Cathi Nelson

I like to joke that my company was a 15-year overnight success story. I never set out to start a business. As an early adopter of digital photography, I regularly had friends and family turn to me for help. They’d bring over bags of memory cards, asking what to do with them, or hoped to digitize the boxes of printed photos gathering dust in their basement. I loved digging through people’s memories, so I initially did it for free as a fun hobby.

Planning to get an external hard drive for the first time? Here’s everything you need to know when choosing one that suits your needs best. Selecting the right external hard drive is a crucial step in safeguarding your digital photos. While cloud storage provides accessibility, having a physical hard drive grants you complete control. If you’re delving into photo organizing or handling the task independently, the question arises: which external hard drive suits you best?

If decluttering and organizing is on your New Year’s resolutions list, you might start visualizing your goal by saving photos of your favorite organized spaces to a Houzz ideabook. But at some point, you’ve got to go from dreaming to actually taking action. As a professional organizer, I recommend that you begin with tasks that take only an hour or two to complete. Tackling smaller areas of your home can give you a sense of accomplishment that motivates you to continue organizing.