Since this is my first post, I thought I would introduce myself and share with you a bit about who I am … then share my latest summer organizing tip … so if you are in a hurry for a tip, jump to the end of this post!
You can see from my web site that my business was founded to help others create order, efficiency and balance in their lives by improving arrangements and teaching the basic principles of organization. Obtaining a Masters Degree in Library Science provided me, early in my adult life, with a solid foundation in principles and practices of organization. I’ve recently finished a book called This Book is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, by Marilyn Johnson, that focuses on the importance of librarians in the cyber age. While the focus is on the contribution of librarians to the formation and organization of the internet, many of the principles apply to my work as an organizer. A quote from the book: “The librarian is the organizer, the animating spirit behind it, and the navigator. Her job is to create order out of the confusion of the past, even as she enables us to blast into the future.” I trust that is what I do for my clients.
In Asheville, North Carolina, where I live with my family, we have the most incredible farmer’s markets. It is my Saturday morning treat to hit several of them, loading up with fresh berries, peaches, and various vegetables. The farmers present and sell their fare in plastic and straw baskets of different sizes and shapes. I have saved many of them, and have given them new life as drawer and cabinet organizers for my family and clients. They are perfect for desk drawer organizing as well as kitchen and bathroom catchalls for like items. It is important for me to reduce, reuse and recycle … and this is just one way to keep things out of the landfill and protect our environment … one step at a time.
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