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Organizing My Car …. that doubles as my Office!
I spend even more time on the road these days. I now cover Prince George’s, Montgomery, Anne Arundel Counties, parts of Howard & Baltimore County and more, in Maryland. Thus my car now doubles as my office. I must have everything that I need to do my job with me at all times, whether I am going to an Order Your Steps client’s home to organize their closet or I’m doing a FREE in-home ShelfGenie consultant…. and everything must be easily accessible.
I used Windows Movie Maker to produce my lastest video (my daughter helped a little bit :-D)… the application was fairly easy to use. However, it took a lot of time and patience to produce a finished product that I was willing to share….
Please let me know what you think!
Motivation
As some of you may know, I had an ad on Living Social during the month of February and March. The offer was 2 hours of organizing services for $50. The response was really good, especially with regards to clicks on my website. So what does that have to do with “motivation”???…. Well, I’m getting to that! Two (2) hours really isn’t a lot of time to complete an organizing project, so you either want the client to buy additional hours of your services or you want them to be motivated to continue the project without you. Both are WIN-WIN scenarios!!
There was one client in particular that was given the Living Social voucher as a gift. She had taken the time to make a list of questions for me prior to our visit and was really excited about getting started. She has a sincere desire to de-clutter and become more organized, but again, we only had TWO hours. We started our time together by sorting and purging through her dresser drawers.
Here is an excerpt from the email that she sent me after our visit…
Ms. Candy!
I had a great time with you Saturday, I am so glad you came. Thank you for the motivation, I truly needed it. As for separating my work and casual clothes that are folded I think I am going to keep that as is. It’s more important that they are folded up and put away in the drawer. There were numerous items that we decided to hang in the closet, so the closet became our 2nd area of focus. I was drawn to the nearest Walmart to purchase those things you spoke of called “skirt hangers”. Those things you called “skirt hangers” really do exist, AND they hang up skirts perfectly! … LOL!!! :-D. I purchased 3 skirt hangers that hold 6 skirts each, so I have extra hangers if I purchase more skirts.
I’m even amazed myself on how much we were able to accomplish in 2 hours. We didn’t have time to work on other areas of her apartment, so she did the kitchen after I left.
I love it when a plan comes together. My goal is truly to have the client motivated, so that they will de-clutter and organize on their own and maintain it after I leave. This client suggested that I FaceTime with her, every once and a while to check on her progress. AWESOME IDEA!
I appreciate all your suggestions and motivation. Thank you for helping me declutter my apartment of all the clothes! Everything is on the up and up and I plan to keep it going. Have a wonderful day!
“Preparing to Go Back Inside” – Fall/Winter Special Offer!
Summer is unofficially over and the children are back to school….
It’s time to put your STUFF in Order!!
Planning for 2013
It is during this time of year, if not sooner, that I start to think a lot about the new year that is quickly approaching. It is the time that I not only look forward to what’s coming, but I reflect on the year that has passed.
It is interesting that when December comes, it just feels that the year has swished by…. but it really hadn’t. So I want to just share a few thoughts that are on top of my brain at the moment.
Truly a year of blessings and God’s unmerited favor granted upon me and my family!!
- My son reappeared after two years with his biological father, but has disappeared again.
- Retirement after 32 years and started my own business, Order Your Steps!
- Finding Order in Chaos Blog created & first published and as a result, I have met and becomes “blogsphere” friends with so many interesting people from all over the world.
- The Lord brought so MANY people across my path this year, just so His light could shine.
and I could go on and on and on and on…..
- Revisit my goals & objectives, both personal & professional, and determine what I accomplished and what I didn’t and why.
- Rewrite my To Do list, so it looks neat and legible… OK, some OCD tendencies I have not let go of yet! 🙂
- Look at what I want / need to do differently in 2013 and make the necessary adjustments to my goals and objectives.
- Modify my action plan, as needed.
Let’s not dwell on what we didn’t get done, but on those things that we did…
Continue to expect God’s Blessings and Unmerited Favor
and Simply Enjoy Life, one day at a time!
What are your thoughts on ending 2012 and entering 2013?
Related articles:
- Day 22: Desire God’s Unmerited Favor, Not Favoritism (dksdevotional.wordpress.com)
- Want to Grow in 2013? Use This Checklist (inc.com)
- What do you have planned for 2013? (harrietkempton.com)
What to do with the “Secret” Closet?
Or Not??…. Your secret closet may not be so secret! 🙂
This month, we are going to “Declare Our Independence” from Clutter!!
So, Where to we start??
Sort & Purge
Organize!
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Please Stay Tuned for the next episode of “My Son has Reappeared”…
I believe that I have had ANOTHER Revelation?????
Related articles
- Solving Your Small Closet Woes (apartmentguide.com)
Are you REALLY organized?
Do you have a secret closet? I can not stress enough that being organized, does NOT mean that your house is so neat, that you can’t live in it. Have you ever been in someone’s house that was soooooo clean that you didn’t want to sit down??? You were even afraid to breathe, cause your breath might leave air particles on the furniture….
Your organized space must be live-able and if it is tooooo organized, yes, I really mean too organized, it will be very difficult to maintain!
That piece of paper is in the yellow folder, with the pink dot, in the green drawer of the purple file cabinet
and it is the third sheet of paper, with the red tab…. ARRRGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!
The primary goal of being organized is to have some order to your stuff so that you can find what you need, when you need it. If you have a secret closet, than you are probably NOT organized, you are just REAL neat….
WATCH THIS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apvf4UihPd8&feature=youtu.be
Did you clean out the garage?
I must start by letting you all know how grateful I am for my now OVER 300 followers. Half of my followers are my wonderful fellow blogger friends out there and the other half are my Order Your Steps Facebook Fans (please click link to “LIKE”). I never imagined how great the response would be to my blog. To date, I have over 3000 hits, which may be small for some, but HUGE for me.
I pray that you continue to visit me and find something that will be helpful, encouraging and inspires you. This really isn’t just about putting order to your stuff, but giving you some order to your chaos in your life.
Now that I have gotten all serious on you, you REALLY need a laugh!
Your car is all clean and organized now,
so did you clean out the garage???
Unfortunately, I can’t really endorse the garage storage cabinets (which look really nice)….
He really should have cleaned out the garage!!!!!!!
I also have a few garage before and after pictures
on my Order Your Steps website (Check it Out!)
Related articles
- A Garage Re-do (cheapandspoiled.com)
What is in your car?
When I worked for Xerox, I was a “field” manager, which meant that I spent a lot of time in my car. Paperwork, employee files, customer info, etc. needed to be easily accessible, while I was in my car. In addition, eating fast food while I was on the road…. was fast and a part of my daily work process. So trash could begin to accumulate! Although my car had become my mobile office, remember, I am an organizer and my car still had to stay relatively clean and orderly.
You can believe, my car did not look like this!
Photo credit: CNN-ireport
If perchance your car, does look like this… :-(,
Here are a few car organizing tools that you can use…
pinterest.com
caarseat.com
creativespaceorganizing.com
cargogear.com
What is in your car?
Is the Junk in your car Junk?
I read a very interesting article and I attempted to send it to all of my blog followers. But since I am still somewhat technically-challenged, I am not sure what happened to it (so please let me know if you got it and I apologize if this is a duplicate).
The junk inside your car isn’t exactly ‘junk’……It actually says a lot about you!
What’s in your car? Do you have purple fuzzy dice hanging from your rearview mirror? Or is it cluttered with empty water bottles? Well, according to experts, the junk inside your car isn’t exactly ‘junk’……It actually says a lot about you! So here’s what certain types of car clutter say about your personality……Courtesy of Woman’s World Magazine: • First: What if you have a decoration hanging from your rearview mirror? Psychologist Dr. Maximillian Wachtel says hanging something from your rear-view mirror – like fuzzy dice or a stuffed baseball – is a sign that you’re confident. Why? Because the fact that you’re okay telling the world what appeals to you says you’re comfortable with who you are. • Next: What if your car is cluttered with empty water bottles? Psychologist Dr. Tina Tessina says drinking water in the car shows that you’re efficient. Why? Because even though you’re always on the go, you still stay on top of important things – like keeping yourself hydrated. • Also: What if you keep a first aid kit in your car? Obviously, this means you’re safety conscious. But a first aid kit also indicates you like being in control. Dr. Tessina says your first aid kit makes you feel like no matter what happens, you’ll be able to handle it. • And finally: What if you have an angel in your car or an angel bumper sticker? This is a sign of a positive thinker. Dr. Tessina says people who surround themselves with angels, or other symbols of hope and optimism, expect good things to happen, which makes them more positive and more satisfied with their lives. So what if you have fuzzy dice, water bottles, a first aid kit, and an angel in your car? It means you’re a confident person who’s always on top of things, and is ready to handle any situation with positive thinking. It also means you need to clean out your car!
Photo Credit: www.thetruthaboutcars.com
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