I have a confession to make. I’m a clutter creator.
It’s not something I’m proud of. In fact, most of the time, I’ll deny it. But since it’s just between us (and everyone on the world wide web), I’ll call a spade a spade.
I create clutter. Honestly, I come by it naturally. My mother is the Queen of Clutter.
But it’s not her fault, really. She’s creative and her crafts create clutter. From the piles of fabric that she’ll one day use for a quilt (the woman quilts daily, so it’s entirely possible) to the old issues of Guideposts she’s saving for only God knows what to the stacks and stacks of THINGS…need I say more?
But this isn’t about my mother’s clutter.
This is about me and my clutter issues, which I didn’t even realize I had until one day about a year ago The Hubs was in my office and I caught him looking around in what looked to be concern. I surveyed the messy office, with piles of paperwork, unfolded clothes, office supplies not yet put away and realized, Maybe this isn’t normal.
And that was the trouble. The clutter didn’t bother ME. But the fact that it might bother him without occurring to me bothered me. Do you know what I mean?
And so began a year long journey of Closet Clutter. While my office itself looks relatively neat and tidy, all you had to do was open my office closet door, which my husband NEVER did, and see the real story – an overflowing trash bag filled with documents needing to be shredded and recycled, paperwork that needed to be filed but who had the time?, and any other items that just didn’t belong somewhere had found their way to the bottom of my closet.
A week ago, something happened. I opened the closet door, looked down at the clutter, and was DONE.
The next 4 hours were spent shredding, filing, tossing, and organizing every last scrap of paper, article of clothing, pair of shoes, business card, and receipt.
When I was done, I emerged from my office, dusty and trailing loose paper shreds, and smiling triumphantly. The Hubs just looked at me quizzically. Since he had never seen THE MESS, he had no idea how significant THE CLEANUP was.
Trust me, I said, kissing him on the cheek as I skipped down the hall, It’s significant.
The following week, I experienced the best financial week of 2012.
I felt lighter, had more clarity, and experienced a renewed enthusiasm for my life and business.
Coincidence? Me thinks not. Which is why when I met my new BFF Kathleen Ronald, I just HAD to share her with the Woohoo Radio audience.
Meet Kathleen Ronald
Known as the “Queen of De-Cluttering,” Kathleen is also an unparalleled networker, an internationally renowned speaker-trainer, business consultant, contributing best-selling author and the founder of Speaktacular.
Kathleen has devoted over 30 years to helping organizations redefine their ideas of what’s possible. For more than 18 years, companies and solo-preneurs have hired her as a culture-change consultant, resulting in first-year revenue increases of 20-50%.
Kathleen’s Clutter Clearing System is her #1 life and business strategy.
This week on Woohoo Radio, Kathleen’s joining us to reveal how clutter affects 19 areas of our lives, including our physical, emotional, spiritual, psychological, and financial harmony.
Whether you collect clutter or not, you don’t want to miss this week’s show. Not only is Kathleen a change agent, but she’s one of the most hilarious people I’ve met in a long time!
Join us Wednesday at 2pm Pacific | 4pm Central for Woohoo Radio live on Toginet.com.
And connect with Kathleen online at http://www.speaktacular.com/ and on social media at twitter.com/connectingqueen and http://www.facebook.com/kathleen.ronald.
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