Thanksgiving is right around the corner!  Do you have everything together & organized, or are you starting to stress over everything that needs to be done? For many, this time of year leaves us feeling stressed, tired, & overwhelmed.  Shouldn't it be the other way around? We should be relaxing, enjoying our family, & giving thanks for all that we have. Hopefully by using these tips & ideas you will feel more organized while saving time & money along the way! 
  • 1st & foremost, PLAN AHEAD! 
  • Make a list of all the things you need to do & prioritize (ex. of holiday lists include: gift lists, meal planning lists, lists to remind you where you stashed your gifts, & event/activity lists) 
  • Take a list with you to the grocery store - (write the list in the order of the layout of the store, by doing so will save you time!) 
  • Visit websites for in-store coupons
  • Avoid long lines by shopping in the mornings on weekdays, or do all your shopping online!
  • Avoid shipment charges by googling coupons for the store you are purchasing from (there is almost always some kind of coupon for shipping)
Happy Organizing! 
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I am making it a goal of mine to start blogging at least once a week! (okay, maybe more like once every 2 to 3 weeks, but I'm going to try my hardest) So here I go, my first post, yay! 

A lot of clients and people I meet are always asking me how I got into organizing and became a professional organizer.  So I want to share my story with you! I have been organizing for what feels like my entire life.  Whether it was my mother's pantry, my closet, my father's garage, or a friends room, I've been driving my friends and family crazy for years, organizing their stuff! I can't help it though, I just love it! The satisfaction I get from cleaning out a closet and re-arrangning things gives me such an adrenaline rush.  It wasn't until my freshman year of college that a good friend of mine told me I needed to do something with organizing.  Of course, I told him he was crazy, that there wasn't possibly a job out there that you could actually make money organizing people's things.  (Boy was I wrong) So, I dismissed it until senior year, when it came time to graduate, and I had no idea what I wanted to do.  The only thing I did know was that I wanted to find a job where I woke up every morning excited to go to work, and that the idea of being my own boss didn't sound too bad.  This is when I thought back on what Joe had said to me freshman year, and I started googling organizing companies, organizations, etc.  It was then that I came across NAPO, National Association of Professional Organizers, and met with a professional organizer from a local chapter and asked her questions about it.  I decided then and there that becoming a professional organizer was what I wanted to do, and the rest is history from there!  
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