilled to be interviewed for the Reader’s Digest article, Sort Through Those Problem Areas. Along with fellow professional organizer Jane Woolsey of Toronto, I discussed several problem areas in the home that tend to collect clutter. Drawers: Put containers or dividers in your “junk” or desk drawers, so… Read more
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I was feeling overwhelmed with the amount of clutter in my home and was particularly frustrated with my teenage daughter and her pack rat tendencies. I dragged her to a seminar of Linda’s and the results were life changing.
— Barbara P.