Working From Home Kept Me Sane!
Do you work from home or wish you could? Here is a personal story, and I hope this motivates you to make any changes you’d like in your life.
Here is something you may not know about me: I’m eager to learn new things, and while I have tried (really hard!) to be a stay-at-home mom, I could never be happy doing “just” that. Once my kids grew up and started going to school, while I stayed home, I felt like I was waiting for another day to pass. My brain was getting mushy. I was bored!
Believe me, I tried to learn to knit, and I learned to cook. My house was always beautiful and pristine, but who really cares if your house is clean if you’re unhappy and bored to death inside?
I have always wanted to work in a field that I love and find meaningful, one that helps others.
I wasn’t looking for work, but work came to me in the form of a cry for help from a fellow mom in the boys’ school.
Her clutter had taken over her basement and part of the main living areas, and her partner wanted to have her family for Thanksgiving. Her clutter was in the way, and that was a huge problem now. Long story short, I spent the next two to three weeks at her house daily, helping her declutter and organize the basement, as well as the rest of the house.
It was through that experience (my first organizing job!) that I realized my education, professional experience, years of experience as a mom, and what came naturally to me— organizing and making any space look beautiful and pleasant —were actually a marketable skill.
On that very first day, I went home elated and renewed with energy, and started making online searches. To my surprise, I landed – you guessed it! – on NAPO‘s website. OMG! Organizing was actually a career choice!
I conducted a thorough search of all local organizers and sent them a request to work with them. Two of them replied, and after completing the training process and all the necessary paperwork, I started working for them immediately, and I have never stopped since. I am forever grateful to those organizers for taking me on as a subcontractor, and they will always live in my heart for that.
Once I decided to work as a professional organizer, I joined NAPO and the ICD (Institute for Challenging Disorganization), started taking their classes regularly, hired a business coach, and began reading books about organizing. I built my skills and self-confidence so that I could tackle most organizing projects with clients.
Things evolved, and now I have a thriving professional organizing business. Working from home and running your own small business requires countless hours, self-motivation, and the will to make it happen. However, if you can afford to make that transition— both emotionally and financially —I would say, go!
If you’re feeling stuck, as I was, I hope this brief story on how I got started inspires you to review your possibilities and create a plan. A plan to work from home doing what you love!
To your success.
Just for fun! Here are cozy outfits you can wear to work in the comfort of your home and be ready for whatever comes to your door. 😉
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