About Laura Moore, M.Ed.
Life Skills Mentor Professional Organizer Downsizing Coach Move Manager
20 Things That May Surprise You
I’m more interested in understanding people than organizing stuff.
I’m not a minimalist. I love my stuff. My home is full, yet balanced.
I’m organized only to the point that I can easily find things.
I’m particular, but not a perfectionist.
I haven’t been to the Container Store in over ten years.
I don’t own a label maker.
I am not a DIY kind of gal. I need help all the time.
I have two junk drawers: one personal and one for work.
I often get messy and have to pick up after myself.
I am a life-long student of different therapies, including NLP and spiritual teachers.
I get a surprising kick out of watching the trucks drive away with my trash or recycling.
I am the oldest daughter of an emotionally messy family, but our home was neat and uncluttered.
I’ve lived in 6 different states, now outside of Boston.
I grew up in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA when it was just “Manchester,” and still visit.
I love collaging and show my “Clutter to Collage” series in local art galleries.
I was comfortably married, happily divorced, and am totally OK with my decision not to have children.
I won the “Most Improved Sailor” award when I hit a sand bar my first time out alone. (I still have it.)
In 1987, I lived at Findhorn, a spiritual community in Northern Scotland, for three months.
I know where everything is in my home.
Every day I need to practice what I teach so my days are easier, more enjoyable, no matter what I need to do.
Prior to ClutterClarity LLC
Invested in residential real estate, renovating and renting apartments.
Ran Moore Communications from 1990-1999 to help small, independent legal, medical, financial firms market their business. (Going through their stuff taught me a lot about organizing important papers!)
Privileged to be the media coordinator and assistant for Henry Hampton, Producer of the PBS series, “Eyes on the Prize.”
Education
1989 - Masters in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
1979 - BA in Sociology and Economics, Boston College
1978 - Studied Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
Publications
Prepare to Care: An Act of Love - Conversations to Have Before Illness and End of Life, ClutterClarity Press, 2019
Paper Clarity at a Glance: What to Keep, Where and When to Shred, ClutterClarity Press, 3rd edition, 2018
The Retail Revolution: Market Transformation, Investment, and Labor in the Modern Department Store, Barry Bluestone, Patricia Hanna, Sara Kuhn, Laura Moore, Auburn House Publishing Company, 1981 (Perfect industry for a decluttering expert to know about!)
Media
Boston Sunday Globe, Boston Magazine, Chronicle WCVB TV, Cambridge Tab, Concord Journal, Wellesley-Weston Magazine, Improper Bostonian, Real Simple Magazine
Member
New England Association of Productivity and Organization (NE-NAPO)
National Association of Productivity and Organization (NAPO)
Donate/Volunteer
Household Goods Acton, MA
The Children's Room Arlington, MA
More Than Words Bookstore Waltham & Boston, MA
Open Table Concord & Maynard, MA
“Clutter to Collage” by Laura Moore
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