In the News

East Side Professional Organizers Plan to Change the World With Shoes

Four Professional Organizers from the East Side of Cleveland are planning a Sole Filling Event to gather unwanted shoes, sandals and sneakers to be donated to people in need all over the world, by filling a truck with shoes. Their local Chapter NAPO North Coast Ohio has set a goal of collecting 20,000 shoes between now and January 21st. This is all part of a national NAPO Challenge for GO (Get Organized) Month in January 2012.

Sole Filling Event
10:00 AM til Noon
Saturday, December 3rd
Hawken Middle School
5000 Clubside Road
(off Richmond between Mayfield and Cedar)
Lyndhurst, Ohio

WKYC Joins Forces with Local Organizers

Patty Clair, Professional Organizer and owner of keeping it simple, LLC (Shaker Heights, Ohio) was one of the first featured guests in 2011 on WKYC Channel 3's "Organize Your Life" series. Discussing the organizing process, she highlighted the simple steps anyone can use when decluttering spaces in the home.

Local Professional Organizers Donating Services to Dress for Success

For the second year in a row, Dress for Success Cleveland will be the recipient of services donated by NAPO North Coast Ohio in honor of GO Month. GO (Get Organized) Month is sponsored each January by the National Association of Professional Organizers. During a time when many make a New Year's Resolution to become more organized, events such as this, which are conducted by local Chapters and NAPO members, highlight the benefits of organization.

Getting a Grip
by Susan Condon Love
The Plain Dealer, January 22, 2009

Patty Clair of keeping it simple, LLC was in charge of the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland's "Day of Organization." I asked her to give readers a few easy tips to help us become more organized in our daily lives.

Putting Christmas Back in the Box
by Roxanne Washington
The Plain Dealer, December 30, 2008

Packing your Christmas paraphernalia with streamlined efficiency is a great way to start acting on your annual Getting Organized promise. Invest in see-through storage bins that make it easy to get a quick look inside when its time to unpack. But don't buy storage items until you've pared down everything you want to keep. - Read More >>

Declutter and Get Organized to Create Space
by Robert Sberna
The Plain Dealer, April 20, 2008

Feeling cramped and crowded in your apartment? Learn some great organizing tips and important guidelines for starting an organizing project. - Read More >>

Cleveland's Ronald McDonald House Reorganizes
by Susan Condon Love
The Plain Dealer, February 28, 2008

Tamara Spotts, left, along with fellow organizer Patty Clair, center, talked recently with Linda Peters, the volunteer coordinator at the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland. The three women are standing in the storage room at the house, which recently underwent a rearranging blitz thanks to more than a dozen area organizers. - Read More >>