I love it when I find myself in situations that plant me squarely in my clients’ shoes. This past weekend, my friend Aby Garvey, who is an amazing organizer, offered to come to my house to help me organize my office. We swap services occasionally and it’s always fun and rewarding.
While we were going through my vast collection of office supplies (oh, how I love office supplies!), I heard myself say some things that I hear my clients say with a certain amount of frequency. Here were some reasons I initially gave for not wanting to part with items:
The truth is that once I got rolling, it became easier to give up items. I knew how much better everything would look there was less of it. But, as you can see from the above picture of my office-supply closet, I did manage to keep quite a bit. At least everything’s stored beautifully.
Here are a few things I learned:
It can be hard to give up items that you’ve had for years and that you bought for a reason. But identifying those items that you’ll probably never use can free up space for stuff that you actually need. Out with the old and in with the new (or in with the clean space)!
Tagged with: aby garvey, decluttering, home office, professional organizer
Oh, I know that “it might come in handy one day”… lol. I have stacks of notebooks.. the old fashioned ones :)
Barbara April 22, 2017 12:34 PM
Thank you! I also find it very rewarding to give books and magazines to my local library.
Mitzi Roberts November 21, 2014 10:13 AM