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The Closet From Hell

Topic: Organizing and Learning How to OrganizeBy Angie WeidPublished Recently added

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Now, that is what "Molly" deemed her closet to be.
I saw the potential for it to be a great closet.

Molly has lots of stuff. Piled all over the shelves. Even stuff stacked in the center on the closet floor, though you can no longer walk around because there is more stuff tossed around. (perhaps I should choose a different word than 'stuff?')

In order to get started, we had to pull all the items on the floor out of the room so we can have some room to work.
Like most projects, I warned Molly that this was going to get worse before it gets better. With room to work, we started on the top shelves and began pulling items down and decided what stays and what goes.

Molly began finding items she had forgotten about. She discovered wrapping supplies, boxes & bags of plastic silverware, plates and napkins for every occasion. Memories were found in pictures and kids artwork.

The floor was found and the closet became organized. An area for each season of home decorations, large kitchen items grouped together, party supplies for each theme on one shelf, and a supply area for napkins, plates, silverware and candles.

Bags of items had to be trashed because they were crushed, broken or worn out. Many more items were loaded into her Molly's car to be donated and enjoyed by a new family. Molly began to feel much better about this closet.

"Oh my, it is actually functional. I can find stuff again."

Now Molly can prepare for her holiday parties this weekend and use some of the items she found that were lost in her closet.

What have you found recently at the bottom of your closet? nn

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About the Author

Angie began her professional organizing business in 2005. She is a proud member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and has been featured on CBS WTOL's 'Your Day' weekday morning program. Angie is a graduate of Purdue University with a B.S. in Aeronautical/Astronautical Engineering, with 8 years experience as a Design Engineer and Program Manager at Ford Motor Company. Good organization, creativity and quick critical thinking are a few skills she has developed as an engineer. As a single mother of 2 beautiful boys, she has learned the art of multi-tasking and understands how overwhelming life can get without a plan to enjoy it. Angie operates according to a simple philosophy -- that every client is a unique individual and has a different answer to the question, "How can I help you?" Angie’s greatest organizing strength is her ability to listen to her clients and come up with a plan that will work for them. In her own words -- "I love helping people enjoy their home and life a little bit more. When working with a client and they get an 'ah-ha' moment. It is fantastic!" Check Out These References... "Angie, you have made me actually want to spend time in my office! I can't thank you enough. This has been a project I've been trying to tackle for some time and finally, enough was enough! You have great ideas and anyone reading this if your contemplating it....just do it! Don't be shameful of your space, just do it!"n-Cheryl E. "Thank you for your help. It has made such a difference already in how much more organized I am. I actually LIKE walking into the office now!! It was worth every penny and I won’t hesitate to have you back to help in other areas as well!!"n- Sarah B. "Thanks for making this impossible job... possible. The kids were so excited when they saw the finished project. It was the best Christmas present ever!"n- Lynn G. More projects can be found at www.iorganizeyou.com. Contact Angie: 734 890 1276 or angie@iorganizeyou.com

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