There was the beaded beauty from the 2010 Rock ’n’ Roll New Orleans Half Marathon, my first distance event. There was the heavy, ornate memento from the Marine Corps Marathon in 2012, my last distance event. In between was a compilation of collectibles from trail runs and road races for which I had trained for hours on end.

I spent much of my early career living in “shoebox apartments” in New York and San Francisco. Every time I moved, the moving company would say “one-bedroom apartment, no problem.” When they arrived with the truck, it was always “how did you have all this in that one tiny apartment?” I learned how to utilize every inch of space!.

The benefits of being organized are numerous. When I’m helping a client get organized, my favorite words to hear are “I’ve been looking for this!” Did you know that the average person loses 45 minutes a day looking for things? Think of how much time would be saved if you just knew where everything was.