The List | 09.25
1.
To read
What Professional Organizers Know About Our Lives, The New Yorker
This piece dives deep into anthropologist Carrie M. Lane’s research on professional organizers. The message is a tale as old as… modern America. Lane “has found people across the class strata who are overworked, and underwhelmed with what they have to show for it. They are not just too busy to organize their things; they are too busy to live their lives. Instead of writing a novel, they buy a moleskin. Instead of traveling, they accrue travel points. They acquire books on decluttering that collect dust-somewhere.” This is my Super Bowl. Highly recommend.
2.
To do
We lost a beloved family member. With that comes endless, complicated, never ending tasks of wrapping up a life well lived. I don’t want my husband or daughter to have to make so many decisions while grieving. So I got @lawmotherco’s Sorry I’m Dead Now What kit. Spreadsheets, checklists, and an annual update of everything - I will be prepared, come what may. And so will they.
3.
To note
I must acknowledge a bummer of a price increase. Microsoft announced yesterday that OneDrive (Microsoft 365 Personal) is increasing in price from $69.99 to $99.99. This is my photo storage solution of choice. Am I going to keep paying for it? Yes. Am I disappointed at such a steep hike in price? Yes. Please let me know what you think, guys.
4.
To complete
FINAL CALL to place all holiday album orders! How do you place an order? Simply fill out an Intake Form.
5.
To remember
Once a month, we declutter and organize our photos & videos from last month. We do not - I repeat, we do not - make a mountain out of a molehill. We tend to the monthly molehill so it doesn’t become a mountain!
