Northwest Ohio Professional Organizers

01/14/2026

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7 Decluttering Rules That Changed My Home (and My Finances)

1. Touch It Once Rule → If you pick it up, deal with it right away: donate, trash, or put it where it belongs.

2. One In, One Out Rule → Every time something new enters your home, one thing has to leave.

3. 20/20 Rule → If it costs less than $20 and you can replace it in 20 minutes, you don’t need to keep it “just in case.”

4. Favorite Rule → If it’s not one of your favorites, it’s clutter.

5. Box Rule → Put questionable items in a box for 30 days. If you never open it, donate it.

6. Surface Rule → Clear counters, tables, and desks every night. A clear surface equals a clear mind.

7. Enough Rule → Keep enough, not extras. One towel per person, one set of sheets per bed.

43 more minimalist rules in the comments

11/18/2025

Learn more about the do’s and don’ts of recycling in Lucas County! ♻️ Correct Recycling Webinar date - 11/19/25 at 6pm that will help residents become expert recyclers.

Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful recycles specialty items including yard signs, candy wrappers, boat wrap, and pumpkins.

09/12/2025

The pantry is a great place to start! Get yourself ready for fall cooking!
(photo credit: kelleynan.com)

07/08/2025

“8 Best Things to Declutter from Your Home in July 2025” by The Simplicity Habit - click the link below! Great tips for summer decluttering. ☀️🏖️🙌

Consider these best things to declutter from your home in July. Removing these excess items will help you to enjoy the summer more.

04/26/2025

Happy National Get Organized Day!

Did you know the average American spends the equivalent of one year of their life searching for missing or lost things, according to NAPO? (National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals)

Find more tips on how to get organized in the link below.
https://www.gridandglam.com/blog/april-26-is-national-get-organized-day

04/03/2025

2025 Clean Toledo Recycling Event Schedule. You do not need to be a resident of Toledo to drop off items.https://cdn.toledo.oh.gov/uploads/documents/Public-Service/urban-beautification/DPS20250327_Recycling-Events-Schedule-v3.pdf

03/19/2025

This Saturday! March 22nd in Maumee.

03/18/2025

Spring E-Cycle Event with Humane Ohio!

Humane Ohio is excited to announce an upcoming event that will help support our mission and give back to the community!

Date: Saturday, March 29th
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Location: Humane Ohio, 3948 West Alexis Road, Toledo, OH 43623

Got old electronics collecting dust? Bring them to our E-Cycling event and recycle them for just a $10 donation! Your old gadgets can help fund the lifesaving work we do for animals in need. Whether it’s an outdated phone, laptop, or other electronics, we’ll take it off your hands and ensure it’s properly recycled.

02/04/2025

Laura Sailer - Owner of OCD CO.
https://ocdnwo.com

02/03/2025

Interesting Blog Post from MaryJo Monroe - Professional Organizer of ReSPACEd

You may have heard of the Pareto Principle in economics, an observation that states that the majority of results (80%) comes from a minority of inputs (20%). BetterExplained.com says “most things in life (effort, reward, output) are not distributed evenly – some contribute more than others.” The 80/20 numbers are not factual, quantifiable numbers. The Pareto Principle is more of an observation than a rule.

In the organizing industry, we professional organizers tend to see a lot of the Pareto Principle in action with our clients. Specifically, we typically see:

80% of clothing in a closet gets worn 20% of the time. That means we tend to wear the same old favorites over and over!

20% of our files in our filing cabinet get looked at or used 80% of the time. Most of the stuff we file away never sees the light of day again.

20% of the kids’ toys get played with 80% of the time.

80% of the cleaners under our kitchen sink get used 20% of the time. The 20% in my house are the liquid dish soap, Lysol and Windex.

80% of the stuff in our garages gets used only 20% of the time.

So the next time you look at your crowded closet, garage, or room, ask yourself if maybe the Pareto Principle applies.

Maybe most of the stuff in your room just isn’t getting used all that often. If so, perhaps you can feel safe letting go of a lot more things than you thought you could, leaving plenty of room for the 20 percent of things you access most frequently.

12/26/2024

11/30/2024

Do you have Christmas lights that don’t work?

See the link below to find out where you can recycle them.