Even in today’s modern society, when nearly 60% of all women work outside the home, it probably comes as no surprise that women still carry most of the burden for having a well-organized and managed home. We’re not talking about a clean home (although that’s a responsibility too). We’re talking about purging clothes that your kids have outgrown; sorting toys to keep what makes sense and get rid of the ones they never play with; organizing holiday bins for easy retrieval; and tackling those junk drawers and rooms that are overflowing with too much stuff. Sorting out all this physical “stuff” creates a mental load which can produce guilt and shame as women continually compare themselves to those who seem to be keeping up with ease.

Long ago, women felt this same kind of guilt around keeping a clean home (a guilt that still exists today). The house was their responsibility, and they felt guilty for hiring others to do it. But over the years, more women have come to understand that it is not that they can’t clean the house; it’s that cleaning may not be the highest and best use of their time. So, many women have given themselves the grace to hire outside help to keep up with deep cleaning.

This same logic should apply for the work of organizing your home—which in reality can take even more time than cleaning. This is because all that stuff requires decision-making about what to keep, where to put it, what to donate, and what should be thrown away. And the bigger that organizational project, the more likely a woman is to procrastinate getting it done and then feel guilty about it.

Letting guilt go, however, doesn’t mean accepting the burden of a disorganized home. 70% of adults report stress in their inability to keep things organized. The average American spends approximately 17 hours per year searching for misplaced items. And the average American household has more than $7,000 of unused stuff in their home.

Having an organized home makes it easier to get ready in the morning, find everything you need, and live an easier life. And today, there are professional organizers ready to come in and help you turn that chaos into calm.

If you’d like some help tackling organization in your home, contact us today for a free consultation. Thank heavens, the time of women being expected to “do it all” is long over. Let go of the guilt and let us help get those projects done in 2026.