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On Memorial Day, I decided to organize my garage… against my husband’s better judgment. 
. Although I was unable to really get rid of a LOT of stuff, my husband did agree to throw some of his things away, especially since for the most part, he had forgotten he had some of it??? In spite of my boundaries, I was able to establish some semblance of Order!
Please let me know what you think….
Order Your Steps, a member of Faithful Organizers, is offering the March Toward Simplicity Challenge through our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/Order Your Steps.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FAITHFUL ORGANIZERS, AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF CHRISTIAN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZERS, TO LAUNCH IT’S 1ST ANNUAL MARCH INTO SIMPLICITY CHALLENGE!
TORRENCE, CA (February 12, 2016) – Faithful Organizers, an international group of Christian Professional Organizers, is launching their first organizing challenge to the public. March Toward Simplicity will run the entire month of March with the exception of Sundays. Each day, participants will be challenged to complete a small organizing task to help simplify their lives. Members of the organization are encouraging their clients and affiliates to participate in the challenge as way to motivate them to address their clutter in small chunks and to maintain the systems they have in place.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for people to be part of something big,” says Jean Furuya, Faithful Organizers executive director. “Getting organized ranks 4th in New Year’s resolutions. This challenge will motivate participants to do a quick, daily project to see how simple it is to accomplish even the smallest of tasks. We are addressing several different aspects of organization including time management, productivity and household clutter. It is our hope that the feeling of success will continue beyond the challenge to where organizing becomes a daily activity.”
Plan 30 minutes for each task and set your timer!!
You can also access the daily challenges through a link on the Faithful Organizers website: http://www.faithfulorganizers.com and om their Facebook page: Facebook.com/Faithful Organizers.
“I’m too busy to get organized!” REALLY?!?!? ……That’s makes absolutely NO sense! OK, I need to calm down… BUT, people just don’t understand that if we would take the time to get organized and put some semblance of Order into our lives, then we would have more time to enjoy what’s really important in life!
Let me explain… It is my true belief that disorder & clutter has a psychological effect on our productivity, stress level and overall state of mind. As we enter another new year, things are hectic (as usual) and sort of out of control (again!). Therefore, some of my clients are simply TOO BUSY for our organizing sessions and have postponed, in some cases, until the Spring …. which is kinda ok, IF we resume in Spring. It is so frustrating for me, because I have seen their spaces and I know that if we could just get to Ordered Chaos, their lives would be so much better.
We must ask the questions, Are we just TOO busy to take a moment to breathe, Too busy to spend quality time with the ones we love or Is everyone on the run all the time?? Ultimately, life is too short and time is too precious to let it pass us by. All I am asking is that we come out of the forest and see the trees …
For us to say that we are TOO busy to organize, is an oxymoron. “What will it truly take to get our house in Order?” Don’t try to eat the elephant, we can only take one small bite at a time…. the papers on the dining room table, our home office with files stacked high, the kids’ closet, the daily morning routine, family mealtime after work, or even finding quiet time (what’s that?!?!?)
Well, my moment of frustration has passed. It means so much to me to help you to get there(?), whereever your Order is. It’s so logical to me. I see it so clearly in my mind’s eye. But I know that it is not an easy task. It is extremely difficult to convey the concept of Divine Order to those that are in chaos. But I will NOT give up! I will continue to chip away at the clutter and disorder, one life at a time. It is just that important to me. It is my mission, it is my calling. So, March, April, and even May will get here soon enough….and hopefully, by then, at the very least, we will be able to see the trees!
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…
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!
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Order Your Steps (OYS) had its first excursion for the year 2014. I’ve been very excited about presenting “Organizing for the New Year” to the Sisters Network of Prince George’s County. I met their president, Madeline Long-Gill last year at a community event in Forestville and I have looked forward to this workshop ever since. The Sisters Network is a survivorship for women who have HAD breast cancer or those who may still be going through chemo. There was so much inner strength in the room that you could feel it. It was truly awesome to be in the presence of God’s Grace in its Abundance!! I had asked the Lord beforehand to send His healing virtue before I got there and He did.
Below you will find my FIRST Youtube video. Please take a moment to check it out! You may wonder why my back was to the camera, but don’t ask 🙂…. please listen to my presentation and tell me what you think!
There seemed to be a fair amount of interest in “The Psychology of Clutter“. Thanks to all of you that took time to comment! It is interesting to look at a scientific perspective on the effect that clutter has on our mind, our behavior and our overall disposition. From a spiritual perspective, I have shared more than once how I believe that clutter / disorder has an affect on many aspects of our lives. Order Your Steps has been in existence for almost two (2) years. It has been a blessing to have a steady stream of clients, although customers have come and gone. We have looked briefly at those individuals that try a professional organizer (PO) and decides not to stick with it, but there are others that have not made the call…
Finding Order in Chaos 