This summer was a doozy. Okay, all of 2014 has been a doozy for us. Without getting into the unbelievable, eye roll worth details, I’ll just tell you that we have traveled a LOT, dealt with some family emergencies and a crazy amount of clients and new business projects. So why am I sharing all of this with you?
Well, I learned some valuable lessons through all of this and I wanted to pass them ...
My Closet
At just about every speaking engagement I attend and every time I take on a new client, I get asked if I'm "that organized". The answer is yes. I was born this way and putting things into containers. I could go on and on, but instead I will show you my personal closet and what I have done to make it organized. It's a reach in closet, a little under five feet wide and just a few feet deep. I ...
Diary of an Organizer
I was recently at a family wedding and I was telling someone about our
business plans. I will admit, they are grand. The person commented to me
that I shouldn't forget my roots.
I thought about this and I realized that why I do everything I do and am
working so hard to build my organizing business is that I want to accomplish
in life is so I can get back to my roots.
When I worked in a ...
Diary of an Organizer- Be good enough for you! Get Started Today!
Life isn't about being perfect. Although we adopt that mentality when we see beautiful models, get caught up in the perceived perfection in television and movies, and even the Pottery Barn catalog that arrives every month. We all want to be perfect, and we all want our lives to be perfect. However, if you are striving for that you will probably be working your whole life towards that ...
Diary of an Organizer- Find time for fun!
A few months ago someone told me how much my work life balance stunk. I was shocked. I thought that being a hard worker meant I had to work as much as possible, as often as possible. However, after months of broken engagements and lunch dates, I have missed an entire summer seeing my friends. And although my life is about to get much busier, I'm learning how to make time for fun.
When I tell ...
Diary of an Organizer: If you’re going to buy stuff- shop at The Container Store
Everyone who knows me knows how much I love The Container Store. I have been in love with the store long before I became a professional organizer. The closest Container Store to my home is about 45 minutes away. When I was working in a corporate job 9-5, it wasn't easy to make it there. So, my husband would take me on "date nights" there and take me to dinner after. Why do I love The ...
Diary of an Organizer: Meal Planning Made Easy
Meal planning is a pain. Any way you slice it, cooking for a family on a budget, and eating healthy are difficult tasks to do simultaneously. I'm not Julia Child. Not even close. In fact, for most of the time my husband and I have been together he has done the cooking. My problem was that I was always very busy, and because I didn't really have any idea about what to make at the end of the ...
Diary of an Organizer: Make Someone’s Day!
Surprises are a fact of life. Many times they come in the form of a flat tire, a large bill or illness. However, you can make surprises work for you. More importantly, you can make the surprise benefit those around you. Think about those around you—your friends, your family, your co-workers. I bet they are so caught up in the daily act of living and getting by that they don't have time to ...
Diary of an Organizer- Time to run!
Time to run!
I'm a runner and sometimes it's the only part of my day that I have peace and quiet. However, it's also the most carefully planned out part of my day. If the brief hour of time window in which I run closes, chances are it won't reopen for the rest of the day. So that being said I spend every evening counting down the minutes until I need to go to bed in order to get a full ...
Bonnie Joy Dewkett is a nationally recognized organizing expert, author, motivational speaker, and internet radio personality. She began organizing as a child, and she has been organizing ever since. Her company, The Joyful Organizer®, creates and implements organizational systems for the home and office...