13, Sep 2024
I was honoured to be a guest on the Your Estate Matters podcast with hosts Nicole Garton and Greg Brennand of Heritage Trust. Their podcast focuses on estates, including helping Canadians build and preserve their legacies. We discussed my background and how I started my company, Out of Chaos, over… Read more
20, May 2024
Serving as someone’s executor is a role with significant responsibilities. One critical task is obtaining, managing and retaining the essential documents for a deceased person. In fact, proper documentation is crucial for the legal administration of an estate. During our 20+ years as professional organizers in Vancouver, Out of Chaos… Read more
22, Jan 2024
Entrepreneurs know their businesses accumulate an overwhelming amount of information every day. Additionally, the tech world changes rapidly, so staying on top of the latest apps and trends is almost impossible. However, here are some tried and true methods to help you organize and safeguard the digital assets of your… Read more
25, Sep 2023
There are many reasons to go paperless. Paper is heavy. In fact, a full 4-drawer filing cabinet can weigh over 50kg! Paper is also bulky and takes up a lot of space. When you go paperless, you can even downsize because you do not need extra space to store all… Read more
24, Apr 2023
Recently, we worked with a client who needed help sorting paperwork. It’s a time-consuming job because you must read and interpret the information on the paper before deciding what to do with it. In fact, this client had several years’ worth of documents in piles, boxes, and filing cabinets around… Read more
20, Feb 2023
Moving abroad is challenging. You must adjust or re-adjust to a new climate and culture. But, before you go, you’ll need to create a household inventory for an international move. What is an Inventory? Simply put, an inventory is a detailed listing of all your household goods – everything from… Read more
23, Jan 2023
Are you ready for some quick tips that you can implement today to boost productivity at your office? This could be the most important thing you read all day. Feel free to share these top 10 office organizing tips with your colleagues. Top 10 Office Organizing Tips Use my B-CLEAR™… Read more
23, Nov 2021
I was quoted in Investment Executive last week in a retirement and downsizing article entitled, Take a Load Off. I highlighted some practical steps retirees can use to organize their estate. It will reduce the burden on their executors after they have passed on. On Purging Possessions… One challenge is… Read more
26, Jul 2021
Do you have pictures of yourself when you were a child? Did you keep your high school diploma? Of course, you did. You want to be able to look back on your life’s accomplishments and share your history with your children and grandchildren. But what about your business? You kept… Read more
25, May 2020
When we talk about the heaviest items to move, most people think about pianos and refrigerators. In reality, the heaviest thing may be the amount of paper in your home. One piece of paper weighs only about 5 grams, but it adds up if each filing cabinet drawer is stuffed… Read more
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