Contact Beth Gomez at 773. 727.1707 or bgomez@koenigstrey.com.

Whether staging your home to sell or just spring cleaning, personal stylist and founder of Cashmere & Wit (www.cashmereandwit.com), Alyssa Peterson has these tips:

• Reduce clutter by putting everything on the same kind of hanger. "Thin hangers like Joy Manago Huggable Hangers at Target buy you even more space."
• Organize by item then color. "This also helps you see what you have. You may notice you need more color, fewer black pants."
• If you're moving, keep 40% of your wardrobe that you can't live without and pack up everything else.

I recently had a "Closet Cleanse" by Alyssa and was surprised by how much I was able to part with...four garbage bags of clothes and shoes! We identified items that were missing from my wardrobe and went on an efficient follow-up shopping trip. I finally feel like I'm in control of my closet!

If you sign up for a service with Alyssa it includes a KLUTCHclub box, another cool service from my current client, Julie Baskin. KLUTCHclub (www.klutchclub.com) is a new monthly subscription service that sends a hand-picked and “themed” box of holistic health, fitness and wellness products – organic protein bars, workout wear, skincare products, teas, etc. – right to your doorstep every month, making it a no brainer to incorporate healthier choices with ease. You can see the box I received pictured here.

You may recognize Alyssa from a past newsletter. Here's her home buying story we featured in September. She has been very busy!

Contact Beth Gomez at 773. 727.1707 or bgomez@koenigstrey.com.

May 27: Bike the Drive
June 1-3: Do Division Street Festival
June 9-10: Printers Row Lit Fest
June 23-24: Green Music Fest
June 29-July 1: Gold Coast Art Fair
July 7-8: Lincoln Park Art & Music Fest
July 13-15: Pitchfork Music Fest
July 15: Dearborn Garden Walk
July 21-22: Sheffield Garden Walk & Fest
July 28-29: Wicker Park Fest
August 3-5: Lollapalooza
August 11-12: Retro on Roscoe
August 18-19: Chicago Air & Water Show
September 8-9: Ukrainian Village Fest