September 28th, 2006
We were recently contacted by Kevin Aeh, a writer for “Time Out Chicago” to perform a closet organizing project for their upcoming design issue.
Lucky guy! He even got to be our guinea pig. Kevin is a hip, urban professional with a creative job and an eclectic sense of style. We liked him immediately and weren’t deterred when we saw the chaos he called his closets.
You can read his take on our project via the following link:
http://www.timeout.com/chicago/Details.do?page=1&xyurl=xyl://TOCWebArticles1/83/check_out/closet_case.xml
So what are you waiting for?
September 15th, 2006
I am lucky, one of the fortunate few, who is getting paid to do that about which I am also passionate. I’m a professional organizer. Actually, my title is “Master Simplifier” ™. And as such, I get to clear other people’s clutter, streamline their closets and their lives and help them find time in an otherwise hectic daily schedule.
And while my days may be spent getting clutter under control – one client calls his “Jurassic sediment” – I am here to tell you that I really don’t give a hoot if your sock drawer is organized. In fact, I’m tired of listening to organizers and hosts of the currently-hot, cable space makeover shows, drone on as if having the perfectly organized closet, file system or garage solution is akin to attaining nirvana.
Perfectly aligned containers, fewer storage spaces jammed to the fagers and closets that no longer spring open under the pressure of too much stuff, isn’t going to insure you Peace of Mind. The essence of getting organized isn’t about being “neat as a pin.” Neatness doesn’t equate to understanding what gives you satisfaction. Orderliness may be next to godliness on someone’s list, but on mine it could be an indication of OCD, and that’s the opposite end of the same spectrum.
Wake up everyone!! It’s about saving you time! Precious time – “the one capital every human being has and can’t afford to waste” according to Thomas Edison. (talk about the light bulb!) The one resource we all wish we …
