When I became a mom for the first time two years ago, my life drastically changed. My husband and I signed the closing papers for our new Worthington home while I was in active labor. Yeah, super fun times. Nine weeks later I started a new job for my 7th year teaching in Dublin City Schools. New city. New house. New baby. New job. If you look up the definition of overwhelmed in the dictionary I’m pretty sure the only entry you’ll see is a concerning photo of my face from that period of time. Did I have any clue I would become a home organizer in Columbus, Ohio? Absolutely not!

Barely making it out of that school year alive, once the summer arrived I finally found some time to just exist in my home. Since we were never able to properly unpack from our move (#babyprobs) my home was stressing me out. It was cluttered, the closets had no rhyme or reason to them, and we didn’t have any systems set up to help us (no entryway zone, no where to put coats, don’t even mention the baby toys thanks). I decided to put my head down and spend the coming months tackling the functionality and organization of our home from the ground up.

Doing so proved to be a much bigger challenge than I anticipated. Our home has limited storage, and what it does have is not ideal. There’s no entryway closet (or real entry at all), no actual basement, no built ins 😭, and really limited garage storage. I know, right!? I’ve had to get super creative with finding spatial solutions to our organizational needs. To me it’s one big puzzle to solve, and I’ve ended up loving every second of putting my home back together in a way that really works and flows for our family. Oh, and my husband has ADHD, so if he loves how our home is organized and can maintain it, that’s saying something!

When I realized I could make decluttering and organizing exceed even my own expectations, I knew I was onto something. Just like when I taught middle schoolers, I’ve always wanted to make a difference in other people’s lives and help them feel seen. I wondered if my love for organizing and transforming lives through the process could be my next step in meeting those goals. When my second daughter was a month old I accepted my first organizing job, decluttering a playroom before a move, and haven’t looked back for a second.

I now meet clients all over Columbus exactly where they’re at in life, judgement free, and help them realize their organizing dreams. I’ve been there myself, so I really understand how impactful this work is for others. For me, finding my passion for transforming lives through organizing is a real dream come true.