Made in the USA: Index Cards

As a concierge, personal assistant and professional organizer in Houston, I purchase a lot of things for clients and myself from office supply stores pretty regularly, so when I was purchasing index cards I was happy to see that these are made in the USA! I love when simple things that I use a on a regular basis are made in the USA. With some of the index cards I love that you can color code items. It makes them fun to use and easy to stay organized! Depending on what I am doing, I like to use the lined index cards instead of the blank ones.

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Concierge Etiquette: The Top 5 Things You Should Not Ask A Personal Concierge To Do

I decided to write this post because many of times I get asked to do things that just are not right or people will ask "What are some of your weird requests people ask Houston concierges to do?" Most of these things reputable concierge companies will not do. As a professional organizer, personal assistant and concierge in Houston you see and do a lot of abnormal things, but below are some of the things you should not ask a concierge to do.

Anything Illegal. Like get hookers and drugs. You may think this is funny and think "really?!?", but I have gotten asked far too many times to do illegal things and I absolutely will not do it. This is especially privilant when there are big events in town like Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), major sporting events, etc.

Divulge Private Information. At times I get to work on high profile projects or celebrity clientele and I am not allowed to talk about these things. I do have clients sign an agreement that contains that I keep all of their information confidential. From time to time I will get asked information about other clients especially if the person knows I work with certain individuals or their friends. A thing to keep in mind is that I can't talk about others by using their names. It's just not right.

Anything Immoral. I think this doesn't need any explanation and goes along with we will not do anything illegal, but needs to be said.

Babysit Your Children. We can hire professionals or recommend them, but I will not babysit your children. Those days of mine are over :)

To Read Your Mind. I feel like I am a magician many of times because I pull off insanely awesome tasks, but you can't expect a concierge to read your mind if you give them absolutely no details at all. We don't really know what you want unless you put us in a certain direction or give us ideas. We can make the best decisions possibly, but please know concierges ask a lot of questions.

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Client Fun, Busy Family: Utensil Organization Before & After

This was in my draft folder from last year that I never posted so I figured being Get Organized Month, it would be the perfect time to post. This is from a larger project I did last year for a family who was looking for a professional organizer to organize their home in a suburb outside of Houston. I loved this project because the kitchen was a dream to work in. The drawers were large and had plenty of room to organize all utensils. They did already have some organization in place, but some drawers needed a little tidying. 

Tips when organizing utensils:

• Purge what is you don't need or what is broken
• Group like items together in the drawers
• Use drawer dividers
• Use counter top crocks to hold utensils

Before:

After:

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Made in the USA: Pure + Good

During the winter tights are an essential for me because they are comfy and perfect for running concierge errands, personal assistant tasks and professional organizing, which can sometimes be hard to find appropriate work attire. This "winter" in Houston has been pretty hot lately, so I have not gotten to wear tights much. I was perusing Anthropologie during the holidays and came upon these black Pure + Good tights on sale, so I bought them. To my surprise they are made in the USA! I always have several pairs of black tights because eventually some of them get holes or runs in them. Do you have a favorite pair of black tights?

Navigating Super Bowl 51 in Houston, TX

Anyone else excited about the Super Bowl being in Houston? The festivities begin next week. Eco Modern Concierge is super excited to be an approved vendor for the Super Bowl and work with different clients in regards to Super Bowl activities, whether this is errands, personal assistant tasks, professional organizing tasks, personal concierge tasks, etc. 

When I first thought about writing this post I thought about all the tips and tricks I could share, but then thought why reinvent the wheel of content that is already out there. The Visit Houston website and Houstonia Magazine both have some great content out there already.  Also, KHOU has details on various parties and happenings. Go check out their sites and get ready to experience something exciting in Houston or just stay home and avoid Downtown ;)

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Organizing for the New Year

Did you get a chance to check out Sundays Beach blog? I contributed a post about organizing for the new year and some products that I really like to use to get organized. Different professional organizers have different products they like to use, but these are some of my current favorites. Many of these you can also find locally here in Houston. Most of the items are super affordable. Go check it out if you get a chance.

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Choose love.

Photo credit: New York & Company

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