My Journey Into Tidying

I was born to organize.  It’s one of the things I do.  I love it.  Making order out of chaos feeds my soul. 

My dad was very neat and tidy.  Everything had a place.  My mom would say, “A place for everything and everything in its place.”  As with most of my parents’ wisdom, I pshawed it as old-fashioned.  If I wanted to have messes, it was ok.  This was my house.  I was an adult.  However, something didn’t feel right.  I had a bulging clothes closet, an overflowing work area in the office, and it was beginning to scream at me. 

Enter The Life-changing Magic of Tidying by Marie Kondo.  I had to get this book.  My sister was taking a health coach course and it was required reading.  She told me that after starting the book, she tidied her closet!  I had to read this book and see why it had nudged Ruth into letting go of long unused or non-joy bringing items.  I was excited because I knew this would help me. 

After I read the book, I was sharing my excitement about what I had learned with my business coach and he challenged me to write about it.  What he suggested resounded with me.  I decided to take his advice.  Now here I am! 

This will be a 7 week series.  I believe you will find value in it and I trust you will share with me how you have been impacted by this “tidying” concept as well.  I would love to hear from you!  Shall we get started?