Jane Veldhoven
I have been a Certified Professional Organizer (CPO) since January of 2008 (one of only 7 women in Canada) and owner of Get Organized! Professional Services in Halifax, Nova Scotia since 2002. I specialize in training, office organizing and design, and consulting for busy professionals.
If your e-mail inbox is out of control, you can no longer see the top of your desk, you need some design and decorating advice or you feel completely overwhelmed and have no idea where to start, I am here to help you!
I look forward to watching you gain a renewed sense of clarity, calm and control in your life by encouraging you to let go of excess clutter, teaching you to set up systems and storage solutions in your home or office, and helping you manage your time more effectively.
I love organizing and hope that you will too! Visit my website at www.janetheorganizer.com or call me for an assessment at 902-229-JANE(5263).
Just checking our your blog. Loved your enthusiasm during today’s call.
You’re the BEST!
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Congrats on the birth of your Blog.
Elaine
Just read your article “Train your kids early” and am compelled to comment. You seem to hold this mother in high regard for teaching her children to be like her. Taking all the toys out of their room and then earning them back! What a nut-bar! I am an educator and a mother: childhood is about freedom, learning through play, and yes tidying up your toys. It’s not about copying your mother Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
I felt compelled to tell her story as her approach was one I hadn’t heard before and perhaps would be helpful to mothers out there who have tried everything else and are at a loss? Her measure does seem to be somewhat extreme but I assume that she had a good reason for it. In conversations with many mothers I feel their frustration in constantly tidying up after their children so I assume that sometimes creative solutions are required. Since I don’t have children I’m not sure what works and what doesn’t and I’m certain every situation is different. I am neither an educator nor a mother so I defer to all mothers out their to make the right choices for their own personal situation. Somehow when I was a child I managed to play very happily and still follow the household rules that required everyone in the house to put things away when they were done. I am told by those who do work with young children that they enjoy play more when they are able to find what they want easily and quickly without having to spend time digging, but obviously that is only one set of opinions. Perhaps there are others who believe that children play more happily in complete chaos? I dont’ suppose there is a right or wrong answer to this and suspect if varies based on the child. Fascinating!