Orderly Places: Getting Organized to Enjoy More Time, Space and Freedom in Your Home - Paperback

by Mary Frances Ballard (Author)

*Are your mornings spent frantically looking for the misplaced keys or the field trip form?
*Do you have trouble deciding what to keep and what to let go?
*Are you too embarrassed by the way your house looks to invite family and friends in for a visit?
*Do you have stacks of things and no where to put them?
*Have you missed paying a bill on time because you could not find the monthly statement?
*Have you forgotten an appointment or to pick up a child from school or ball practice?
Orderly Places offers you the strategies for when, where and how to overcome disorganization in your spaces and schedules. Practical step-by-step instructions and organizing tips are given for organizing every room in your home. Time management solutions are provided for schedules that are not efficient or effective.
If you want to create a more peaceful, comfortable and organized environment or find more time in your day for the activities you love, then you are not alone.
Learn how to get organized and be free to enjoy those things now.

Author Biography

When Mary Frances's mother told her to clean up her room, she could have never imagined it would lead to her becoming a professional organizer. But that is exactly what happened. It did take a few more lessons, many more years and considerable metamorphosis but today she is living proof of the power of a mother's persuasion.
As a professional organizer, Mary Frances owns Orderly Places a business whose mission is to encourage, assist and educate others in organizing solutions. She is a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization and Faithful Organizers
As a public speaker she presents programs and workshops to business, professional and clubs and community organizations with humor and practical applications that even a spouse can understand. Using her experiences as a classroom teacher, wife, mother and grandmother, she appeals to all age groups, sexes and occupations.
Mary Frances is a Newport News, Virginia native and a graduate of James Madison University with degrees in Home Economics and Education. In her leisure time, she is a quilter and has written and led Bible Studies. She and her husband, Eddie, live in Newport News with their border collie, Kasey.