S.J.M.

Mar 16, 2015

My daughter and I spent most of the evening organizing the kitchen. I have filled and labeled close to 120 boxes. I grouted the kitchen today after 4 months of looking at an unfinished kitchen. I still have cabinet doors to make but it is now at least a reachable goal. I can’t tell you how nice the space feels with so many things out of the way. My wife is actually excited about coming home and going through her stuff so I think it’s only going to get better. The biggest thing I notice is that I sleep better with so many things not screaming at me for attention. What a wonderful side effect. Just writing to say thanks again for all you have brought into my life these past few months. Peace.

S.J.M., singer

K.R.

Mar 16, 2015

This note is long overdue. I never expected to be out of touch with you for so long. First and foremost, we wanted to say thank you again for everything you have done for us so far. We talk about you all the time and in contexts that some people find surprising:

  • “Gee you two have been doing a lot of traveling this year.”
  • “You seem to be getting along really well.”
  • “How do you manage to find the greatest birthday cards?”

Truly as a result of working with you, not only are our “things” more organized, but our lives and goals as well. Since we last met, we have, among other things:

  • Used our Ritz Carlton gift certificates for a great trip to New Orleans.
  • Taken a wonderful long weekend planned in advance using mileage to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival
  • Booked a long weekend for the summer-waaay in advance, at a huge savings, on South Padre Island in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Refinanced our mortgage at a favorite rate in preparation for the home remodeling project (because things were organized enough for me to be able to identify the task and find the documents and act quickly)
  • Hired a designer and worked out preliminary plans and revised plans for our house renovations

These are only some of the items on our “progress report.” This is, of course, not to say that we are perfectly organized, or that clutter is not beginning to accumulate. (or that we have made great strides in time management.) Nevertheless, we enjoy and appreciate the palpable difference in our lives every day. Thank you!!

p.s. A MIRACLE has happened, thanks to you! Hank and I have been working on the tax information easily and effortlessly – and (here’s the miracle), PEACEFULLY. It’s only March 26 and we’re 99.9% finished! It’s a record for us – and the first time, possibly ever, that we won’t have to file an extension.  As for your “doubtful” clients, I would say that, in my case, lots of miracles have happened. But this “big” one took a certain amount of time to build up to. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 

K.R., mother / wife and F.J., therapist / father

T.P.

Mar 16, 2015

I had to write and share with you that I got engaged to the guy that I was dating that I shared with you about. Your words of wisdom and guidance sunk in and I was able to share myself with this man, and I think he sees me for who I am. I can’t believe that I’m finally getting married! Doing the exercise you persuaded me to do, although I thought it was fruitless, was unbelievable as I look at that list, and everything I wrote on there is exactly what this man is. I can’t wait for you to attend my wedding!

T.P., actress

Cindy Johnson

Mar 16, 2015

After working with June to declutter my life, I am experiencing a freedom I remember as a child . . . born of traveling lightly in this life. The freedom is incredible! It is the freedom to soar and to be released from the weights of life and the stuff, which insidiously serves to hold us back from reaching our greatest potential. I told June that at my age, I am the happiest I have ever been. Thanks to June, my personal and professional lives are in order. Now my pursuits don’t get buried under a pile of to-do’s and half-finished project drawers. I was able to start taking fencing lessons—something I had wanted to pursue for 20 years! June is a gardener . . . she helps pull up weeds in one’s life, lays rich soil as foundation, and then plants seeds of inspiration and passion into one’s life . . . either way, even after one afternoon with June, one’s life will be transformed.

Cindy Johnson, attorney

J.W.

Mar 16, 2015

Where to begin? My sister left yesterday and my closet has stayed very orderly—which is quite an accomplishment because generally the week after houseguests, my closet would have disintegrated into a pile of ‘I don’t know what!?’ My sister was blown away by it all—and asked me to come to her house to teach her! And I received the nicest compliment from her: ‘You have the calmest house with a child that I’ve ever been in. I usually associate a child with chaos, and yours is so calm.’ It really highlighted the progress I’ve made—sometimes it’s hard for us to keep in touch with the baby steps, and to have her say that really made me feel like I’m in a different place now . . . closer to my goal of having my private self match my public self! Regarding my wardrobe . . . well . . . I can’t say that I love getting dressed now. I’m still standing there thinking that I have nothing to wear, BUT there are a few huge differences. It’s made me more mindful of the fact that it’s really just as easy to put on something nice as it is to put on a pair of sweats. Before I felt a sense of hopelessness, like I didn’t know where to begin. Now I feel like I see much more clearly what I don’t have and what I’d like. I’ve always liked the idea of buying a few wonderful pieces, rather than a ton of mediocre pieces, but never felt like I could see clearly enough to make a commitment. The temptation was always to just ‘stretch my dollar’ and get as much as I could with it, hoping that would fill the gaping holes. Now I feel like I can be more patient, that I can look at the process, that I can build upon it over a few birthdays, Christmases, windfalls, etc. . . . I’m thrilled with my shopping list, and I’m actually looking forward to my next shopping experience. I used to LOVE to shop, but I’ve been shopping so long with my ‘old script.’ It wasn’t working anymore and I would get so depressed. I can’t wait to shop with my ‘new script!’ And it was VERY interesting to look back and see how close my ‘closet work’ mirrored the goals I expressed at the beginning. I feel like the next step is to really focus on my money/time organization, so that the riches to support my goals will flow in!

J.W., website designer/mother/wife