If you missed my Breakfast Television Vancouver segment, please read on. Here are some tips and tricks on how you can make the take-down of your Holiday decorations easier (and next year’s set-up a breeze!). Wrapping Paper When storing your wrapping paper, avoid those loose and tattered edges on your… Read more
Out of Chaos Professional Organizers in the News
What the Harold Taylor Award Means to Me
This year I was honoured with the Harold Taylor Award at the Professional Organizers in Canada (POC) Conference on November 5th, 2016. The Harold Taylor Award recognizes and honours an organizer who makes significant contributions to POC and to the organizing industry as a whole; including media exposure, mentoring, teaching and… Read more
Declutter your desktop
By Beatrice Paez | Investment Executive article published October 7, 2016. Clutter on your computer desktop can hobble productivity just as much as a messy workspace can. It can make important files difficult to find and make you less efficient. Learn how to tackle your digital clutter from Linda Chu, a… Read more
These Apps Reduce Clutter
By Beatrice Paez | Investment Executive article published September 13, 2016. If paper is the No. 1 source of office clutter, “going paperless” is the solution. And the drive toward the paperless office as a means of boosting productivity has resulted in numerous apps aimed at reducing paper clutter, says… Read more
Create a Command Centre to Organize Your Family
If you missed my segment on Breakfast Television Vancouver, please read on for some tips on how to Create a Family Command Centre! Family life can be chaotic, so it’s great to have a central hub or “command centre” where everyone can keep track of what’s going on. A command… Read more
Organizing a Study Space on BT Vancouver
View my study space segment on Breakfast Television Vancouver this week, on behalf of Professional Organizers in Canada. In preparation for Back to School, Riaz Meghji and I discussed what it takes to make a great study space. This includes good lighting, a comfy chair, a homework “dumping zone,” and some… Read more
New Organization Uses for Simple Household Items
In case you missed our segment on Breakfast TV, on Organizing Hacks, read on for some good tips. Bread clips, toilet paper rolls, tissue boxes… we all have them, so put them to good use. Here are a few simple household items that you can re-purpose to help you organize your home… Read more
How to Manage the Influx of Information
Overwhelmed by the constant influx of information into your office? The one thing you can’t change is that information will continue to come in, but you can take charge of how you manage what flows in and where it lands. (Watch the video here.) Information comes in many forms, each… Read more
Easing the Chaos in Your Home
This article by Maggie Calloway about easing the chaos in your home originally appeared on March 19th, 2013 in the Langley Times. Getting your home in order for the spring doesn’t have to be time-consuming and labour-intensive, says Linda Chu of Out of Chaos. The thing about owning way too… Read more
Declutter Your Computer in Three Minutes
So much information in our lives is now in digital format, and it is easy to overlook the messy files on your computer’s hard drive. In the Globe and Mail article, Declutter Your Computer in Three Minutes, I provided some tips to tidy your virtual space. The Three Minute Solution… Read more
