When you think of 25, what comes to your mind?
Twenty five is:
- also known as quarter of a century
- the number of cents in a quarter
- the atomic number of Manganese
- the number typically reserved for the best slugger in Baseball
- the name of Breckenridge Brewery American Porter Style Beer
- the name of George Michael’s (rest in peace) 2016 greatest hits album
Twenty-five is also 24 + 1 hours in a day, enjoyed once a year at the vernal equinox.
And, June 2017 marks the 25th year anniversary of my business, Under Control Organizing.
It’s hard to believe that it has been 25 years since I started organizing professionally. In 1992, when I began Under Control Organizing, I knew that I had the ability to assist, teach, motivate, and guide others toward a more organized life. My career tests had demonstrated strength in “organizing”, and I deeply felt that I could successfully share that gift with others.
I am honored to have helped almost 700 individuals with their spaces, paper, “stuff” and lives. The spectrum of these organizing projects over the past 25 years is wide. They include simplifying, right-sizing, enhancing productivity, and managing transitions into different phases of life. The relationships that developed from these projects was not predictable, and certainly a bonus.
Many requests which began with sadness, frustration, embarrassment and/or shame, ended in elation, hope and pride. Closets, cabinets, storage rooms, RV homes, (home) offices, kitchens, attics, garages, playrooms, and art studios are some of the spaces that I tackled with my clients. Those spaces held supplies, collections, files, inherited items, minutiae and prized possessions. From arranging furniture for maximum functionality, identifying and sorting “like things together” for easier access, tabulating spreadsheets to keep track of costs, and managing digital files for cloud access, each individual and situation has been unique. I have always said that there is no cookie cutter solution to organizing challenges, and the results of the past 25 years have proved that notion.
Some of my current organizing projects include:
- Downsizing homes, offices and storage for retirement or transition
- Planning moves to smaller homes
- Settling into new homes
- Modifying living and work spaces for better efficiency and comfort
- Managing paper, digital files and cloud storage
- Tackling your unique “situation”
I am grateful, to all of my customers (and those who referred you to me) over these last 25 years, for your trust in me to “invade” your homes, offices and lives. You can count of me to be there for your next organizing challenge. In the words of Robert Frost, “The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep.”
