And Thus Marks the Beginning

I've begun a new chapter in my life and the life of my family. After years of searching and exploring my different realms of creativity and giftings, I believe I've finally found my niche.
Before I go any further, let me give you a little history to go by...
...For as far back as I can remember, I've loved for things to be clean, neat, and tidy. As a child, I can remember having friends over and I would follow close behind them as they explored the things in my room. As soon as they put an item down, I'd be right there to put it back EXACTLY the way I'd had it. I was always rearranging things whether it be a tape collection (yes, it was before CDs were ever invented!), books on a shelf, or my entire bedroom suite. As a young child in elementary school, I could move my entire bedroom suite around my room until I was pleased with the placement of each piece. When things were to heavy to push or pull, I would get down on the floor in a sitting position and use my legs to push my heavy dresser to another wall. I'm not sure that my mom every actually had to tell me to do my chores. I liked for things to be clean, so I kept them that way on purpose. In my younger married years (I married when I was 19 years old), my husband would FREAK when I was making supper and I'd already be spraying the counters down with bleach, BEFORE putting the food on the table. I've since changed my ways, slightly, and lightened up a bit. It used to drive me nuts when people would do things for me, because although I greatly appreciated the gesture, I knew I was going to redo what they did as soon as they left. I didn't do this on purpose. I was a control freak and I didn't know. Once again, I have loosened up on the reigns of my control as I allow God to mold me into the Helpmeet I was created to be for my husband. However, as I've loosened up, I've also begun to discover different giftings and areas of enjoyment that I haven't always seen as positive attributes in myself. For example, when my husband and I bought the house we live in now, I began cleaning a few houses and offices (two of each to be exact), to lighten the load of our new mortgage. Now, I absolutely cherish those six hours a week of cleaning for someone else who doesn't necessarily have time to do it themselves. In addition to cleaning, I love organization. I enjoy emptying a closet or a drawer and getting rid of things I don't need and organizing the things that belong. A place for everything and everything in it's place. I love little Rubbermaid bins, finished off with a freshly made label, sometimes mounted on scrapbook paper...ahhh, I smile as I write it! Slowly, people began to comment on how well organized I was. Friends would tell other people about my scheduling, lists, and organizational ideas. Finally, a few weeks ago at dinner with several other ladies, someone made the comment that if I ever started a business, she'd be my first client. Ah-Ha! What a great idea!! I should be a professional organizer! And so here I am. My dearest friend Ashley gave my business the name "Made to Organize." The purpose of this blog is to chronicle my journey into the world of business ownership and Professional Organization. My next steps will be purchasing my business liscence, my husband is going to design my logo and official website: www.madetoorganize.com and I will complete some course work in Professional Organization and become a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers. Wish me luck!
~Audrey