What to Expect at Your First Session with a Home Organizer
Merrie Deitch Merrie Deitch

What to Expect at Your First Session with a Home Organizer

Most people wait. They find my contact form, start filling it out, and then stop. Here is what I want you to know: you can press send right now and leave everything exactly as it is. Your home does not need to be organized before you hire an organizer.

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7 Home Organization Lessons I Learned as a Theater Prop Master
Merrie Deitch Merrie Deitch

7 Home Organization Lessons I Learned as a Theater Prop Master

Before I was a professional organizer, I spent five-plus years as a prop master at a professional theater in Connecticut. The chaos backstage and the chaos in a busy family home turn out to rhyme almost perfectly. Here are seven organizing lessons I learned behind the curtain that I now use every day in my clients' homes across MetroWest.

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The Office That Raised Me: Re-Organizing My Dover home Office After 20+ Years of Chaos, Kids, and Pets
Merrie Deitch Merrie Deitch

The Office That Raised Me: Re-Organizing My Dover home Office After 20+ Years of Chaos, Kids, and Pets

Your home office doesn’t have to be perfect. It doesn’t have to follow someone else’s rules. It just needs to support you - the real you. The working, multitasking, living-life-while-answering-emails you.

Sometimes we think organizing means getting rid of things. But often, it means keeping the right things close. And giving them the dignity of space.

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Small Kitchen, Big Flavor: Organizing for the Home Cook with A “Too Small” MetroWest Kitchen
Merrie Deitch Merrie Deitch

Small Kitchen, Big Flavor: Organizing for the Home Cook with A “Too Small” MetroWest Kitchen

If you love to cook but your kitchen is barely bigger than a closet, you’re not alone. Tiny kitchens are common—but they don’t have to limit your creativity, your meals, or your sense of calm. I’m a professional home organizer in the greater Boston and MetroWest area and I’ve worked with many clients who find deep joy in cooking, but who feel constantly overwhelmed by overflowing drawers, cluttered countertops, and the ever-growing collection of spices, gadgets, and pans they actually use. Kitchens are my happy place, let me make your kitchen yours.

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“A bouquet of Newly sharpened Pencils”
Merrie Deitch Merrie Deitch

“A bouquet of Newly sharpened Pencils”

“Don’t you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address.” This is my favorite line from one of my favorite movies - You’ve Got Mail. Something about that line captures exactly how back-to-school feels: nostalgic, hopeful, and yes… just a little overwhelming. As a professional home organizer and mom of two grown daughters, I am well versed in the tips and tricks that help with a smooth transition into Fall.

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