Hear me on the Radio

Here is your chance to hear me on the radio.

 I was interviewed twice this month on organizing tips for the   home and my  famous Passover tips.

You can stream this on your computer by clicking on the site below and looking for my name.         Enjoy

http://www.nachumsegal.com/jm-in-the-am/

something-to-talk-about-with-randi-wartelsky/

Click on "something to talk about ".  March 21.  Preparing for Pesach

 and February 28. Organizing with Esther Simon

Getting Ready for Passover

It's just 11 days away...what will you do next?  My motto has always been begin with the end in mind.  On Monday night March 25, 2013 some of you wll be sitting down to a sedar.  For those of you making the sedar in your home think of the things you want to be doing last minute.  Perhaps setting the table, making the traditional sedar plate.  That means the other cooking and preparing has to be done prior to that night.  Will you be cooking on Sunday?  Did you get your car cleaned?  Did you prepare your menu for the week?  Did you get your grocery shopping done, did the clothes get to the cleaners and back?  Think of all the things you need to get done during the next 10 days and plan backwards so you will be sitting down to your sedar table looking like and feeling like a Queen!

What is home organizing?

Randi Wartelsky wanted to know what a home organizer does. So on February 28th 2013 I told her and her radio show.  Click on the link below and you can spend the next 55 minutes learning all about time saving tips and advise on how to be more efficient and effective in your home life.

> http://www.nachumsegal.com/jm-in-the-am/something-to-talk-about-with-randi-wartelsky/ > Click on February 28, 2013. Esther Simon. The organizer

How do you encourage a client to continue the work?

There has been much discussion among organizers lately about how their clients seem to give up after the first or second session of working with an organizer.  I know from my personal experience that working with someone who feels overwhelmed by their clutter or how much there needs to be done can seem exhausting and frustrating.    The key is to break it down into steps and give some homework so it doesn't feel like it has to be done all in one day. As often as I say it I try to really express that I am not making a value judgement or making them feel ashamed or inadequate.   We all have our weakness, and strengths, talents and deficit.  Just know that every effort you put into trying to get organized will prove to be worth the pain and difficulties.   Give yourself a chance to explore, work on changing you habits, and create space in your home.  The expense and time put in will definitely prove to be worth it.  Pick up the phone call to make another appointment and give it another chance.  You will be happy you did.

The 7th Annual Organizing Awards

This year the NAPO-LA 7th Annual Organzing Awards will be Saturday night at 6:30pm at the Sheraton Universal Hotel honoring the Greatest Professional Organizing Industry.  All the famous, accomplished organizers will be present.  It is truly a very inspriational evening filled with fun and entertainment.  This year I have been nominated for "Best Small Space Organzier" which actually took me by surprise since my speciality is large family homes.  But as I always tell my clients, you really don't need much! So simplify and de-clutter.  Live more with less!.  There are so many wonderful sponsor for the evening, the Container Store, City National Bank, Julie Morgenstern Enterprises, Getting Organzied Magazine, and Clever Container to mention a few.  There are many professional catagories that are being nomined for varies products and organziers.  (Check them out for yourself http://organizingawards.wordpress.com/
I'll let you know if I win, and if I don't I will be coming home with the best gift bag ever...filled with organizing supplies and products!!