Kristin MacRae

Professional Organizer and Efficiency Coach

Kristin MacRae is a virtual organizing and efficiency expert based in Hoschton, Georgia. With over 26 years of experience in operations, administration, productivity, and time management, she helps overwhelmed professionals, solopreneurs, entrepreneurs, and service providers streamline workflows, optimize processes, and manage time and projects with clarity and confidence. Her strategic approach empowers clients to reclaim their time, reduce overwhelm, and build sustainable systems that support both personal and professional growth. Since launching her business in 2012, Kristin has worked with more than 800 clients, saving them time, money, and stress through practical systems and personalized support. She is the author of Living an Organized Energized Life, a book and companion workbook, and the creator of a one-of-a-kind weekly planner designed to foster intentional living. Kristin has been a columnist for GoLocalProv and The Coastal Breeze News, and her insights have been featured in Success, Entrepreneur,

Professional Achievements

Published a book and companion workbook, Living an Organized Energized Life, and has created a handmade one-of-a-kind planner with weekly pockets
Was a columnist for GoLocalProv for 6 years and also a columnist for The Coastal Breeze News for 4 years
Quoted in Success, Entrepreneur magazines, and numerous national publications
Given over 200 organizing-themed presentations and has personally worked with over 800 clients

Favorite Piece of Advice

Design systems that align with how you function—not how others think you should. Don’t let anyone steer you toward an organizing method that doesn’t fit your natural workflow. If a paper calendar helps you stay focused and productive more than a digital one, use it. Productivity isn’t one-size-fits-all. Everyone functions differently, and there’s an efficient, effective system for each person—built around their unique needs and preferences.

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How do I get rid of clutter?

I focus on one category at a time. For instance, I was with a young girl yesterday in her bedroom getting her ready for back to school, and we went through her little vanity. Well, her vanity had makeup in it, but it also had pens and notebooks in it. So we only focused on the makeup first. I didn't want her bouncing between makeup and then the paper and then pens. So we focused just on the makeup, then we moved on to hair accessories, then perfume. Instead of throwing everything on the floor and going through everything all at once, she's just looking at one category and it makes it that much easier to declutter because you're looking at just that category and deciding, “what do I want to keep, what do I want to toss, what do I want to donate?”

We make those piles, and then we don't disperse anything throughout the house until we're done. Because a big part of the decluttering process is moving things to more appropriate places, maybe this needs to go in the kitchen, this needs to go in the bathroom, etc. What happens is you get distracted, you lose focus, and now your project's taking you twice as long, and now you're tired and you've wasted energy. So I hold people to that room the whole time we're getting organized. Then, when we're done, we disperse those items to where they need to go. I think that's the best advice I can give for when you're decluttering, to stay in the room that you're working in .

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