Cathi Nelson
Connecticut
Founder of growing industry, photo-life management/organizing. Innovative thinker, risk taker, always curious, lover of photos & stories
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How I Turned My $200-per-Week Side Project Into a 7-Figure Company
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.
Choosing an external hard drive
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?
7 Small Tasks to Kick Off New Year’s Decluttering and Organizing
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.
Printing Press: The Ins and Outs of Photo Organization in the Digital Age
This past summer, seven of us set out on the arduous and awe-inspiring journey of walking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It was spectacular, and our photos are proof. Speaking of photos: I was the only person carrying a camera, but we all had our phones, including our guide. Moreover, we took photos practically every step of the way. That was eight phones and one camera, resulting in well over 2,000 digital photos and a few videos.
How to Keep Your Bathroom Organized
Get rid of my husband would be the best declutter activity, hahaha! I actually bought a wall cabinet just for him and hung it up in handy height - bowing down or reaching up seems to be impossible for a man - for him to store all his stuff. Works to a certain degree but some things still end up somewhere else.
8 Shed Storage Ideas to Help Beat Garden Clutter
Garden clutter can build up quickly, so a well-organized shed is essential for keeping on top of everything. Take a look at these ideas for making the most of the storage space in yours. 1. Start With Shelves When it comes to sheds, you can almost never have too many shelves, so try to factor in as many as possible when adding a new garden shed.
When and How to Use Storage Containers to Organize Your Things
As a professional home organizer, I have a love-hate relationship with storage containers. My mission is to help my clients create spaces that feel relaxing, function efficiently and reflect their personal style. This almost always involves decluttering. And while storage containers can be a great way to organize belongings once they have been decluttered, relying on containers too early can backfire.
Printing Press: 2018 APPO National Conference
More than 200 passionate and tech-savvy photo storytellers attended the 6th national conference of the Association of Personal Photo Organizers in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 21–25, 2018. The need for professional photo organizers has exploded over the past five years, as more and more people turn to professionals to help them manage their growing photo and video collections. These trained professionals help people make sense, and use, of those collections.
9 Ways to Save Your Favorite Family Photos
I’ve heard one too many stories of people bagging up their old family photos and albums and tossing them to the curb. It hurts my heart to see the years of family history and knowledge that these photos provide in the mix with old coffee grounds, rotting roses or last week’s tuna casserole. The myth that future generations won’t care about these old photos prompted the mass disposal of truly invaluable family photo albums.
Don’t Let Great Memories Fade Away - Digital Imaging Reporter
Our memories are the stories of us. They are the bridge to our past that links us to our grandparents, parents, siblings, children, grandchildren and friends. Like treasured heirlooms, our memories teach us tha t the bonds of family and friendship need to be cherished above all else. Sharing those memories enriches our lives by bringing us closer to our loved ones. And there is no better way to preserve those memories than through photographs.
Your guide to digitizing home movies
The shift from film to digital affected how we recorded these memories and changed the way we viewed home movies. If you want to guarantee that you’ll be able to view your movies in the future, you’ll need to digitize those memories now. Many of us have our movies saved on old film or videotape that we last touched in the 1990s. Film and tape decay over time and are incredibly susceptible to damage from natural elements.
6 tips to help you sort through your family keepsakes
Our keepsakes are tangible proof of our experiences, and they carry a significant weight of meaning and tell a story of their own. Many of us have boxes, or even rooms, filled to the brim with these keepsakes: family heirlooms, your grandmother’s birth certificate, baby clothes or your children’s artwork from kindergarten. The truth is, a lot of the things we save can be thrown away.
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