New York Times recognizes our industry

23 March 2012

I’m at the national conference of the National Association of Professional Organizers in Baltimore. I am enjoying myself so much, sinking in the knowledge and reveling in the camaraderie of my colleagues and friends. Bliss.

The New York Times took notice of our conference, too. Angela Wallace, NAPO national president was interviewed this week and the Q&A, entitled Keeping the Clutter Busters in Line with her appeared in yesterday’s edition. Here’s my favorite quote from the story:

In a secular culture, clutter may be the closest thing we have to original sin. Following this metaphor, the organizer is both clergy and personal savior.

The story is not only great publicity for NAPO and the professional organizing industry, but it provides a nice insight into how we work. If you’re not a professional organizer and are curious about us, give it a read!

ETA: Four days after the New York Times article, the Wall Street Journal published an article on digital hoarding. The article quoted my friends Kathy Trezise, president of the Institute for Challenging Disorganization and ICD’s past president, Kit Anderson.

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