Last March I spoke about the need to organize my office each season. In the next issue of Veranda you will see that my mania for organization has spread from the office to all of Weatherstone! When I am in overdrive, multi-tasking and burdening the memory with too much information, the need for an organized environment grows into an obsession. Last summer, finding myself challenged in just this way I held a three day tag sale to rid closets and cupboards of clutter and excess. How liberating to lighten the load of so much “stuff”; I felt as if my mind had gotten lighter and more organized as well.

Because of constant meetings, endless projects, and trying to do too much in one day, I carry over-sized handbags that serve as totes, filing cabinets, portable make up tables, a moving desks and a little red wagons filled with all that I think I could possibly need to get through a hectic day in New York City. By the end of a couple of days in town those handbags are just like the cupboards and closets at Weatherstone: too full, completely disorganized, and looking as if a family of six has been living in there for a week
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