Mandy Thomas, Rethink Organization LLC

09/19/2026

How did you spend your morning?

I took 30 minutes to organize our hall linen closet. It was functioning, yes, but we were beginning to shove things in sideways and piling things on top of each other. 👀

My rule of thumb is to keep only enough of something to fill at most 90% of the available space. 🧐✅

So I sorted, thinned out, got a couple of storage bins from my stash, detail sorted the first aid supplies, and put it all back together.

In the end, I have a bag to take to donation, started a bag for Trashie, threw a few things away, will offer one thing on the local Buy Nothing page, and simply made space. Total elapsed time 45 minutes.

Now I can smile when I open the closet for clean towels tomorrow. 😁

Check out the before and afters below and let me know what you think. Is this something you can do today? 🤩

04/14/2026

I got back yesterday from my 4th annual The Photo Managers conference and can report it was excellent! So much learning, connection, and laughing. This group has changed the way I approach business. This amazing group of experts share their knowledge and learning and everyone brings their best. It is so much fun! I cannot wait to see everyone again next year in Oklahoma City!

04/14/2026

10/30/2025

With Beth Caldwell – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉
These image choices are bananas but I am definitely a top fan of Beth Caldwell's in real life, so why not on FB, too! Hi, Beth! 👋

09/11/2025

I don't share too much personal over here on my business page, but this one is big and is worth shouting from the rooftops.

Team Thomas is fundraising to help end Alzheimer's.

A beloved extended family member received a devastating diagnosis earlier this year. Our family continues to walk that road and are keeping most details private, but please believe me when I say that Alzheimer's is cruel.

Instead of giving up in despair Team Thomas is fighting back by joining Beth Caldwell and her incredible team of dedicated fundraisers over at Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Together, our team here in Pittsburgh's mission is to raise $10,000. We will meet that. We believe that a world without Alzheimer's and dementia is in the near future.

Currently, more than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. Your donation will help fund the research to end this devastating disease and support over 11 million unpaid family members and caregivers.

If you can, I would personally appreciate your support of this important effort.

Together we can make a meaningful difference.

Send a message to learn more

09/11/2025

Are you watching American Experience on PBS? 🤔

Recently we've been making better use of our WQED PBS Passport and have been watching some fabulous shows. There is so much available - and this one - brought to my attention by Cathi Nelson of The Photo Managers - ties nicely to my professional work.

Organizing family photos, both digital and paper, marries my favorite activity (organizing!) with my interest in technology and ridding the world of digital chaos. (Checked your phone reel lately? 😉)

This episode of American Experience brings a third passion into the mix: social justice. This PBS feature looks at the power of photography to tell stories, preserve identity, and stand against oppression. It reminds us that photos are more than images. They can be powerful tools of memory, resilience, and change. This episode provides a moving reminder of why the photos we keep and share with each other truly matter.

Check it out.

My thanks to Cathi for sharing this with me.

➡️ If you're interested in getting your own photo history organized, preserved, and stored safely into the future, reach out to me.

Beautiful, intimate photographs of a society in the crosshairs of white supremacy.