In 2005 I voluntarily left a corporate career in the auto industry to found Simply Organized Life. The last six years as a professional organizer, or organizing consultant, have been highly fulfilling. It has been wonderful to help clients, seminar attendees and readers on what I like to call our "organizing journey."

Despite what you read in the mainstream press and see on television, getting and being organized is a process, not an event. Owning "stuff" and having clutter is a part of living, even for professional organizers.

Getting and being organized is a lot like pulling the layers of an onion back. It takes a little bit of work and there is always another layer to tackle, but the reward of an organized space is amazing.

Through this blog and my other writings (my monthly newsletter Your Simply Organized Life, the Simply Organized Life blog and Facebook quick tips) I will share tricks from a professional to make your organizing journey a little easier.