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Get Organized In 2025 With Expert Tips From Shira Gill
Updated on February 4, 2025

Shira Gill, the bestselling author of Minimalista and Organized Living, has a new guide for implementing better habits, setting boundaries, and getting organized in 2025. LifeStyled: Your Guide to a More Organized & Intentional Life is full of tips you can integrate or practice for quick, transformative results.
When Shira realized that almost all of her clients — ranging from students to CEOs — were overextended, over scheduled, and overwhelmed, she created solutions that blend practical minimalism with organization. “I believe there is an actionable antidote to an overextended life. It involves making intentional decisions about how to invest our precious time, energy, and resources. It’s impossible to do everything at once — so it’s up to each person to decide what matters most at any given time,” says Shira.
Scroll down for a few of Shira’s best tips for getting organized in 2025!

Expert Organizer Shira Gill (pictured) has dedicated her career to helping people gain clarity and activate their best selves, even when they are short on time or capacity.
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Try A Timer
Set a timer for 15 minutes, walk around looking for things that aren’t where they belong, and put them away. Less stuff translates directly into more time, money, energy, freedom, and spaciousness. “Grab a garbage bag and do a quick sweep of your home — this technique helped our home feels more spacious, tidy, and comfortable, and we’re always ready for guests to pop over,” says Shira.

Get Uniform
Environmental uniformity means less visual information for your brain to process and more energy for your mind to spend on other pursuits. This junk drawer is transformed by matching labelled containers. When investing in storage vessels, opt for a singular style and color to create a calming aesthetic that’s also nice to look at. Try matching wooden hangers in the entry, a row of identical bins in the pantry, or a stack of uniform storage boxes in your home office.

Curate And Donate
In this kitchen, a shelf of glazed vessels and glassware is beautiful and easy to access. “I encourage you to let go of things you no longer use or don’t need that were expensive and are still in great shape,” she says. “Being open-hearted with your resources reinforces the idea that you have more than enough, and the more you give, the more abundant you will feel.”

Go Tech Free In The Bedroom
Create tech-free zones in your home or charge devices in a concealed station (like inside a drawer), away from your bedroom. Scheduling a weekly or monthly digital detox can also be very restorative.

Upgrade Your Staples
Shira stresses how impactful it can be to upgrade everyday items. Invest in one set of high-quality sheets and towels, or treat yourself to hand, dish, and body soap in pretty glass bottles with pumps, or an artisanal bar of soap that feels luxe. Toss your kitchen sponge and replace it with a stylish and sustainable wooden dish brush. These thoughtful upgrades will improve your space and may even boost your mood.

The effects of a cluttered home and life can lead to anxiety, depression, and other mental health challenges. In her newest organizing book, Shira uses principles of minimalism to get more intentional about where we place our focus, to ensure that priorities get met, and that homeowners can create more spaciousness, ease, and joy.