How to Manage Your Email was written by Jacqueline Nunes and was originally published in Chatelaine. Here’s some news. Are you sitting down — away from your computer? Every day, 183 billion emails are sent worldwide, landing in the inboxes of 1.1 billion users. For many people with an email… Read more
Out of Chaos Professional Organizers in the News
Organize Your Stuff
Organize Your Stuff was originally published in The Block magazine (print edition). Step One: Take Inventory Soon you will experience them: the fresh air, bright spaces, movement and activity you so fondly associate with springtime. This is, until you dive into your garage or basement searching for your bicycle and… Read more
Cleaning up Household Clutter Is Part of Spring
Cleaning up Household Clutter Is Part of Spring was written by Julie Crawford and originally published in North Shore News. SPRING is sprung, the grass is ris: I wonder where my cell phone is? Ah, spring! That season where things bloom and multiply, including the piles of papers, fliers and… Read more
Get Organized
Get Organized was written by Mike Chouinard and was originally published in the Chilliwack Times. For many, the thought of dealing with cluttered rooms at home or the piling system on their desks at work can become too much. The end result is more mess, and thus the cycle continues…. Read more
Order Out of Chaos: B.C. Women and Men Tell It the Way It Is
Order Out of Chaos: B.C. Women and Men Tell It the Way It Is was written by Jeani Read and originally published in The Province. Clutter consulting: fun or frantic? “Absolutely the most fun I’ve had in any job. There’s always an element of frantic, since when you’re working with… Read more
Professional Organizer Has A Clear Conscience
Professional Organizer Has A Clear Conscience was written by Michael Kissinger and was originally published in The Vancouver Courier. Linda Chu is one well-organized woman. How organized? For starters, she has a box in her fastidiously tidy Granville Street office that’s labelled “Broken Picture Frames” – whereas most people, like… Read more
How to Get Your S**T Together (At Work)
I was thrilled to be interviewed by Jessica Werb of BC Business for an article entitled, “How to get your s**t together.” The growing popularity of home organizing TV shows and the increasing numbers of professional organizers in business tell us that people need some assistance in getting organized at… Read more
The 15-Minutes-A-Day Solution to Decluttering
The 15-Minutes-A-Day Solution to Decluttering was written by Laura Thompson and originally published in The National Post. What do domestic gods and goddesses do to spruce up their surrounding in spring-time? Reporter Laura Thompson asked a few. Linda Chu Organizing consultant and president of Vancouver-based Out of Chaos. She started… Read more
Conquer Clutter in 15 Minutes
Conquer Clutter in 15 Minutes was written by Lisa Jorgensen and originally published in North Shore News. While many people are overwhelmed with the prospect of organizing a cluttered space and rarely have the time to tackle clutter, a “quick start plan” is a way to slowly clean up around… Read more
Work Shortcuts
This article on Work Shortcuts was originally published in Chatelaine Magazine. I know that the email ping is the sound that somebody loves you, but you’ve got to turn it off! Check email and reply only a couple of times a day.” ~ Linda Chu, Professional Organizer, Vancouver Plan for… Read more
