Journal
The Space Camp Guide to Spring Cleaning
Spring cleaning has always felt like a double edged sword to me. On one hand, the weather is getting nicer, the days are getting longer, and I finally feel like I have the energy to tackle some projects that have been on my list all winter.
Baby Things I Can't Live Without (and what I wouldn't buy again)
I had a baby nearly four months ago and I’m here to tell you, as a new parent, you will use a few things all the time and everything else very few times. Like every person embarking on parenthood, hindsight is always 20/20. I’m here to be your guide and tell you what has been invaluable for me and what I’d definitely recommend skipping.
Things You Actually Want: A Holiday Gift Guide
Tell me if this happens to you, too: you think of things you want or need throughout the year (or ideas for family and friends), and then when the holidays come around you can’t remember any of it. Welcome to my life, especially as a new mom. In an effort to help you with your holiday shopping (and honestly, help myself too in the process 😜), I’ve written down some things my team and I have been loving and using consistently this year. They aren’t necessarily organizing products, but they are tools to make living easier, better, prettier, or more enjoyable. Let’s go!
A Big Change In a Tiny Space: Designing My Baby's Nursery
Even before I had a baby on the way, I used to love to brainstorm about how we’d eventually make space for another person in our small home someday. I’ve always wanted to be a mom, so preparing for this baby has been really exciting. This has been a dream project because I’ve gotten to combine my Space Camp skills with creating a new haven for my baby! If you have a baby on the way, I hope some of the solutions we’ve come up with will help you turn your ideal nursery into a reality (and have fun while you’re doing it).
The Perfect Balance of Having Just Enough
“When we let go of the chase for more, and consciously examine and experience the resources we already have, we discover our resources are deeper than we knew or imagined.” - Lynne Twist
3 Things You Can Organize Today To Make Your Week (Much) Better
It’s Monday! Whether that fills you with joy or dread (or somewhere in between) here are three relatively simple things you can organize that I promise will make your week go smoother.
Everything You Want To Know About Hiring Space Camp
If you’re a Space Camp newbie, this is for you! New clients often ask me what the process of working with us is like, so I thought it could be helpful to walk you through the process from beginning to end.
Is Your Cluttered Home Making You Sad?
As someone who has struggled with various degrees of depression and anxiety for the majority of my life, I can tell you firsthand that often it’s a compilation of little changes that makes a huge difference in how you feel. A quiet breakfast with a good book or a slow walk in the park can turn your whole day around. But there’s another magic recipe that can help you tiptoe your way out of a difficult time in your life - organizing your space.
How to Organize Your Closet (And Keep It That Way)
Spring is (finally) in full swing here in Los Angeles and that means it’s the perfect time to revamp your wardrobe and give your closet a makeover. Here are our foolproof steps for editing your wardrobe, organizing your closet, and maintaining it for good.
The Space West Adams
Meet our new Space Camp HQ, The Space West Adams! We’re so excited to finally be able to share this new creative space with you. We want it to be a place where our community in LA can take crafting classes, host photo shoots, have team offsite meetings, and so much more! Read on to see how and why we created this space…
Space Camp Holiday Gift Guide 2022
It’s that time of year again where you are searching the internet far and wide for the perfect gifts for your friends and family. Good news for you, we’ve spent the whole year sourcing cool stuff for our clients, so we have a ton of great ideas for you that will save you time (and make everyone you love so happy). Keep scrolling for ideas - and maybe you’ll find something fun for yourself too! Happy holidays!
May Wrap-Up
I don’t know about you, but time is just flying by this year. May felt like it was approx. one week long. But, I guess we got a lot done that week? Here are a few projects we worked on and fun things we did, hopefully you see something that will help you bring more joy and calm to your life!
April Wrap-Up
April has been a busy month. Here are a few things we were up to!
Organizing Meaningful Things
Last week I had the daunting task of traveling to Wichita, KS (where I was born and raised) to help my sister clean out a storage unit full of our childhood stuff. Boxes and bins of photos, video tapes, baby clothes, toys and books. Whew, I’m exhausted just writing about it.
From an organizational perspective, tidying anything that has sentimental value can be difficult. Whether it’s clothing we’ve grown out of, dishes that have cracked (but we used to love), or a couch we spent a decade watching movies on, choosing to part with something that has defined an era of our lives is emotional.
A Professional Organizer's Guide to Moving
There’s no way around it: moving is stressful. But the good news is that moving to a new home is also an opportunity for a fresh start. Here are our favorite tips to help you manage your move as gracefully and calmly as possible.
Holiday Gift Guide: Our Favorite Organization Products to Give This Season
If your family or friends are looking for a little more simplicity and organization in their homes, here’s a round up of our favorite tools that will help make the process easy, fun, and beautiful.
How to Keep Your Creative Space Organized Without Losing Your Creativity
Getting into the creative zone can be a lot like working out. Just getting your sneakers on is often the biggest hurdle in going for a run. And storing your yoga mat in an easily accessible spot means you’re less likely to skip your practice. Likewise, having your creative space and tools organized and easily accessible is half the battle. But how do you do that without letting the mess take over?
The Beauty of Working Backwards (with Bre Chiero of Hungry Hipsters)
It’s hard to know exactly how to define Bre Chiero. She’s a gifted photographer who’s also an art director and a stylist. When she reached out to me in October of 2020 to schedule a consultation to organize her studio space, I looked up her Hungry Hipsters Instagram account and I was stunned; Bre’s feed is truly a work of art. Her use of color, her intricate flat lays, her unique styling -- I was so incredibly impressed I immediately became a superfan.
A Closet Edit with Alyssa Coscarelli
Alyssa Coscarelli is a lot of things: fashion writer, sunglasses designer, creative consultant (to name a few). But to me, her most defining characteristic is her creativity and how it translates into her signature style. She builds effortless outfits from the most incongruous pieces, and she’s personally inspired me to step outside of my usual jeans/t-shirt/dress box. But while Alyssa may be a mage when it comes to putting together outfits, the clothes don’t appear out of thin air. Sourcing, collecting, and wearing clothing is her job, and while she has a unique ability for accumulating a lot of it, she’s also left with the complicated task of figuring out how to store everything.
Pandemic Pantry
A few months ago, my friend Natasha mentioned that her Instant Pot had been sitting on the dining room floor for over a year. “Wait, really?” I asked, mildly alarmed. “Yeah, where else is it supposed to go? All my storage space is full.” Natasha, like so many of us, had stocked up on supplies during the Covid pandemic, and again like so many of us, she’d run out of space. Being my former roommate, producing partner and my oldest friend in Los Angeles, I was obliged to help.