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

Mary Frances Ballard

Jan 2011 · Morgan James Publishing

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The professional organizer and founder of OrderlyPlaces.com offers her expert solutions for saving time, space, and resources at home.
 
Are your mornings spent frantically looking for the misplaced keys or the field trip form? Do you have stacks of things and nowhere to put them? Are you ever too embarrassed by your messy house to invite family or friends for a visit? Perhaps you find yourself wishing there were more hours in the day or having to cancel plans because you’ve accidentally double booked yourself. If so, Mary Frances Ballard has the solutions you need in Orderly Places.
 
Orderly Places offers simple strategies for knowing when, where, and how to overcome disorganization in your living spaces and daily routines. Here, you will learn practical tips and step-by-step instructions for organizing every room in your home, as well time management solutions to get your hectic days under control.
 
With Orderly Places, you will discover the joy of a more peaceful, comfortable, and organized environment—and the freedom of having more time for the activities you love.

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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.