How we cleared a kitchen table buried in paper | Kacy Paide, Professional Organizer, DC/MD/VA
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2017
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Kacy Paide, Office Organizing Expert in Metropolitan Washington, DC
My personal favorite videos are the ones shot on-site in clients' homes and offices. This one was filmed in Houston, TX by my client as we just triumphed over her kitchen table that had been covered in paper for years. You’ll see the before pictures in here too.
It took us two trips and more than a couple of days to address each and every thing on the table, but we did it. Yes, most was trash and shredding, but we had to create a system for everything she kept. It’s still a work in progress, but I’ll share with you the simple system that we used to put out the immediate fire of “Now where do I put it so I can find it again?” It was one of my most satisfying projects to date and so much more than meets the eye. It’s a seemingly superficial problem that is anything but. This weighed on her in countless ways, eventually keeping her from inviting friends over. Before/after pictures wouldn’t have done it justice. You need the full story!
I’m positive many of you can relate to her challenging kitchen table. The table started to collect some notes and receipts, then, a few months later there was a bit more, and a few years later she felt paralyzed by the piles. She surrendered to an organizer from DC that she found on UA-cam and - voila! If she can do take the first step, so can you. - Навчання та стиль
Happily binge watching your videos, helping me body double my way through a bin of papers! LOL!
I never thought of using my videos as body doubling - brilliant! Great use for them.
I so needed this!!! I have so many paper stacks and can’t find things when I need it. I don’t start organizing the papers because I haven’t decided exactly how I want to organize everything (folders, binders, etc.). This is great because it just gets the stuff put away in an inexpensive and manageable way until I decide how I want to eventually get it all organized.
Beth, thank you for your comment and I'm sorry I'm just getting back to you now! I'm glad you found the video helpful. My favorite videos are the "real" ones from clients' homes. Well, since it's 4 months later, did you make any changes inspired by the video, and did the changes last? If so, or if not, I'd love to hear it!
Great! it must be really satisfying to help people change their lives!
It absolutely is! I'm so appreciative of everyone who invites me into their home.
Hi Kacy, thanks so much for posting. Love your videos, very inspiring!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
Very encouraging 😀
Thank you, Monica. ;-)
Excellent! The idea of creating a temp. file for things that need to be incorporated is brilliant. and keeping it in a separate"box is the part I need to do.... I create the folders but then end up with multiple folders that are similar but not quite the same. I don't so much let it pile up but end up with duplicate systems that confuse me. I hope this will help but if you have ideas on addressing my multiple organization systems I would love to hear about them and maybe there are others with this issue.
Hi Deb. Very good point! Actually, I spend a lot of time with clients dismantling and consolidating the excess of half-attempted organizing systems. Usually, most would have been workable systems (or file folder names), if only one were committed to. You are definitely not alone!
The problem is that I have seven or eight big moving boxes full of mixed paperwork. It is the quantity of work that keeps me from getting started. I worked on it a few years ago, for a whole week. It just didn't seem to change. I was so discouraged that I just closed the box again.
I understand completely. Even with a high level of motivation, you can still feel "paralyzed." (Lots of my clients use that word.) If you haven't already, please subscribe to my free video series. It's 10 videos delivered over 10 mornings, most of which help you to break through a wall like yours. You'll see it in the middle of my homepage www.theinspiredoffice.com. Hope that helps!
This is excellent! Thank you! Do you have a video on organizing photos? Both digital and hard copies? 😊
No I don't! The best quick advice I can give is to experiment with Google Photos. That is how I organize my digital photos to get them off of my phone.