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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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Letting Go

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

Letting go of things can be stressful and difficult, especially if they hold some sentimental value. We tend to hold onto things that remind us of precious people and moments from our past. A few years ago I was helping a client organize her bedroom, and we came across some dried, brittle, dusty, yellowed flowers […]

Keep Criteria

September 1, 2018/in Tip of the Month/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

Establish some keep criteria to use when making decisions on what to keep or not keep. Keep items that meet at least two of your criteria. If items don’t meet any of your established criteria let them go. Listed below are examples of my keep criteria. The item warms my heart and makes me feel […]

Clutter-free Surfaces

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

If you took a photo of all the flat surfaces in your home right now what would they look like? Are they cluttered with a bunch of stuff? Can you prepare a meal on your kitchen counter? What would you have to clear off in order to eat dinner on your dinning room table? How […]

The Joy of Less

July 16, 2018/in Blog Posts/by Janine Cavanaugh, CPO®

During the past 10 years I’ve been in business, I’ve worked with over 1450* individuals to help them organize, downsize, and de-clutter. Although every project is different, with its own unique goals, the outcome is always achieved by getting rid of some stuff. The process of organizing includes removing what we no longer need, use, […]

Shop Less

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

Shop less and buy less. When we have less coming in we have less decisions to make, less to organize, act upon, and maintain. One thing that has helped me buy less is to think before I buy and ask myself gatekeeper questions.

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