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5 packing secrets from a professional organizer

I haven’t always been a light packer. Growing up (when there was free checked luggage on flights), I adhered to the “more is more” mentality. This escalated to a point when I was twelve years old and brought an enormous, person-sized blue feather and a four foot inflatable crayon on vacation to decorate my hotel room. I remember carefully arranging those items in the room and thinking THIS HAS GONE TOO FAR. Surprisingly, I didn’t learn to hone it in until I was in college, but I suppose better late than never.

organizing, travel, holidaysJulianna StricklandDecember 1, 2017travel, organize, organizing guru, organization, organizing, container store, packing, pack, packing cubes, clothes, holiday, family, plane, storage, bags, tips Comment

organizing natasha's pantry

My friend (and C&S partner!) Natasha just moved and asked me to help her plan a pantry system that wouldn't dissolve into mayhem after a few months of use (as pantries often do). She's lucky to have a pantry space with pull out drawers, but even with this luxury, without a system these drawers could quickly become overloaded with food. Check out what we did below, hopefully it will help you get your pantry in shape, too. (And if you still feel overwhelmed, you can hire me to come do it for you!).

organizingJulianna StricklandJuly 24, 2017organizing, organization, pantry, organized, kitchen, baking, cooking, grains, flour, sugar, fruit, nuts, container store, OXO, storage, julianna strickland, organizing guru