I love May. May is Mother’s Day, my birthday… and Pearl Concierge’s birthday too. This year, Pearl Concierge turns 20! Honestly, I can hardly believe it. Twenty years of walking into people’s homes—into their closets and cabinets—and into their lives. When I first started, I thought I was helping people declutter and organize their homes. But I soon realized… clutter, and the inability to let go, was rarely just about the things themselves, but about the meaning people had attached to those...

This is the season when we tell ourselves it’s finally time to spring clean. We look around and feel overwhelmed. We tell ourselves we’ll tackle it when we have a free weekend. We never do. After nearly two decades as a professional organizer, I can tell you this: you’re not lazy. You’re not unmotivated. You’re overwhelming your brain—and that approach doesn’t work. What does? Eighteen minutes. Why 18 minutes? For two important reasons. First, eighteen is chai—the Hebrew word for life....

My father, passed away on July 1st. Tonight marks "Shloshim" which means “the thirtieth day from burial.” Traditionally families gather...