Andrea Wolf, who has been in the organizing business for 15 years, said January is one of her busiest time of the year. “Always start with a blank slate,” Wolf added. “In order to get that blank slate, that means you’ve got to go through and touch everything in that closet. “If your space needs to be re-imagined from where it was before, we can look at it with a blank slate,” Wolf said. Wolf advised not to go out and buy items that you likely will not need once you’ve cleaned your space.