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Say it with me....P-U-R-G-E....
Ahhhhh....

Well, if you tuned in yesterday, you laughed and organized till you dropped.  Sara Fisher, Certified Professional Organizer and dear friend from Atlanta, was my guest.  She kept us laughing, and repeating the mantra....
P-U-R-G-E....Oh, boy that felt good.  Even Paul, my co-host got into it, as we held hands and swayed!!  I was a bit surprised as I thought that Paul would certainly zone out, considering organizing might ordinarily fall to the "girly" side of things, but he hung right in there--as well he should, because his own office looks like a bomb went off it it!  He also swooned over Sara's southern accent, turned on like a cool mint julep just for him!  So we all picked up some great tips, including our caller Judy--who won an overnight package at THE FLANDERS HOTEL, in Ocean City, NJ.  Hey, it pays to call my show!!

One of those tips was to make sure that the container you are using is appropriate for the item.  If you have really important papers to store, using a cardboard box could be disaster in a flooded basement, a leaky attic, or might even be a breeding, nesting place for bugs. 

My favorite tip, though was right at the beginning, when Sara let us off the hook by saying it is not about "perfection" or "rigidity".  She says that we have to live in our houses, and "do life".  We will be bringing stuff into our living spaces, but it is about taking little steps and beginning to get the feel of everything having a home-in our home.  The goal is to create a comfortable, non-stressed environment.  Look around you....do you feel the love and the peace??

Sara, as always (in life and on the air) was fun to listen to and offered great wisdom for those of us who are "organized-impaired".  To get a hold of her, you can find her on her well-organized website at www.asimplespace.net/  To find a local organizer visit www.napo.net

NOW, GO CLEAN THAT CLOSET!!!