"Organized people are happy people"

There are many things we all do to create joy and happiness in our lives. When Betsy, from Closet Factory, said this at our NAPO Colorado meeting on Monday, I thought - I have got to share this with the world.

It's true- getting organized and staying organized does make me happy. I can tell because the opposite is really true: when I feel dis-organized, I absolutely feel unhappy (and all the other words that come along with this - crazed, stressed, overwhelmed...).

Yesterday, for example, I updated our front hall closet's basket organization with these cute tags. I used a silver "paint-pen" sharpie (they exist at Michael's craft store) to write on the brown tags. Et...voila! I couldn't wait to show My Love what I had done - he seemed to join in the JOY of this small, organizational project.

Baby on Board - Closet Organization

That's right - we have a bun in the oven who is 14 weeks old - complete with arms, legs, a perfect head and body!

This lemon-sized bundle of joy is creating some organizational challenges (the first of many, I've been told.)

I'd like to focus on CLOSET ORGANIZATION for newly pregnant women:

- You only want clothes in your closet which fit you and flatter you.

- PAST CLOTHES. Remove (and label and store) clothes which are too small for your growing body (you do not want to look at all the things you CAN'T wear).

- FUTURE CLOTHES. Contain and store (and label, of course) all the clothes your wonderful community shares with you for your 6-9 month body, but will look ridiculous on you at this early stage when no one can even tell you're pregnant.

Thanks for reading this,
Liz