Happy Day and Company Stuff
Jun. 29th, 2010 10:58 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trickykittyIt's wonderfully overcast and not horrendously hot (although the continuous rains and warm heat still make it really humid and muggy out).
It's my last day off from work and my b-day, so I'm in a pretty good mood. We had a great dinner last night and a few last minute arrivals to fill the reservation gap caused by flooding issues for some (been there, done that myself, so I feel for you).
This morning I woke up at a descent hour and made french toast for breakfast since we're out of milk, something I will be rectifying here momentarily. My stereo has received a new power source, so it's back up and running and I have to pick it up. This afternoon my mom will be coming over for lunch and we'll be going over company stuff. I have to get my bills paid and some other miscellaneous paperwork things taken care of. If all goes well, today will be fruitful and I'll be all rested and ready to get back to work tomorrow without issues.
On Saturday a show called Hoarders was mentioned to me. Ironically, that afternoon my dad actually showed me an episode without me ever mentioning it. Apparently he and mom had watched a couple of episodes the night before and he saw it on the tv guide and wanted to show it to me. Seems TLC was running a Hoarders marathon, so dad watched an episode with me and then mom got home and we continued to watch until late evening when it began repeating the episodes. I also showed her Possessed and The Collector, and we caught a YouTube of a Dr. Phil episode on Extreme Hoarding.
From the perspective of a professional organizer, doing all that watching/research reminds me that there could easily be underlying mental issues going on with a client that may be beyond our abilities to really take care of. We need to remember to be sensitive to those needs and careful about possibly recommending that the person seek professional mental help. We can organize ANYONE'S space, no matter how bad it may be, but the ultimate goal is getting to the root of why the space got the way it was (in these extreme cases, it tends to be sort of a PTSD reaction to a major loss of a loved one). Luckily if a person is calling us to organize their space, they've already come to at least the conclusion that something needs to change.
I learned a lot of hints and tricks for getting the client to cope with their anxiety of throwing something out. Baby steps that allow the person to gain more and more comfort and control over situation. Mom thinks she'd be hard pressed working with someone of such extreme hoarding issues, but I would love to be able to work with such individuals.
Ok, rambling aside - off to get some things done today!
Also - Yay for random birthday wishes from various places! Woohoo!
It's my last day off from work and my b-day, so I'm in a pretty good mood. We had a great dinner last night and a few last minute arrivals to fill the reservation gap caused by flooding issues for some (been there, done that myself, so I feel for you).
This morning I woke up at a descent hour and made french toast for breakfast since we're out of milk, something I will be rectifying here momentarily. My stereo has received a new power source, so it's back up and running and I have to pick it up. This afternoon my mom will be coming over for lunch and we'll be going over company stuff. I have to get my bills paid and some other miscellaneous paperwork things taken care of. If all goes well, today will be fruitful and I'll be all rested and ready to get back to work tomorrow without issues.
On Saturday a show called Hoarders was mentioned to me. Ironically, that afternoon my dad actually showed me an episode without me ever mentioning it. Apparently he and mom had watched a couple of episodes the night before and he saw it on the tv guide and wanted to show it to me. Seems TLC was running a Hoarders marathon, so dad watched an episode with me and then mom got home and we continued to watch until late evening when it began repeating the episodes. I also showed her Possessed and The Collector, and we caught a YouTube of a Dr. Phil episode on Extreme Hoarding.
From the perspective of a professional organizer, doing all that watching/research reminds me that there could easily be underlying mental issues going on with a client that may be beyond our abilities to really take care of. We need to remember to be sensitive to those needs and careful about possibly recommending that the person seek professional mental help. We can organize ANYONE'S space, no matter how bad it may be, but the ultimate goal is getting to the root of why the space got the way it was (in these extreme cases, it tends to be sort of a PTSD reaction to a major loss of a loved one). Luckily if a person is calling us to organize their space, they've already come to at least the conclusion that something needs to change.
I learned a lot of hints and tricks for getting the client to cope with their anxiety of throwing something out. Baby steps that allow the person to gain more and more comfort and control over situation. Mom thinks she'd be hard pressed working with someone of such extreme hoarding issues, but I would love to be able to work with such individuals.
Ok, rambling aside - off to get some things done today!
Also - Yay for random birthday wishes from various places! Woohoo!
