this is fun

i know this is just the beginning and it will be keep growing and changing. but for now, i am so happy i have chosen to be a professional organizer. today, i worked with a family (mom, dad, 3 old girl) who recently moved into a smaller apartment. the problem...they brought everything with them. this meant everything got stuffed everywhere. you know the saying...out of sight out of mind! not good. basically, but each time i opened a cabinet, i feared for what might fall on me.
the mom, me and the 3 old started out together sorting children's books and toys. it was fun at first until someone realized that we were making a piles to give some of this away.once that realisation hit , emotions started to rise. not too bad but there were definite comments being said like "this is my apartment" and "i'm mad at you". but thankfully this lovely child is a Gemini so she also had fun moments of laughing and dancing and showing off underpants. i did find it interesting that even at the age of 3 we already aware of our possessions.
from there the mom and i moved on to the kitchen/the dining room. we re-worked the cabinets and shelves. we came up with a much better use of the space and were able to put everything away that had been the dining room and kitchen tables. such a great feeling. i got great satisfaction out it.
so, a mere 5 hours later we were done. the change was amazing. when i first walked into this home i felt i couldn't breath and when were done the place felt larger. clutter is so stifling and we don't really appreciate the difference until it is gone. i'm sure this family is enjoying the feeling of it tonight.
i'm home now and i am exhausted. but a good exhausted.
the great news is, i get to do this all over again tomorrow with a new client and a new clutter.