“Is your house really neat?” This is one of the first questions that Muffy and I receive whenever we are giving a presentation. They think that our homes are pristine and clutter free because we are Professional Organizers. We usually laugh and tell them that we have teenagers, so the answer is “No.” And while we can blame some of the clutter on the teens, the truth is that our homes are not perfect. We too look at photos in the ads of closet companies, and wonder “Who really has only six blouses in a closet the size of a small bedroom?”, and “Who owns a pantry that looks like that?!” Not us!!!
The truth is…we are human. Our lives get in the way of keeping our homes perfectly clutter free—-because we have prioritized what is important and where we will spend our time. The times when our homes become the messiest are when we are working a lot of hours or have a lot of school and volunteer functions going on during a particular week, or for some other unpredictable reason have trouble scheduling the time for everything. Does that sound familiar?
We can say, however, that we do have ‘homes’ for all of our belongings, and can find things when we need them without a lot of searching. Is this always the case? No, but it is 98% of the time. But for those moments when we cannot find something—it is totally aggravating, and frustrating, and stressful, and embarrassing, and time consuming…… But I think this is a good thing because we truly understand what our customers are experiencing 80%, 90% or even 100% of the time. We know how they feel, and we are able to make a difference in their lives so that they will not have to endure the frustration of never being able to find something when they need it.
I am building up to something here, so check in for more posts,
JoEllen
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