napo: I MISS PETER WALSH
- 03/27/24 08:18 PM
I am soooooooooooooo sick of ho-my-way-e or-ganizing-the-highway TV shows. OHMIGOD - clients who don't make more than the most pitiful, halfhearted, mewling peep about letting things go. I WANT my clients to fight back sometimes, it means they're thinking and feeling the process. You can see the surfaces. Clients who don't actually do the work. A five minute walk-through. Rainbows????? I have clients who would be left nauseated by rainbows. Nothing out of sight, unless the organizers decide the stuff should be out of sight. Gleeful tragedy masks instead of poker faces. PUBLICLY dissing their clients?!?!?!?!?! Publicly discussing the client's parking … (2 comments)
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napo: Apologies. Life.
- 08/25/23 07:54 AM
Apologies. Life. I haven't posted since June 15. Illness off-and-on. The weather. A family member who's needed support. Some super-special, super-tiring clients. Being part of the team which converted my National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals chapter from a Seattle-based agency to a WA-state-focused body, which we formally celebrated on May 1 (YAY!!!!!).
I've missed writing very very much. I'm going to get back to it. Thank you for your patience as you waited. I hope what I've just written reminds you that you've got to give yourself permission to prioritize, permission to let go of tasks you just can't accomplish, … (8 comments)
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napo: Spring is Gonna have Sprung
- 02/25/23 09:15 PM
I don't know what it is about March and April but I get dizzy with blossoming conferences and seminars, every year. This year:
March 4 - 5, the Online Hoarding Disorder Conference of the International OCD Foundation
March 10, the Connecticut Women's Consortium's Buried In Treasures: The Nature and Treatment of Hoarding Disorder with David F. Tolin
March 30 - April 1, the NAPO Summit, although I'm not going
April 22, OCD Midwest: Chicagoland Hoarding Task Force 3rd Annual OCD & Hoarding Learning Expo
Gotta do what ya gotta do to earn continuing education credits to maintain my NAPO Board certification. YAY ♥, so much fun … (7 comments)
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napo: UNBELIEVABLE - NAPO HAS A KNOCKOFF
- 04/10/22 09:10 AM
Absolutely unbelievable. NAPO has a knockoff - there's a for-profit venture calling itself a society that certifies organizers by requiring its "certified" members to take a 12-module course, an 11-module course, fill out a form and get three testimonials. Certification never expires. Absolutely unbelievable.
I don't dare name it; I can't afford any lawsuits. BUT HECK NO. That's not competency, that's nonsense. NOWHERE does the website go into the details of the courses. Nowhere are the sources of the materials revealed. Organizing isn't "I never lost my pacifier when I was a baby (although I could name a colleague for which that … (0 comments)
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napo: Why hire a Professional Organizer?
- 07/18/21 12:46 PM
I belong to numerous behind-the-scenes chat rooms for Organizers. Some are hosted by my professional societies, some are convened for common interests around issues like hoarding, others are hosted by people selling courses they claim are sufficient for getting trained for the profession.
I'm going to quote a thread I'm on at the moment. I'm not going to point to its source, name any of the participants. But I'm posting it as an URGENT example of why you want to find people who belong to the professional society(ies) relevant to your needs, whether those are the National Association of Productivity and Organizing … (1 comments)
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napo: NAPO Stamp of Approval
- 01/04/21 12:28 PM
"NAPO, as a professional association, supports its members through every stage of their business. The new NAPO Stamp of Approval Program has been created to identify established businesses that embrace and meet basic organizational standards and are in good standing in their jurisdictions. All businesses, both new or established, that meet the program standards are eligible to participate."
That quote is directly from the NAPO (National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals) website. I'm delighted to say Casual Uncluttering qualified for the stamp, which "is designed to confirm business standards, including legal business documentation, maintaining insurance coverage, and adhering to certain policies." … (3 comments)
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napo: Inviting You to Exciting NAPO Seattle Area Chapter events
- 09/04/20 07:06 PM
Going virtual has been AMAZING for my chapter, Seattle Area, of one of my professional societies, the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals.
Take a look at our upcoming presentations and please come join us if topics intrigue you!
Thriving in a Pandemic, Dr. Jayne DuBois, Tuesday October 6, 2020 6:00PM PST
How Much is Enough? Understanding and Treating Compulsive $hopping and $pending - CEU-eligible, Terrence Shulman, The Shulman Center for Compulsive Theft, Spending and Hoarding and Carrie Rattle, Behavioral Cents Tuesday November 10, 2020 6:00PM PST
Interior Design, Erin Cochran, Revealing Redesign, Tuesday January 5, 2021 6:00PM PST
Rightsizing: how to do it right?, … (2 comments)
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napo: Volunteering for NAPO
- 02/26/20 05:47 PM
I am perplexingly contradictorily humbled and crowingly proud that I've been asked to sit in volunteer service to my professional society, the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals, as a BCPO Exam Development Committee Subject Matter Expert. It's a position with the Board that oversees the qualification process for Certified Professional Organizers. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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napo: Cindy Jobs Coaching and Organizing
- 09/24/18 09:23 AM
I’ve had the greatest fortune and pleasure of knowing Cindy Jobs for several years. We’re both members of the National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals Seattle Area chapter. We’ve served on the Board together. We’ve contributed to chapter Days of Service together. We’ve even just plain relaxed together at chapter holiday parties.
I am ecstatic to introduce Cindy in her most recent professional role, as an ADD coach. Cindy has gone about learning these new skills for her new avocation with the same passion and dedication I saw her apply to “regular” organizing. She’s obtained certification from two outstanding coaching societies, the International Coach Federation and Coach Approach for Organizers. … (1 comments)
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napo: Denise Allan Vlasta Hillger book Declutter and Thrive
- 06/20/18 08:53 PM
I'm thrilled to write a review of Denise Allan's and Vlasta Hillger's book Declutter and Thrive. I know both of them as creative, caring, deeply skillful Organizers through our shared membership, and close community, in the Seattle Area Chapter of our professional society, the National Association of Productivity and Professional Organizers.
I loved their comfortable, folksy style - as a "good read," it was one of the most approachable organizing books I've ever laid hands on and I read lots!
Their common-sense chart, presenting the struggles we all see in ourselves as clusters of behaviors which we can examine and re-form, … (0 comments)
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napo: What to know about hiring a professional organizer - 2/15/2018 Washington Post article
- 02/19/18 09:03 AM
This February 15, 2018 Washington Post Home and Garden article "What to know about hiring a professional organizer" by Kevin Brasler is worth analyzing, line by sometimes-painful line. So I'm reprinting it in its entirety, with my comments in red. A National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals colleague sent us the link via a Facebook chatroom - their reactions mirror mine.
Please share this post with anyone you know who is considering hiring an Organizer. It might answer some questions and ease some fears.
"Is your den a disaster? Is your closet so crammed that you can’t find pants and shoes that match? … (1 comments)
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napo: When is Too Much?
- 11/28/17 08:48 PM
I see a lot of Legos. And collections: Hummels, purses, plates, hats, Star Wars toys, shoes, holiday decorations, jewelry, books, makeup, cookware ... and collectible Legos. By my standards, I have a massive, intrusive amount of Legos in my house: my son treasures sets, and scratchbuilds with loose pieces. I suspect I could build a house with them in a pinch.
So when is too much? I couldn't answer in a thousand years. Each of us has an entirely subjective idea of abundance, and excess. And I may have a different idea of abundance for my books as for my photos as … (4 comments)
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napo: National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals
- 10/14/17 11:57 AM
Yes, it's a name change from National Association of Professional Organizers. More accurately reflects what we do, and how we do it. And it's got a particularly fun resource, a blog which gathers contributions from the far-flung tribe around the globe. Take a look!
http://www.napogetorganized.com/
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I am soooooooooooooo sick of ho-my-way-e or-ganizing-the-highway TV shows. OHMIGOD - clients who don't make more than the most pitiful, halfhearted, mewling peep about letting things go. I WANT my clients to fight back sometimes, it means they're thinking and feeling the process. You can see the surfaces. Clients who don't actually do the work. A five minute walk-through. Rainbows????? I have clients who would be left nauseated by rainbows. Nothing out of sight, unless the organizers decide the stuff should be out of sight. Gleeful tragedy masks instead of poker faces. PUBLICLY dissing their clients?!?!?!?!?! Publicly discussing the client's parking … (2 comments)
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