By Andrea Phillpotts

The crocuses have risen and glorious sunrays stream through my windows, illuminating the dust bunnies and boxes in my home.

This could only mean one thing-time for spring cleaning. The hardest part is imagining where to start.

I attended a presentation in Richmond last week on decluttering which gave me more than a few suggestions. Dressed in a crisp suit and toting a well organized storage unit, Linda Chu had some solutions to my disarray. “Organizing 101 doesn’t exist,” she told the packed crowd.
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By Gillian Shaw

The A-Z of Careers: C Is for Clutter Consultants (professional organizers)

Reporter Gillian Shaw helps you chart your course with The Vancouver Sun’s A-Z of careers, jobs and training. Today, we introduce you to the growing business service of helping people organize their physical spaces.

There’s the woman whose cluttered closet was home to her umbilical cord, lovingly wrapped in a box and saved by her mother at her birth.
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