![]() Some people can function just fine with a cluttered desk. And I’ve witnessed how getting rid of unwanted stuff and becoming more organized can improve the quality of people’s lives.īut - and here is a big confession - I also learned that simple living isn’t for everyone. I’ve seen how clutter and disorder can cripple people socially. I’ve been asked recently whether I felt my previous career was akin to selling snake oil. Then there was the biggest issue of my previous career: I didn’t like thinking about stuff, but I spent nearly a decade constantly thinking about it. ![]() “I’m sorry for the mess!” “You must think the worst of me!” One day, maybe, when I arrive at a friend’s door she will simply say: “Welcome. When you’re a professional organizer, everyone you meet assumes you’re judging them for how disorganized or chaotic their lives are. I look forward to the first time I walk into someone’s home and they don’t immediately apologize for (what is usually nonexistent) clutter. (I wonder whether she feels the same pressure to live up to her cult of personality?)Įrin Rooney Doland, the former editor in chief of. It was mentally and physically exhausting to try to be Martha Stewart - or my imagined version of her - all the time. It wasn’t until I walked away that I realized how much pressure I put on myself to keep a perfect home, to always be on time, to never let a ball drop. And lighter would be the same word I would use to describe how I felt when I changed careers. Often after a day of working with clients on an organizing project, they would comment that they felt lighter. So I picked my replacement and took a job at a software company where not a single person cares about my opinions on how to fold fitted sheets or what daily planner I recommend. One day I looked in our editing system and realized I’d written 2,000 posts - not including books or magazine columns or interviews - totaling about a million words. I had clients (celebrity clients whose names I would drop here if it weren’t for non-disclosure agreements) and a loyal fan base and helped thousands of people find some level of order in their lives. In addition to my daily advice wielding, I wrote books and magazine columns and even dished advice live to Kathie Lee and Hoda on the “Today” show. At a time when minimalism and simplicity are rising in popularity, I’ve purged those topics from my life.įor almost 10 years, I was editor in chief of - one of the hubs of online articles covering the topics of simple living, home and office organizing, and productivity.
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