BirchTree Organizing

Small space, BIG function!🙌

A dorm room (or any small bedroom, bathroom, closet) doesn’t have to feel cramped or chaotic, you just need the right systems! 

Check out all 15 of my favourite small space storage and organization tips and systems that maximize space and function while still creating a cozy, personalised setup that works for you.
Links to everything in my stories.

Did you go away to school and live in a dorm?  Let me know below. 

I was fortunate to be at Innis Residence at U of T, which was apartment style so, I had my own (tiny) bedroom and only had to share a bathroom (that had no storage) with one roommate.

More ways we make moving easier?

✨ We help you declutter BEFORE your move so you’re not taking anything to your new home you don’t need, use or love.

✨ We pack everything up for you.

✨ We use a labelling system and coordinate with your movers to streamline moving day.

✨ We help you space plan your new home and map out where everything will go when unpacked.

✨ We implement systems custom to you and your new space.

✨ We take away moving materials at the end.

Whether you want help with your whole move or just one stage of it, unpacking and setting up your whole home or just one or two key areas to ease the transition, BirchTree Organizing can help!

Reach out to find out more.

Whats your least favourite part of moving? Let me know below.

Why these are my hills:

1️⃣Sets: I promise, nothing bad happens if you just keep the parts you use/like and let go of the rest.

2️⃣Gifts: The thought is the real gift; letting go of the physical item doesn’t make you a bad person.

3️⃣The flow: if you don’t balance the flow of things entering your home with things leaving, you’ll always have clutter.

4️⃣Selling: another demand on your time and energy and it’s still clutter until you do it.

5️⃣Forgot about it: a sign you don’t need it.

6️⃣Someday; when you buy a lottery ticket, you could win (it’s possible), but not likely (probable). Have someday scenarios that are likely to happen.

7️⃣Memories: If you want a memory trigger, take a photo and create a Memories album in your phone.

8️⃣Kids’ stuff: They won’t have the time, energy, space, or desire for this. 

9️⃣Expensive items: If it’s not being used, it’s clutter; letting go won’t cost you more money.

🔟The real cost: Clutter isn’t free, it quietly costs you space, time, and peace of mind and these things are priceless!
 
Which one of these did you need to hear the most?

The Goal ➡️ make space for the car

How we did it ➡️ Decluttered, created zones, and added some matching and complementary touches to the great storage pieces already in place, including:

✨More slat panels and additional hooks so EVERYTHING, including the ladders that were blocking the back exit, have a spot to hang;

✨Additional hooks to hang lesser-used items higher;

✨Another shelf to get smaller items off the floor;

✨Anew recycling bin set up that keeps the bins close to the door but leaves more space on the stairs; and

✨Smaller bins in the sport/toy cart to prevent smaller items from getting lost at the bottom.

The result is a garage that makes it easy to find and access everything AND to park a vehicle.

Tell me, can you park in your garage?

If you can’t but want to, reach out to see how BirchTree Organizing can help!

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I have to admit…

Although I do not miss practicing law (like, at all), this was a super fun way to bring two major parts of my life together!

Thanks for the opportunity Julie Stauffer and

Tell me, are you in a different job/career than you planned or started in?

Taller than me, but forever my little girl!

Love my people for giving me a day filled with all my favourite things.

To be seen is to be loved and I was very loved today. ❤️

My daughter even FINALLY watched one of my all time favourite movies with me: Ever After.

Have I been trying for years to get her to watch it with me?

Yes

Did I take advantage of the fact it’s Mother’s Day and knew she wouldn’t say no to make it happen today?

Yep!

Did she love it?

She sure did!

As I knew she would, which is why I don’t feel bad about it at all! She gave the movie 8/10.

And rewatching this favourite with her, seeing her reactions to the same moments I love in the movie, just made me love it even more!

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mom’s, mother figures and mom’s to-be, I hope you had the most wonderful day!