It is the beautiful month of April and you know what that means... People are getting excited by the warm weather and heading outside! The time has come for home projects, garden beds, and sports galore. Is your garage ready for summer? Starting in March I receive many inquiries from clients for garage organization projects or a quick garage refresh. This need keeps rolling on well into summer. As a professional organizer who lives in sunny {and hot as h***} California, I typ

You all know I am huge advocate of decluttering. It should be a task that occurs regularly {like a household chore}, not once a year...

I HAVE SOMETHING AMAZING FOR YOU! I know that New Year's resolutions are the popular thing to do and I of course participate, but I also...

Short Answer... OF COURSE NOT! If I had a dollar for every time someone said to me, "You are a professional organizer, how exciting! I...

Organization is crucial to living a life of ease, less chaos, and more time efficiency. However, becoming organized is just one step of...

Hello hello, and welcome to my blog! Thanks for being here! If you don't already know me, my name is Ashley and I am the owner and founder of Cleaned & Contained LLC based in Northern California. This business has been many years in the making, I just never dreamed everything would come together so perfectly and fall into place as it did. I took an uncharacteristic leap in October 2022 and made the decision to become a professional organizer and housecleaner. A decision to cr