The Rollercoaster of Organizing

The Rollercoaster of Organizing

Organizing is a journey! From overwhelm to pride, every step is normal. Trust the process—you’ll love the result. Follow Christina's Corner for tips!

Video Transcript

Hi, everybody. Today, I have a little bit of a funny video or hopefully it makes you smile a little bit, but it's it talks about the creative process of what it feels like to organize. I'm gonna be really real with you and tell you the truth because everybody thinks that because I am an organizer that it's just so seamless, so effortless, and that is not the case because it's a home project, and home projects are wonderful. I love it, and I hope that you're having fun on this process too. But there's little hiccups and things like that, and and it's really important to know that that's okay, and it's okay to go through these feelings.

I wrote it down. This might be what you go through, and I promise that maybe seeing it from this lens and this perspective will help you know that you're not alone and that it's normal to feel the way that you're feeling, and you will you will get to the other side, and that closet is going to look fabulous. Okay. Ready? You look at the project and you go, this is going to be amazing, and you're so excited.

Then, you go, this isn't turning out. Because then, you hit a hiccup or you're just overwhelmed, and you see everything around you because you had to empty out your closet, and it's a lot. Then, we go down a notch, and you might say, this is awful. Then, you think about yourself, and you think, I'm not doing well. I'm awful, and you kinda feel a little bit defeated.

Then then, you start to see a little glimmer of hope. You create your piles, and you're like, oh, I got this. Maybe I I can do this. And you tell yourself, it's gonna be okay. And whether that's just the extra little bit of coffee you have in having you for the day or just some encouragement, but you feel like it's gonna be okay.

Then then we really see just at the end of the tunnel, we see a little glimmer of of light, not even hope, light. And you think, wait, I see potential. I can see how this closet is gonna look. I'm looking at inspiration photos on modular closets page, and I could see that is how my closet is gonna look. Then you think, this might be okay.

And you get really excited, and you're like, yes. I'm I'm I'm getting over the hump, and I I could see it. I could see it coming together. You get you get a little bit more excited. And then lastly, you think, this looks amazing.

And you feel so proud of yourself, and you feel so good. I promise it's a little bit of a journey, but none of those feelings are wrong or bad. I go through it. I will tell you a little secret, and my team could vouch for this. When I had the girls working for me and we were this big organizing team, I used to tell them, I said, you can always when you see the first project, right, and you see all the clutter because some of them were crazy.

Bounds of clutter everywhere. I used to tell them, you can always take a moment and pause and be a little freaked out. It's okay. It's okay to look at it and be like, alright. This is gonna be quite the project.

But to know and trust in the system, and that's why I'm doing these videos to know that there is quite literally a process and a system. And if you follow it, you will see the light at the end of the tunnel, and your closet's gonna turn out absolutely beautiful. Let out the emotions that you feel. If you feel a little bit overwhelmed, it's okay. All good.

I feel you. But you will get to the other side. I hope this creative process made you smile a little bit and let you know that you're not alone. I'm right here with you, and your closet is going to be absolutely stunning. And I can't wait to see it.

Happy organizing, everybody. Follow Christina's corner for more tips and tricks, how to get organized.

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About The Author

Christina Giaquinto

Christina Giaquinto is the Modular Closets in-house professional organizer and brand ambassador.
In her capacity as a professional organizer, she has worked with hundreds of clients — including major celebrities — to organize every aspect of their lives, most notably their closets!
She has been featured in The Spruce, Apartment Therapy, and Popsugar among many others.
If you have ANY organizing question whatsoever, feel free to email me her cgiaquinto@modularclosets.com!

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