STACEY CREW Professional Organizer, Writer, Author, Speaker

Stacey Crew has been organizing her entire life! It all started when she would spend hours in her grandmother's dressmaking shop, organizing fabric swatches by colors and patterns. Guess you could say she was born with the "organizing gene." She's your typical first-born...a little intense, responsible, reliable, and likes to lead. Although, she wants you to know that she also has a humorous side and realizes that life isn't a race to the finish, but a journey to be enjoyed with lots of laughter on the way!

Stacey's philosophy on organizing covers a several different points:

1. First and foremost, you can learn strategies and
   techniques to get and stay organized!
2. Organizing is about eliminating distractions and putting things in order so you can focus on what's
   really important in your life.
3. It's having self respect and respect for your things, but clearly understanding that your things do not define who you are as a person.
4. Organizing reduces anxiety and stress. Although the initial steps in the organizing process--and that's what it is, a process--can be a little overwhelming, with the help of an organizing who is sensitive to these issues, you can push through and get to the other side and have eliminated the anxiety in the process.

There's never a time when we approach a project or task where there's not a certain level of anxiety attached to it--especially if it's something new and unfamiliar. The success comes in pushing through the tough spots and getting to the other side. If you can do that, you've potentially put that issue behind you and may not have to deal with it again, or at least at the same anxiety level as before. You can do it!

When it comes to time, Stacey understands what it's like to be a busy woman! She has two small children, a house with a yard (yes, she mows the lawn and on occasion uses power tools!), a business, friends and hobbies she loves. So, with all that, it's important that she's clear about who and what comes first, which meant eliminating some less-important activities she once was apart of.

Although it wasn't easy at first, eliminating some activities that she was just okay with, came as a relief. It was after answering the question that related to career, "If you could be doing anything you wanted all day long, what would it be?" For Stacey, the answer was "organizing." Okay, so a bit odd perhaps, but something definitely of value for others. That's when Clear Vision Organization LLC was born.

When you are as busy as most people today, it's important to have some down time in a space where you're not forced to think about "what you need to do." Therefore, you need to have a space that allows your imagination to surface to the top. You also be able to breathe easier- literally! An uncluttered home and life reduces chaos and increases your energy and enjoyment. Less clutter can actually help you to feel freer and lighter.

Stacey says...as a Professional Organizer, "I see decluttering as a powerful opportunity to empower my clients, both adolescents and adults, to take charge of their environment. The sooner we learn that the objects we hold onto having little to do with who we are, the faster we become liberated from over-consumption and the weight of the stuff in our life.

Just like Oprah, who after years of trial and error, discovered that getting fit more than just losing weight...it's our body, mind and soul that is addressed in the process. Why not learn the value of this today! It's not efficient to organize everything you have. What is necessary is sifting through the old and the broken and the history and really falling in love with the objects you decide to hold on to. Clean it up and clear it out...go play Frisbee in the park.

My clients aren't worried about keeping their things corralled in file cabinets and storage bins. Even if there is a place for everything, part of organizing is tossing and purging. By no means am I saying get rid of everything and "don't buy." I'm saying "make sure your deliberate about what you choose to organize and your purchases."

I'm all for spending and improving my surroundings. But it's when we become a slave to credit card debt because we just had to have something that's now in the bottom of our closet, well...that's another story. Set up systems to house what you need and want to keep. Save up and buy a $150 dollar handbag that you ABSOLUTELY LOVE versus spending $35 on one that after a few uses may begin falling apart or you decide you don't like it that much anymore. It's important to learn that organizing and decluttering go hand-in-hand in the process of organizing. Otherwise, we stand to continually buy bigger houses to hold our stuff and spend inordinate amounts of time caring for our things. What a shame to be ruled by inanimate objects and miss enjoying the people and places around us."

Only have what you love in your home and life!

Other information about Stacey Crew:

• Mother of two daughters, one quickly approaching the tween years (yikes!)
• Professional Organizer and owner of Clear Vision Organization LLC
• Author of 2 books: The Get Organized Guide for Busy Women and The Get Organized Guide for New Moms.
• Writer and contributor to local and national publications
• Developer of the ® Method
• Organized more than 100 individuals in Charleston, South Carolina
• Speaker and presenter

Press Kit:
Stacey Crew Bio

Press Release - GO Guide for New Moms

GO Guide for New Moms Info Sheet

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