DECLUTTER YOUR LIFE — Cont’d from page 33
Organizing is very personal — it’s not just about making your house look good, it’s also about how you function as a person and as a family, explains Verwymeren, who takes on a coaching role when helping people figure out their organizing needs. As a mom of three and recent cancer survivor, she knows all about setting priorities — and she understands that making your space work for you allows you to spend your time and energy on other important things. “It’s easy to assume that everybody else has it together except you. But that’s such a lie. You just have to set realistic expectations and goals for yourself,” she says.
IT’S EASY TO ASSUME THAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS IT TOGETHER EXCEPT YOU. BUT THAT’S SUCH A LIE.
The key is making sure you create an organizing system that you’re able to maintain. Just because you saw some bins and baskets that looked pretty on TV or on Instagram, it doesn’t mean they will work for your space. “A lot of people will have already bought the bins when they reach out to me, because they think that a bin or a basket or a fancy new organizing line is going to fix everything. But I’m always saying, ’Let’s figure out a system that’s going to work for you, and then we can look at investing in some good quality products that make sense.’ ”
34 Parade of Homes SPRING 2021
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