Meet Beth…one of my Life Savers! She’s a Lawyer and a Professional Organizer (member of NAPO – National Association of Professional Organizers).
Beth came over to my NYC apartment last month and gave me a 2-hour consultation on what I needed to get rid of, tips on how to maintain cleanliness and recommendations for tools to help me stay organized.
Beth working hard (while wearing her iloveme ring!)
I am so grateful of Beth’s patience and expertise. Through the years, I’ve learned about the importance of living in a clear, clutter-free space. The more clean, organized and pretty the space you eat, sleep and live in is, the more clean, organized and enjoyable your life will be. Sometimes you just need a refresher course and that’s exactly what Beth did for me…
Room to room, one shelf and shoe rack at a time, she literally helped me organize my apartment (and life). I still have yet to hang my necklace organizer and purchase a rack to station all of my mail, but since she came, I’ve been definitely sleeping better…and picking out my clothes every morning has gotten so much easier (and more fun) too!
Here are some of my favorite tips from our session:
– “If you don’t need it, use it, love it (or can re-gift it with out embarrassment), get rid of it!” – Beth Brodsky
– “Never buy a container without measuring it first and figuring out how much you have put in it” – Beth Brodsky
– “Figure out what you NEVER use (vases, menorahs, old cookbooks) and put them at the tip top/in out-of-reach cabinets. Then, figure out what you ALWAYS use and put those things in the most easy-to-reach places.” – Beth Brodsky
Beth organizing my vases...(and putting them up high bc i rarely use them..)
Meet Beth…
Q: What piece of Be Well with Arielle iloveme collection do you have? Metal, Color of Pearl, Diamond?
I have the Sterling Silver iloveme ring with the black metallic pearl.
so professional and pretty
Q: How did you hear about Be Well with Arielle?
Through Arielle herself!
Q: How often do you wear your ring?
When I’m in need of luck (almost always!)
Q: Whats your favorite organizing tip?
Spend 15 minutes at the end of each day putting everything back in order and setting up for the next day- makes life so much easier.
Q: Whats your favorite organizing tool/product – a “must have” for all of your clients?
For the closet: shelf dividers to keep the piles from falling into each other
For the kitchen: under-shelf baskets double your storage space
Q: Whats a good tip for living an organized and balanced life, without being too “OCD”?
Don’t get too bogged down in the small stuff. If you need to leave some dirty dishes in the sink for an extra day its no biggie… go out and have fun- the dishes will still be there when you get home.
Q: I know you LOVE twitter. Who is your fave person to follow and why?
Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee he’s a social media enthusiast and wine connoisseur with lots of interesting things to say.
Q: What is your favorite thing to do to un-wind?
Baking, reading magazines, and yoga.
Q: What is one thing you’re really looking forward to doing in 2012?
Helping even more people get organized so that they can live a productive and efficient lifestyle.
Q: What is one thing that you’re looking forward to doing this week
Getting back into the swing of yoga.
To learn more about Beth and how to live an organized life, follow her on twitter at @borganizednow and check out her website, www.borganizednow.com
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Beth showing me what organizing gadgets to buy...
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be inspired. be sweet. be well.
xoxoox
be well,
arielle
