Marilyn Bohn | Creative Organizer

Next week school starts in our school district. I don’t have any children heading off to school this year but I remember what it was like. There was a certain feel in the air, a bit of coolness welcoming the promise of autumn after a hot and busy summer.

I always walked my children to school the first day. It was a time honored tradition I loved and felt a certain sense of satisfaction of seeing them happy to be starting another year of school. There was such excitement in the air.

My neighbor didn’t believe in taking her children to school. They always walked alone or with another group of kids.

Her children have become responsible adults. My children have become responsible, happy, productive, adventurous, intelligent adults. (It is O.K. for a mother to brag a little).

My point is we each had a different philosophy on what to do on the first day of school and both our children ‘turned out good’. We each have five children. I was thinking as a professional home and office organizer that is how it is with organizing. There is not just one right way to organize. We all do it a little differently. What works for one may not work for another person. Find your preferred method of organizing and have a good time creating space and ending clutter in your life.