Hello all,
Todays' meeting is:
Tuesday, January 27, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Jefferson Park Library
5363 W Lawrence Ave,
Chicago, IL
(312) 744-1998
This meeting features an in-depth presentation by, and discussion with, Juli Brown, MSW, Professional Organizer. This meeting had been scheduled for December but was snowed out.
Several people have expressed interest in having someone with this expertise present at one of our meetings, so please post ideas about what you would like to hear.
Check out Juli's website at
http://www.inbalanceorganizing.com/ to get an idea of what she's about- then
post what you would like to hear about. Please engage yourself in the process of planning this meeting! All it takes is hitting the reply button and saying a few words.
Here is Juli's bio:Juli Brown, owner of In Balance Organizing Services, has worked for more than 16 years helping people improve their lives and get organized. She began as a licensed clinical social worker, and now assists her clients as a professional organizer. This unique combination of professional education and training has helped her to develop a client-centered and nonjudgmental approach to help her clients identify their goals and find solutions best suited to their unique situation.
Juli founded In Balance Organizing Services in 2004 and since then has been assisting residential, home-based businesses and small business clients to get organized. Her approach is based on the philosophy that being more organized can help you reduce stress, increase productivity and create balance by freeing your mind, and your time, to do what you really want to do. Her background as a social worker, along with her organizing expertise and training make her uniquely qualified to assist her clients in getting organized and creating balance in their lives.
Juli has a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters in Social Work. She is a member of the National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization (NSGCD) and has earned multiple Certificates of Study in issues such as chronic disorganization, basic ADD issues with the CD client, hoarding and basic mental health conditions and challenges affecting the CD client. She continues to pursue her education and training in the best methods and strategies for helping people with issues around chronic disorganization through the NSGCD.
Juli is also a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and the Chicago Chapter of NAPO. As a member of NAPO’s Quantum Leap Task Force, she has volunteered her time to conduct workshops on time, paper and financial management for agencies serving low-income clients.