Barbara Tako

Since 1998, Barbara Tako has been a clutter clearing and home organizing infotainment motivational speaker and published author. In 2010, Barbara became a breast cancer survivor and in 2014 she became a melanoma survivor, resulting in her latest book of tools to get through the emotions of a cancer diagnosis. As a melanoma and breast cancer survivor, she wishes to help fellow survivors get through the emotional anguish of a cancer diagnosis.

Barbara provides a variety of clutter clearing and home organizing techniques through humorous real life stories and thoughts that are organized by season. She believes there is no "one right way" to clear clutter and offers readers many ideas to pick and choose from. Barbara promotes frugality and green living by encouraging her audiences to re-purpose, recycle, or donate their extras.

She offers a free monthly clutter clearing tips e-mail newsletter at www.clutterclearingchoices.com to help others and she blogs at www.cancersurvivorshipcopingtools.com. She lives in Minnesota with her husband, teenagers, and dogs, and she believes everyone can make clutter clearing choices to free up time and energy to focus on their priorities. Barbara is available for book signings, clutter clearing and cancer survivorship talks, and interviews.