Professional Organizing in Madison, Wisconsin

I found this cartoon in a recent issue of Real Simple Magazine.  I keep it on my vision board as it always makes me smile.  It is particularly funny to me…I’m not sure if it’s because I am turning 38 next month, or if it’s because I studied the “What to Expect when you’re Expecting” book so much when I was pregnant with my kids.  I realize it’s is a parody, but I can’t help but see the expectations of a mom my age to be unrealistic…I can’t change a diaper in under 2 minutes (my nine month old can’t be still for 15 seconds!) and I would never start any conversation about Japanese fashion, let alone an insightful one.  And then there’s the over the top, stereo typical expectation of moms these days: “write a best-selling novel, work full time, and run a charity organization”.  We only are seen as excelling when we do it all!

I think organizing has a lot to do with expectations.  The “organizing” part of life is setting up realistic, consistent expectations of when and how things get done and who does them.  Organizing daily life can help free up time to study Japanese fashion…or take your kids to the park.  I’m sure you can see where I’m going with this.

So what can you expect of me as I enter my 39th year?  You can expect to see more insightful blogs and newsletters on setting up realistic expectations for daily life - on getting and staying organized.  I’ll get to that right after I research “Duran Duran”.  I think I’ve heard of them…

Dannie