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PRE-PESACH MYTH

DEBUNKING

Hi I’m Rechy and I love being organized. I love it so much that 10 Myth: Organized people do things way in advance.
years ago I made a career out of it first by becoming a professional
organizer, then by training others to become so and as of late by Debunked: This is not necessarily true. As long as
opening a retail store in Lakewood and online called, you guessed it, the time and place is assigned in your schedule for
The Organizing Shoppe! Our store is run by trained organizers and the task to get done then it’s all good! (Packing the
where we sell all sorts of fabulous organizing products and affordable night before or cooking the holiday meals the day
closet and garage systems to ensure “place for everything and before the night of- would be good examples )However
everything in its place” . Some of my favorite people are our 85
Solutionizers (Professional Organizers) who live all around the the only way to do this with a semblance of serenity is
world and deal with all sorts of organizational and time management to prepare properly! I love the letter P. It stands for a
challenges. They have helped the classic disorganized folks as well collection of ideas related to being organized.
as the already organized types needing some extra ideas. They
have assisted small families move to larger homes and large Prepare - Yes please do! whether it means
families move to smaller homes. They’ve set up vacation homes making lists and planning what the schedule is
with all the latest and greatest the organization world has to carry for the next little bit or making it clear to your
and helped those on a budget get themselves together as well. kids what you expect from them, looking towards
They’ve designed closets for the craziest of spaces and gone over the future and prepping yourself and those
C architectural plans to make sure there is a home for it all. But around you leads to a whole lot smoother of a life!
through it all our Solutionizers focus on working with the client’s
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personality, not against it. This ensures the personalized solutions Procrastinate - No please don’t. It’s late
and schedules they design for the client will be a natural fit for her enough as it is and good enough is good
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and her family, thus easily maintained!
CM enough so let’s just get to it!
MY
Pen and Paper - Yes Please do! This helps
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make time and schedules tangible! When we
actually force ourselves to sit down and make a
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list of what needs to get done and when, all the
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worry seems to drift away. Detailed lists rock!
Perfectionism - No please don’t! Especially if
the people around us will resent us for it…

Another letter I love is the letter D. When we are
taking on a project that needs to be done in a short
amount of time, such as making Pesach, we ask
ourselves the four D questions: Delegate? Delay?
Diminish? Or totally Delete?
Need I say More?

Happy Pesach and Happy Organizing

Love,
Rechy