I'm a Licensed Salesperson !!!

For a very long time I wanted to get a real estate license. I've worked as a relocation settling-in services consultant for 4 years and have been in that "world". I've struggled with how to tie it into my organizing business and actually it's a no-brainer!

I just got my license after surviving an accelerated 2-week course. I'm soon to have my first listing...stay tuned...a beautiful home located on the highest point of Briarcliff Manor, NY with panoramic views of the Hudson River, from downtown to Ossining. Never seen anything like it. And the most exciting part of it for you golfers out there is that the property is located on a private road on Sleepy Hollow Country Club grounds. Interested? Call me!

Great Quote

I heard a great quote yesterday, and for me it applies to everything in my life; professional and personal.....

If you want to be successful....


"Get Comfortable Making Yourself UNComfortable"

It's Not about Tidying Up, it's About Organizing!

Organizer's don't "tidy" up...we are not a cleaning service, all due respect to a very honorable profession, but that's not we do. We teach people who have either forgotten in their hectic crazy lives how to maintain some order in their lives, or they have never had it (any order that is). When I work with someone either in their office or home, I know the piles of paper on the dining room table most times means that the home office is in the same condition or worse. Or there is no home office.

If it's a place of business, I invariably find 4 foot piles along the perimeter of the office, with empty credenza's and cabinets.... I look not so much at the symptoms, but finding a cure for the disease. Most people know exactly what they need to do, they just need another adult, ie me, to remind them.

Jott - my new favorite tool

I attended a NAPO conference this weekend in Bethesda, MD and went to a new technology session. One of the free tools demo'd was Jott...check it out - www.jott.com

If you are like me, I can return at the end of the day with little scraps of paper in my bag and they're all "to do's". With Jott, I can dictate a reminder to my email and when I get home, there they are . Makes this organizer very happy.

Carmela the Professional Organizer

Hi, my name is Carmela. I'm a professional organizer who specializes in helping people get "organized". If you are interested in what that means, check out my website at www.carmelasirico.com