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Grief + Decluttering
[Trigger Warning: If you respond strongly to descriptions of a loved one dying, or have a loved one who is currently suffering, or have...

Shannon Hermanson
Mar 12, 20205 min read
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Parenting Trick: The Disappearing Toy Bin
Here is my favorite parenting trick. When your kids are sleeping, go through their toys. Pull out anything they're not that interested in...

Shannon Hermanson
Mar 7, 20201 min read
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How a Professional Organizer Does Laundy
If you are a human who wears clothes and cannot afford a personal assistant/laundry service...you probably do your own laundry. For...

Shannon Hermanson
Feb 28, 20203 min read
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The guilt of letting go. Do you need permission? Here it is.
"It was a gift! I feel like I can't just donate it or throw it out!" I hear this so often, I have a rebuttal ready before they even...

Shannon Hermanson
Feb 21, 20202 min read
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What to do when your partner doesn't want to get organized?
“Do you get a lot of resistance from the partners of people you organize for?” My friend, Derek, curiously asks me one Tuesday afternoon....

Shannon Hermanson
Feb 14, 20203 min read
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Do. Or do not. There is no try.
Let me (re)introduce to you: Simplify + Spruce, a professional business company based in the Twin Cities (Minnesota). This company...

Shannon Hermanson
Feb 9, 20203 min read
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Hello...Again.
Hi. You’re new here. Or maybe you’re not. It’s 2020 now and though I’ve never been big on “resolutions”, I do like to set goals for...

Shannon Hermanson
Jan 31, 20205 min read
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5 ways you benefit by getting organized:
1.) Spend time on things that matter! Americans spend 2.5 days a year looking for things in their homes/offices/cars. You will save...

Shannon Hermanson
Aug 20, 20191 min read
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Ch-ch-changes!
This will be a short (and rather belated) post! I'm getting an updated website and I have a new logo! See, I told you it would be a short...

Shannon Hermanson
Aug 8, 20191 min read
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The Boom of Downsizers
My best friend’s parents were having a garage sale. Both kids were out of the house and they were now empty nesters. Not yet retired, but...

Shannon Hermanson
Jul 31, 20192 min read
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Under a Pile of Paper
Let me paint you a word picture. My husband takes handwritten notes frequently for his job. He takes those notes and puts them in a...

Shannon Hermanson
Jul 24, 20191 min read
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10,000 Lakes Business Podcast!
Hi! I was on a podcast! This isn't my typical kind of blog because I'm not going to be writing a lot! My friend Brian does a podcast...

Shannon Hermanson
Jul 17, 20191 min read
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"Resetting the Room"
In his book, Atomic Habits, author James Clear talks about a very lazy man who is actually very organized. The man "resets the room" once...

Shannon Hermanson
Jul 10, 20191 min read
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Marie Kondo: tidying up queen!
In the field of professional organizing, no one is more recognized than Marie Kondo: She's the magical Japanese woman who makes tidying...

Shannon Hermanson
Jun 26, 20191 min read
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Tiny Habits
Any time I'm able to clean up my kitchen before hopping into bed at night, I think to myself, "Well, that was fun pretending I am a clean...

Shannon Hermanson
Jun 19, 20192 min read
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