Testimonials: Columns
“Angela Hoxsey is an organizational Maven. She is fast, efficient and a pleasure to work with. Angela makes getting and staying organized easy with her helpful tips, tricks and knowledge of organizational products. I hired Angela to help me prior to and after a large home remodel. She helped me to declutter, purge and organize multiple rooms in my home. I loved working with Angela, she helped me streamline my home and I enjoy the organizational benefits everyday! ”
Susanne Hudson, Napa, CA
“I’m thrilled with what you helped create. It totally blows my mind how quickly you work and I love your thought process. Fantastic!!”
Dona Bonick, Kopol Bonick Photography, Napa CA
“Angela is always thinking about my organizing issues and often sends suggestions and helpful advice and ideas, even when she is not physically on the job with me. She comes up with unique solutions completely customized to my business, home and personal style—things that I never would have thought of on my own...”
“I can totally trust Angela’s taste and rely on her honesty about what’s working and what’s not with regards to my wardrobe. That said, she is always respectful—if I say I want to keep something, she respects my wishes...”
“I have a lot of “stuff”, and Angela has always been non-judgmental about my collections, while helping me to make smart decisions about how to lose things that I do not need. I value her wisdom, her experience and her perspective. She is a joy to work with, I look forward to our time together and dread to think what my home, closet, garage, life would look like without her expert guidance!”
T. Beller, Verve Napa Valley
“Angela is my dream girl! I was referred to her to help me prepare to move after living in one house for 27 years. She was fantastic in helping me get organized and declutter years of gathering too much of everything...!”
“Angela took me from panic, and an overwhelming moving experience, to an organized new home. She is a pleasure to work with, has lots of energy, while always maintaining a positive attitude. I think she is "THE BEST"!!!”
Sheila Sosnow, Piedmont, CA
“Have you ever accidentally run across someone who just COMPLETELY changed your every day life for the better? And you couldn't imagine your life without them? That's how I feel about Angela. Angela came into my fairly organized but slightly hectic life completely by chance. I wasn't looking for anyone to help me organize or streamline my life because I didn't really think I NEEDED it. And just in the same way that she seemed to just quietly float into my life, she helped me with such kindess, grace and ease.”
Lindsey Wiseman, St. Helena, CA
“Angela has a real gift for seeing what needs to be done and pulling it all together. I have worked with many organizers in the past, but none as efficient and focused as she. From my office to the garage, Angela has helped create a system that works
for the long term!”Karen Schuppert, Napa, CA
“Angela Hoxsey was the best referral that I have ever gotten. Needing to get my house ready to sell and declutter the 20 years worth of accumulation was no easy task. She was fast, efficient and a joy to work with. The best part of working with her was her cheerful yet no nonsense way of getting you to decide 'keep, trash or donate'. . . Love it!”
Cherie Melka, St. Helena, CA
“We spent four hours organizing an enormous amount of paperwork and I feel like I just got a massage!”Joanne Maher, St. Helena, CA
“Whether you are prone to chaos, pretty organized yourself, or a combination of both, Angela Hoxsey can help you bring order to your home. Yes, you could do it yourself, but most of us have so many competing demands on our time that organizing tasks easily fall by the wayside. Angela has brought her professional touch to my home, demonstrating every time
the lasting value of an expert.”Karen Saeger, Ph.D., Berkeley
“You can smell the sanity. Angela is worth her weight in diamonds.”
Masako Takahashi, artist;
San Miguel de Allende/San Francisco
Columns
Angela writes “House in Order,” a bi-monthly column
on organizing in the Napa Valley Register.
Ten Top Tools
It’s nearly impossible to get seriously organized without a little capital outlay. Beyond the absolutely necessary, like manila file folders, an in-basket and a trash receptacle, here are ten items that I constantly reach for when organizing a client’s home. The Label Maker The difference between handwritten labels and labels printed by a label maker is remarkable. Something about the clean, easy readability of these labels makes everything feel more … Read more…
Resistance in Futile
October 1, 2019
Bluebeard’s Closet
August 31, 2019
Love and Order
August 16, 2019
Yard Sale Strategies
August 3, 2019
Perfect V. Good
July 20, 2019
Organizing Heartbreak
July 6, 2019
Wheel of Life
June 22, 2019
Closets, Clothes, Perspectives
June 8, 2019
Scattergories
May 11, 2019
Free Bird
May 4, 2019
Framework
April 13, 2019
An Inspiring Senior Moment
March 30, 2019
The Things We Carry
March 16, 2019
Kondo Konfusion
February 23, 2019
I Heart These Tips
February 14, 2019
Files: Healthy Growth
January 26, 2019
Purging Files
January 12, 2019
Holiday Lists for 2019
December 15, 2018
Rainy Day Funk
December 2, 2018
Keep Calm and Carry On
November 24, 2018
Recycling 411, Part Two
November 7, 2018
Recycling 411, Part One
October 27, 2018
Feeling Fallow
October 6, 2018
Background Conditions
September 22, 2018
All is Not Lost
September 8, 2018
Two Minute Distraction
August 25, 2018
Summertime (and the Givin’ Ain’t Easy)
August 11, 2018
Starting Points
July 28, 2018
Supply Side
July 14, 2018
Allow A Little Entropy
June 16, 2018
The Truth About Expiration Dates
June 2, 2018
Desire to Acquire
May 19, 2018
Declutter Book Club
May 5, 2018
Digital Detox
April 21, 2018
Worth the Waste
April 7, 2018
Buried Treasure
March 17, 2018
The Riedel Dilemma
February 24, 2018
Visual Examination
February 17, 2018
Deep Storage
January 20, 2018
Not So Great Expectations
January 6, 2018
Processing Speed
December 23, 2017
Baggage, Literally
December 10, 2017
Taking Inventory
November 18, 2017
The Odor of Order
October 31, 2017
Fire Drill
October 14, 2017
Checklists
September 30, 2017
Houston We Have a Problem
September 9, 2017
Kiss and Make-Up
September 2, 2017
The Never-ending Story
August 19, 2017
Towel Storage
July 29, 2017
Sheets Tucked In
July 8, 2017
Worst Case, Best Case
June 24, 2017
Downsizing Part 4: Memorabilia, the Final Frontier
June 2, 2017
Downsizing Part 3: What Remains
May 20, 2017
Downsizing 2: Furniture and Antiquities
April 29, 2017
Downsizing: Start Small
April 15, 2017
Investing in Order
March 25, 2017
Permission Slip
February 25, 2017
Essentialism and Random Notes
February 11, 2017
Garage Miracle
January 28, 2017
Review 2016, Preview 2017
January 7, 2017
Doomsteading
November 26, 2016
The Ideal Organizing Client
November 12, 2016
Order in the Laundry
October 15, 2016
Remembering Margrit
September 17, 2016
FOMO Madness
August 13, 2016
KonMari Come Down
July 30, 2016
Gun Control
July 9, 2016
Newsworthy
June 18, 2016
Bedroom Essentials
June 4, 2016
The 4-Hour Workweek
May 7, 2016
Space Hog
April 9, 2016
Spring Cleaning 101
March 26, 2016
Appreciation
March 12, 2016
Paperless Progress
February 27, 2016
Dealing with Grief
January 30, 2016
Think Your Way Forward
January 16, 2016
Order in Review
January 2, 2016
Harvesting Clutter-Free Gifts
December 12, 2015
Better to Best
December 5, 2015
Noise Clutter
November 21, 2015
What’s In In?
October 31, 2015
Autumn Prep
October 17, 2015
The Importance of Articulation
October 3, 2015
Organizer on Fire
September 19, 2015
Habits Are Hard to Change
September 5, 2015
Storage Unit Psych-Out
August 22, 2015
Creating a Home Inventory
July 25, 2015
Dealing with Set-Backs
July 11, 2015
Fashion Sense
June 27, 2015
Be Your Own (Fill in the Blank)
June 6, 2015
Mad About Order
May 16, 2015
Light it Up!
May 2, 2015
Like It or Not
April 18, 2015
Putting the Pantry in Order
March 28, 2015
The KonMari Method
February 28, 2015
Easy Outs
January 30, 2015
Talkin’ bout a Resolution
January 10, 2015
It’s the Thought that Counts
December 20, 2014
Follow Your Blisters
December 6, 2014
Office Order
November 15, 2014
Rush, Rush
November 1, 2014
Kitchen Declutter Part 2
October 18, 2014
Kitchen Clutter Part 1
September 27, 2014
Shaken Up
September 6, 2014
Rate Your Organizing IQ
August 30, 2014
Refriger-order
August 16, 2014
Sacred Objects
August 2, 2014
Don’t Hesitate to Collaborate
July 5, 2014
Make It Play
June 21, 2014
Get Up and Dance
June 7, 2014
Conscious Uncoupling: Breaking Up with Our Stuff
May 17, 2014
What Are You Waiting For?
May 3, 2014
Auto-matic Order
April 18, 2014
Five Favorite Things
April 5, 2014
Letting Go and Saying No
March 22, 2014
Less Toys, More Fun
March 8, 2014
Minimize Me!
February 21, 2014
Organizing Jewelry
February 8, 2014
The Perfection Trap
January 25, 2014
Cash, Space, Peace
January 4, 2014
Quick Uncluttered Gifts
December 20, 2013
Organizing Decorations
December 7, 2013
I Don’t Know How She Does It
November 23, 2013
Get Into the Groove
November 2, 2013
Couples Therapy
October 19, 2013
When the Media is the Mess
October 5, 2013
Curate Your Space
September 21, 2013
Harvest
September 7, 2013
This is not a Blog
August 24, 2013
The Pareto Principle
August 10, 2013
Lists: Do They Serve You?
July 27, 2013
Order Down Cold
July 13, 2013
Gut Instinct
June 22, 2013
Organized Travel Part 2: Packing
June 8, 2013
Travel tips: Feeling Well
May 25, 2013
Beauty + Order
May 11, 2013
Home Work
April 27, 2013
C is for Clutter-free
April 13, 2013
Rabbit Test
March 30, 2013
Consigning Napa
March 17, 2013
Maintenance Woes
March 2, 2013
Collateral Damage
February 16, 2013
Hung Up on Hangers?
February 2, 2013
Ten Terrific Tips
January 19, 2013
Organizing Photographs
January 5, 2013
Does Your Resolve Dissolve?
December 22, 2012
Your Closet, Your Life
December 7, 2012
Gifts of Order
November 23, 2012
To Have and Have Not
November 10, 2012
Follow Your Bliss
October 27, 2012
Saving Space and the 20% Rule
October 13, 2012
Holidaze
September 29, 2012
Make-Up Madness
September 15, 2012
Letting Go of Books
August 18, 2012
Form and Content
August 4, 2012
The Two-Minute Rule
July 21, 2012
Embrace Your Inner Travel Nerd
July 7, 2012
Pop Quiz
June 22, 2012
With or Without You, Part 2
June 9, 2012
With or Without You, part 1
May 26, 2012
Boundaries and Limits
May 22, 2012
Watch and Learn
May 5, 2012
Don’t get “framed”
April 22, 2012
Le Garage: My Struggle
March 31, 2012
Graceful Transitions
March 17, 2012
Paper-less not Paper-free
March 3, 2012
Repurpose to Reorder
February 18, 2012
Wine Cellar Reorganization
February 4, 2012
Out of Ignorance Into Bliss
January 21, 2012
Endings and Beginnings
January 7, 2012
‘Twas the Week After Xmas
December 24, 2011
What’s in your wallet?
December 10, 2011
One drawer at a time
November 25, 2011
When less is more
November 11, 2011
How to winterize
October 28, 2011
Silver medal shopping
October 14, 2011
Hiring a professional
September 23, 2011
Summer vacation download
September 9, 2011
Me, myself and I
August 12, 2011
My Closet, My Calendar
July 29, 2011
Go Back to Go Forward
July 15, 2011
It’s a Date
July 1, 2011
Rock Solid Apps
June 18, 2011
Getting Unstuck: Books
June 4, 2011
Chaos to Categories
May 20, 2011
Over and Under: Balancing Your Buying
May 13, 2011
Survival of the Fittest
April 16, 2011
Maintaining Organization
March 19, 2011
The Fast Track
March 12, 2011
Ten Terrific Tips
February 19, 2011
Your Desk: Straighten Up and Fly Right
February 5, 2011
Where to Begin
January 22, 2011
Resolution Revolution
January 8, 2011
The Genesis of Order
December 25, 2010
Good Enough is Perfect
December 11, 2010
Grateful or Overstuffed?
November 13, 2010
Your Real Wardrobe
October 30, 2010
The Hoarding Scale
October 16, 2010
Multi-tasking Madness
October 2, 2010
REading Room
September 18, 2010
Movies to Get You Moving
September 2, 2010
Great Yard Sales
August 28, 2010
Managing E-mail
August 7, 2010
File This Information
July 24, 2010
Internet Resources
June 26, 2010
Feng Shui Basics
June 12, 2010
Purses, Bags and Satchels
May 1, 2010
Donate, Sell or Store
April 17, 2010
Outside the Plastic Box
April 3, 2010
Organizing the E-mail In-Box
March 20, 2010
Why Collecting is Fun
March 13, 2010
Unclutter Your Body
February 20, 2010
Time Management
February 6, 2010
Packing Confidence
January 23, 2010
Routine and Ritual
January 9, 2010
Organizing a Wine Cellar
December 26, 2009
Ergonomics
December 12, 2009
Organize vs. Declutter
November 28, 2009
The well-Organized Bathroom
November 14, 2009
The Well-Ordered Kitchen
October 30, 2009
Trick or Treat: Plan the Holidays
October 10, 2009
Visualizing the Outcome
September 26, 2009
Top 10 Tools
September 5, 2009
Michael Clark, Handyman
August 22, 2009
Surfing the seven C’s of organizing
August 8, 2009
The in-box
July 25, 2009
Pets and the organized life
June 27, 2009
Organizing the garage
June 11, 2009
House in Order
May 30, 2009
Getting control of books
May 2, 2009
Purge, sort, consign!
April 18, 2009
Your organized auto
April 4, 2009
File, don’t pile
March 21, 2009
The Golden Rule of Organizing Maintenance
March 16, 2009
Manageable To Do Lists
February 21, 2009
Top Five Clutter Clearing Books
February 7, 2009
Order in the Closet
January 10, 2009
Putting Away the Holidays
January 1, 2009