Almost Like Being on Television

Have you ever watched those shows on TV where someone swoops in and helps a poor pathetic clutter-bug family get organized?

And you watch it thinking, "Wow, I would love to have someone do that with me. If they were nice. And didn't pit me against my husband in a big yard sale. And didn't mock my stuff."

Well I have.

And I even went so far, a year ago or so, to surf and see if there was anyone in my area who did that. There were some down near Detroit, but as far as I could tell their rates were more than I'd pay and their radius of employment did not extend to my location. And I figured I'd never really do it anyway.

But then I saw a post on my local homeschooling group's classified ads.

For someone local. And not just that, but a fellow Christian homeschooler. Who even offered a free email and in-home consultation.

And so.

It begins.

Today is Day 1.

Well, Day 2, technically, since the in-home walk through sort of counts as day one.

But today is the day we actually START decluttering and organizing.

Meet Hollie and her son:

Hollie is an organizer, who, having come from a distant past of clutter now helps organize for friends and family and is expanding into a business of helping poor schmucks like Kim.

Meet Kim:

See Kim's new glasses? Do you like them?

Wait, that's not the point here. I was going to take a picture of me sitting and chewing my nails looking nervous yet hopeful about starting today. But in reality, I have to do some panic-cleaning before Hollie comes, even if my mess is why she's coming. So I'll use yesterday's not-yet-posted (well, NOW it's posted) new glasses picture. Kill two blogs with one stone.

Anyway, Meet Kim. Kim is a disorganized doofus of a slob. Actually Kim has made reasonable progress over the years in coming from near-total chaos, but has decided to call in help for a big push to get over the hump, making her life organized and smooth running.

Today it begins.

Meet Kim's Kitchen:

As the first room one enters after Kim's small entryway, as well as the heart of the home, the organizing attack begins here.

Now, in true TV style, having met the participants, we'll cut away to a commercial and when we return some things will, miraculously, be done. Especially since I don't REALLY have time to sit and blog about this right now. ;-)

Oh, and a note to my local innately-organized friends ~ please do not be offended that I've gone this route to hire someone rather than have you over. I do not doubt your abilities, having seen your lovely homes. I just felt better about inviting a stranger to work with me and my foot dragging clutter loving lazy whiny self than expose you to all that. Truth be told, I was a little afraid that you, my good friends, wouldn't like me after working with me. Yeah, yeah, I know that probably sounds dumb, but still. It's because I love you that I didn't take you up on your offers to help me. Of course, now I've met Hollie and she's very sweet and encouraging and so I'm sure we'll become friends and then I'll have to fire her and find another stranger, ha ha. Just kidding, Hollie. Sort of. ;-)