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An Inch Or A Mile: Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

May 27th, 2011 by Faith

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Last night I was one of 3 organizers on the NAPO-DFW’s “Ask The Organizer” panel. I’m considered an extroverted introvert, so participating on the panel was definitely out of my comfort zone. At times it was exhilirating and other times downright scary. Moments of “How the heck did I get up here????” to “Wow, I’m up here!” Stepping out of my confort zone resulted in an increased excitement about organizing, learning even better ways of helping our customers and expanding our support network to serve you better.

So where is your comfort zone? How far are you willing to step out of it? Regarding organizing, what is the next step to getting you closer to where you want to be? What support network would make it easier to take that step? A professional organizer? A handyman? A part time personal assistant? Perhaps we can help you make that next step more exhilerating than scary. Just a thought.

Be it an inch or a mile, be brave and take the step. It will be worth it.

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Shoe Organization: Going Up!

May 5th, 2011 by Faith

I enjoy perusing the SkyMall magazines while on a plane. How many other catalogs have Garden Yeti? One day my mother-in-law is going to wonder where that came from.

However…SkyMall does have some great organizing solutions as well. Consider this floor-to-ceiling 36 Pair Revolving Shoe Rack. A great solution for someone with a smaller closet and more shoes that it can hold. Various companies make these anywhere from $60 – $100. They also make 3 and 4 tier versions.

Which shoe products do you like?

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Lean and Green: A More Focused Organizing Direction

January 18th, 2011 by Faith

Last week at the 2011 NAPO Conference in San Diego, Julie Morgenstern challenged us to add one thing to our business and remove one thing. And..be bold about it. I walked from session to session pondering Julie’s words and drawing a complete blank.

My background includes being a Six Sigma Expert from Raytheon and 10 years NLP experience on the side. Christopher has always been the rah rah environmental cheerleader of Reduce~Recycle~Reuse with over 14 years experience in Operations at Union Pacific. Ok, so what? Truly, there’s a point.

So Chris was in my head when I decided to attend the session on Green Organizing. There were actually two different groups meeting in one room. The room had poor acoustics and it was difficult to hear the session leader (either of them) because each was talking louder than the other. More than a few times I sat back in the chair, rolling my eyes in frustration. I caught words here and there…”The Story of Stuff”…”Bag It”…tours of recycling plants…various websites specializing in green organizing. I volunteered to start a Yahoo group to help facilitate communication between the newer organizers. Great, one more thing…but an excitement was brewing. Our company has always utilized donation stations and recycling but perhaps there was something more here.

The next night I went to dinner with Debra Baida and Courtney King – two extrememly creative and inspiring organizers out of San Francisco. They shared some unique ways of connecting people: organizers, declutterers, artists and recyclers. Perhaps it was the Loco Gringo (a tasty beverage) talking, but that dinner set a new course of direction for The Queen of Declutter.

So thank you for coming along on this journey, bearing with us as we learn to write, and affording us all the opportunity to be lean and green!