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Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

About Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

As a Certified Professional Organizer®, Janine Cavanaugh helps individuals improve their organizing skills, reduce the clutter in their homes, downsize their belongings, and create functional environments. Organizing in MA and RI since 2008.

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Categorizing is the Best First Step

December 1, 2018/0 Comments/in Tip of the Month/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Whether you have a bit of clutter, or a full blown mess, the best first step to organize it is to sort and categorize. Separating items into groups of similar things is the easiest way to start any organizing project. Creating categories in which to sort items is always the first action I take when […]

Less Possessions

November 15, 2018/0 Comments/in Blog Posts/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

As the holiday season approaches I’d like to encourage us all to find greater pursuits in life than material possessions. Instead of spending time shopping and acquiring more stuff, please consider these alternatives. Value people, wellness, and kindness over possessions. Volunteer at a soup kitchen, food bank, homeless shelter, or nursing home. Donate gently used […]

Reduce

November 1, 2018/0 Comments/in Tip of the Month/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Reduce the stuff we use to maintain other stuff. For example, reduce the number of cleaning supplies we have. If we took inventory of all that we have on hand, what would be our total?  How many other products in our homes serve only to maintain something else we own? Can we reduce the amount […]

Shopping Guidelines

October 30, 2018/0 Comments/in Newsletter/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Celebrating 10 years in business in 2018!     I apologize for not sending out a newsletter in July. I was traveling and the summer just flew by. However, I did write some blog articles that you may find inspiring and interesting. Please see below.    Recent Blog Articles:   What is Clutter? Gatekeeper Questions The […]

Define Minimalism

October 15, 2018/0 Comments/in Blog Posts/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

How would you define minimalism? I asked this question at the beginning of a presentation I gave recently at Brown University in Providence, RI. The answers I received were varied, but most of them included the concepts of intentionally having less stuff, and living a meaningful life with less material possessions. This was consistent with what […]

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