Alejandra Costello

Hello All! If you'll be around tomorrow (Tuesday October 19th, 2021) at 11:30AM ET, I'll be walking + talking about getting organized with my friend Joyce from 99 Walks!

If you'd like to listen to our casual conversation, grab your headphones, put on your sneakers, and dial-in to 404-594-7873 to join Joyce and me for a discussion about simplifying your house!

I hope you'll join us tomorrow at 11:30AM ET! 👟

Hello All! If you'll be around tomorrow (Tuesday October 19th, 2021) at 11:30AM ET, I'll be walking + talking about getting organized with my friend Joyce from 99 Walks!

If you'd like to listen to our casual conversation, grab your headphones, put on your sneakers, and dial-in to 404-594-7873 to join Joyce and me for a discussion about simplifying your house!

I hope you'll join us tomorrow at 11:30AM ET! 👟

10 Expert Videos on How to Organize Paper Clutter & Documents at Home

Hello Everyone! September is National Preparedness Month!

One great way to be "prepared" is to gather and organize all of your most important / vital documents in ONE place in case you need to quickly grab and go.

I filmed a video on this last year (including a detailed list of documents to look for). You can watch the video here: https://www.alejandra.tv/organize-paper-clutter/#part6 :)

10 Expert Videos on How to Organize Paper Clutter & Documents at Home 10-Part Video Series organizing expert Alejandra reveals proven paper clutter organizing strategies on how to get started & eliminate paper clutter forever!

I'm a day late to wish all of our furry friends in the community lots of cozy snuggles for National Dog Day!!

Here's Mojo - our 4-legged daughter, resident guard dog, company mascot, and most recently "mole hunter" :)

Mojo is a red toy poodle. She's 9 years old and weighs 6lbs. But don't be fooled by her size or age - she has energy up the w***o, is lightning fast, and WILL chase you down if you're a squirrel!!!

Ed snapped this photo while she was laying on top of me patiently waiting for a bite of my pizza.

Here are some of her favorites:

Favorite Human Food - egg or cheese, ideally both
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor - bacon & peanut butter
Favorite Place to Lay - her parent's lap
Favorite Toy - holly the hippo
Favorite Past-time - sniff the yard / go for walk

Mojo and I would like to know if there are any other doggies / poodles in the community! If so, we would love to meet you below in the comments! 🐩

I'm a day late to wish all of our furry friends in the community lots of cozy snuggles for National Dog Day!!

Here's Mojo - our 4-legged daughter, resident guard dog, company mascot, and most recently "mole hunter" :)

Mojo is a red toy poodle. She's 9 years old and weighs 6lbs. But don't be fooled by her size or age - she has energy up the w***o, is lightning fast, and WILL chase you down if you're a squirrel!!!

Ed snapped this photo while she was laying on top of me patiently waiting for a bite of my pizza.

Here are some of her favorites:

Favorite Human Food - egg or cheese, ideally both
Favorite Ice Cream Flavor - bacon & peanut butter
Favorite Place to Lay - her parent's lap
Favorite Toy - holly the hippo
Favorite Past-time - sniff the yard / go for walk

Mojo and I would like to know if there are any other doggies / poodles in the community! If so, we would love to meet you below in the comments! 🐩

Good morning! Have you made your bed yet? I have not. But I’m about to if you’d like to join me in starting the day feeling organized 🙂

Good morning! Have you made your bed yet? I have not. But I’m about to if you’d like to join me in starting the day feeling organized 🙂

Ed is our resident handyman around this house. Yesterday he hung these five frames in our hallway, each 4" apart and each with two of those finicky little triangle shape hangers on the back.

With his permission I'll share that he was NOT looking forward to the project and kept avoiding it 🙂 I don't blame him as the stakes can be high if you make one wrong hole!!! He said the one thing that made the job easier was finding a good STRATEGY.

Point of this post? If you're feeling stuck with doing a task around the house, consider finding a new way to approach the project!

And THANK YOU to Catherine from "One Minute Mom" on YouTube for making time to share her husband's brilliant hack for hanging photos as it worked beautifully! 🙏 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDF7dNDHXbQ

Ed is our resident handyman around this house. Yesterday he hung these five frames in our hallway, each 4" apart and each with two of those finicky little triangle shape hangers on the back.

With his permission I'll share that he was NOT looking forward to the project and kept avoiding it 🙂 I don't blame him as the stakes can be high if you make one wrong hole!!! He said the one thing that made the job easier was finding a good STRATEGY.

Point of this post? If you're feeling stuck with doing a task around the house, consider finding a new way to approach the project!

And THANK YOU to Catherine from "One Minute Mom" on YouTube for making time to share her husband's brilliant hack for hanging photos as it worked beautifully! 🙏 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDF7dNDHXbQ

In honor of National Photography Day, I thought I'd share one way to organize printed photos for anyone interested 🙂

✅ Gather photos
✅ Sort by significant event, person, or year
✅ Pick your favorite 48 photos for each category
✅ Organize photos in mini-photo album
✅ Customize spine with fun scrapbook paper
✅ Slap on label

Here’s the end result!! I did this project last summer. It was a heck of a project to do as it took hours (h-o-u-r-s!!!) but in the end it was well worth it as I can now easily flip through, share, and enjoy the memories!

In honor of National Photography Day, I thought I'd share one way to organize printed photos for anyone interested 🙂

✅ Gather photos
✅ Sort by significant event, person, or year
✅ Pick your favorite 48 photos for each category
✅ Organize photos in mini-photo album
✅ Customize spine with fun scrapbook paper
✅ Slap on label

Here’s the end result!! I did this project last summer. It was a heck of a project to do as it took hours (h-o-u-r-s!!!) but in the end it was well worth it as I can now easily flip through, share, and enjoy the memories!

Good morning all! For those that are new here, I thought I'd take a moment and explain what our company does and how we can support you in your journey toward getting organized!

A lot of people find us on YouTube and think our primary job is filming videos. But our company is actually very different from that 🙂

We (my husband Ed and I) started our full service home organization company in 2008. I used to go to people's homes/offices and help them sort through the clutter and get organized. It was a fun job for someone who loves to create order out of chaos!!! Occasionally Ed would join me on projects and install shelving in closets or help clients with digital organization! But primarily he worked behind-the-scenes on tech / marketing stuff.

In 2011 I started a YouTube channel teaching people how to get organized. Being one of the only YouTube channels teaching home organization at the time, the channel grew fast. 10 years later the channel has over a million subscribers and 100+ million video views.

Shortly after discovering the power of teaching on video, we began offering step-by-step video courses as an alternative way to help people learn how to get organized.

As of today, we offer 5 courses on:

1) organizing
2) decluttering
3) letting go of sentimental clutter
4) sorting papers
5) closet organizing

We also offer 40+ checklists for getting organized.

Along the way I became certified as a life coach because if there is anything I've learned over the years, it's that the visible clutter is usually a result of something invisible going on. Having a clear understanding of this connection has been monumental in serving the community. The pretty bins are only a small part of the job.

Through the years we've also offered 1-on-1 virtual organizing sessions and weekly group sessions.

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, I felt called to show up differently for the community and started offering live group organizing sessions on Zoom to help others transform the distraction and isolation into focused action.

It's been about 16 months and we've hosted 500+ hours of live organizing where we meet up to 18 times per month and organize together on video. It's like group fitness classes but for getting organized! Tomorrow at 4PM ET we'll all be cleaning our bathrooms together!!!! 🙃

The community is called TeamOrganize. We have just over 1000 members in the community.

While it's been hands down the hardest thing I've done in 13 years of owning our business, it's also been the most FUN and fulfilling thing I've done, connecting live with the community and witnessing people's breakthroughs firsthand!

So that's pretty much what we do in a nutshell (in case you were wondering!).

If you're ever looking for more support for getting organized, you can always send us an email ([email protected]) or give us a call: 866-612-6567 and we'll do our best to help you. When you email/call, you'll probably talk to Stephanie or Tiffany on our team, as we are real people over here running this company :)

And because photos are more fun than plain text, here's a photo of me in 2009 at a corporate wellness fair promoting the benefits of getting organized! I spent soooo much time preparing for this event, getting a custom tablecloth made, ordering custom magnets to give away, and designing brochures and handouts w/ Matt our graphic designer. I must have stood at this table for hours and only a handful of people stopped by to learn more (all of which quickly left!!!!). Entrepreneurship is quite the journey!!!!

Good morning all! For those that are new here, I thought I'd take a moment and explain what our company does and how we can support you in your journey toward getting organized!

A lot of people find us on YouTube and think our primary job is filming videos. But our company is actually very different from that 🙂

We (my husband Ed and I) started our full service home organization company in 2008. I used to go to people's homes/offices and help them sort through the clutter and get organized. It was a fun job for someone who loves to create order out of chaos!!! Occasionally Ed would join me on projects and install shelving in closets or help clients with digital organization! But primarily he worked behind-the-scenes on tech / marketing stuff.

In 2011 I started a YouTube channel teaching people how to get organized. Being one of the only YouTube channels teaching home organization at the time, the channel grew fast. 10 years later the channel has over a million subscribers and 100+ million video views.

Shortly after discovering the power of teaching on video, we began offering step-by-step video courses as an alternative way to help people learn how to get organized.

As of today, we offer 5 courses on:

1) organizing
2) decluttering
3) letting go of sentimental clutter
4) sorting papers
5) closet organizing

We also offer 40+ checklists for getting organized.

Along the way I became certified as a life coach because if there is anything I've learned over the years, it's that the visible clutter is usually a result of something invisible going on. Having a clear understanding of this connection has been monumental in serving the community. The pretty bins are only a small part of the job.

Through the years we've also offered 1-on-1 virtual organizing sessions and weekly group sessions.

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, I felt called to show up differently for the community and started offering live group organizing sessions on Zoom to help others transform the distraction and isolation into focused action.

It's been about 16 months and we've hosted 500+ hours of live organizing where we meet up to 18 times per month and organize together on video. It's like group fitness classes but for getting organized! Tomorrow at 4PM ET we'll all be cleaning our bathrooms together!!!! 🙃

The community is called TeamOrganize. We have just over 1000 members in the community.

While it's been hands down the hardest thing I've done in 13 years of owning our business, it's also been the most FUN and fulfilling thing I've done, connecting live with the community and witnessing people's breakthroughs firsthand!

So that's pretty much what we do in a nutshell (in case you were wondering!).

If you're ever looking for more support for getting organized, you can always send us an email ([email protected]) or give us a call: 866-612-6567 and we'll do our best to help you. When you email/call, you'll probably talk to Stephanie or Tiffany on our team, as we are real people over here running this company :)

And because photos are more fun than plain text, here's a photo of me in 2009 at a corporate wellness fair promoting the benefits of getting organized! I spent soooo much time preparing for this event, getting a custom tablecloth made, ordering custom magnets to give away, and designing brochures and handouts w/ Matt our graphic designer. I must have stood at this table for hours and only a handful of people stopped by to learn more (all of which quickly left!!!!). Entrepreneurship is quite the journey!!!!

It's so easy to focus on everything that is NOT organized and overlook everything else we've done.

So, for today, let's focus on and celebrate what IS organized!

What one area of your home is neat and tidy? It can be something small like an organized sock or underwear drawer. Or maybe all of your pens are corralled inside one container. All of those seemingly small wins COUNT!

While our bedroom is a bit of a mess at the moment, today I'll chose to focus on our organized silverware drawer that I setup two years ago. Here's a photo from this morning:

Things are sorted.
Things are easy to access.
This drawer serves us well.

As for the crumbs that magically appear inside the drawer, I surrender. I have no clue how they get in there!!!!

What ONE organized area (no matter how small) will you CHOOSE to FOCUS on today? Comment below (or share a pic so we can celebrate your success!!).

P.S. - Thank you all for your kindness from yesterday's post. I am still catching up on the comments 💜

It's so easy to focus on everything that is NOT organized and overlook everything else we've done.

So, for today, let's focus on and celebrate what IS organized!

What one area of your home is neat and tidy? It can be something small like an organized sock or underwear drawer. Or maybe all of your pens are corralled inside one container. All of those seemingly small wins COUNT!

While our bedroom is a bit of a mess at the moment, today I'll chose to focus on our organized silverware drawer that I setup two years ago. Here's a photo from this morning:

Things are sorted.
Things are easy to access.
This drawer serves us well.

As for the crumbs that magically appear inside the drawer, I surrender. I have no clue how they get in there!!!!

What ONE organized area (no matter how small) will you CHOOSE to FOCUS on today? Comment below (or share a pic so we can celebrate your success!!).

P.S. - Thank you all for your kindness from yesterday's post. I am still catching up on the comments 💜

Hello everyone! I'm Alejandra, the organizing coach behind this page 🙂

I wanted to take a moment and say hello as it's been awhile since I've posted here (when work gets busy, I tend to de-prioritize social media. And since I don't like receiving help in this one area of our business (I like writing my own posts)... nothing gets posted!!!).

But I'm working on changing that so here I am showing up for the first time in awhile doing something hard!!!!

A lot of you already know me, but for those that don't, here are a few random things about me:

-I was born in Maryland. My mom is Colombian, dad is Italian 📍
-My love for organizing started around age 12 👧
-My favorite space to organize is the pantry b/c I love eating! 🍕
-My husband Ed and I started our organizing business in 2008 👫
-I find immense joy in helping others improve their lives 🙏
-My motivation for getting organized is to eliminate confusion 🤯
-I love poodles and have a red toy poodle named Mojo 🐩
-My personality type is INFJ 🧠
-My favorite book is The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer 📘
-I love wearing sweatpants 🧦

Here's a recent photo of Ed and me last month at Acadia National Park in Maine.

Now it's your turn!!! If you'd like to comment below on where you're joining me from and/or what motivates you to get organized, it'd be great to meet/see you!!!

Hello everyone! I'm Alejandra, the organizing coach behind this page 🙂

I wanted to take a moment and say hello as it's been awhile since I've posted here (when work gets busy, I tend to de-prioritize social media. And since I don't like receiving help in this one area of our business (I like writing my own posts)... nothing gets posted!!!).

But I'm working on changing that so here I am showing up for the first time in awhile doing something hard!!!!

A lot of you already know me, but for those that don't, here are a few random things about me:

-I was born in Maryland. My mom is Colombian, dad is Italian 📍
-My love for organizing started around age 12 👧
-My favorite space to organize is the pantry b/c I love eating! 🍕
-My husband Ed and I started our organizing business in 2008 👫
-I find immense joy in helping others improve their lives 🙏
-My motivation for getting organized is to eliminate confusion 🤯
-I love poodles and have a red toy poodle named Mojo 🐩
-My personality type is INFJ 🧠
-My favorite book is The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer 📘
-I love wearing sweatpants 🧦

Here's a recent photo of Ed and me last month at Acadia National Park in Maine.

Now it's your turn!!! If you'd like to comment below on where you're joining me from and/or what motivates you to get organized, it'd be great to meet/see you!!!