So this is my daughter, Lorna. She's 23 and today I'm going to turn it over to here. We
have this whole section of our storage and we've been through 27 bins.
That is my freezer before and now I could show you and I have my saver with all the
bags and things and voila, this is now my freezer.
Yeah. So today I got my bathroom done, did my laundry, coat closet and utility closet,
I've got very little done all day, fuffing around doing stupid little things and getting
distracted. You set the timer and I'm in there and I've done it.
Hi everyone, I'm Alejandra.
And I'm Ed.
And we are the founders of alejandra.tv. We have been teaching people how to get organized
since 2008 both in person and online. I'm also a certified life coach so I can help
people on a deeper level, which has come in handy right now, with just everything that's
been going on.
When the pandemic started, there was so much uncertainty, distraction, and isolation, and
we knew we had to help out and give back.
Yeah and so the Saturday after the World Health Organization declared we were in a pandemic,
I remember I woke up with this gut feeling that we should just bring our community together
and just come together, live on the phone, get organized, hold each other accountable.
I'll do my best to support everyone, answer questions, offer guidance and really when
someone's getting organized for the first time, having that support, having that accountability,
can really be key to eliminating overwhelm, getting unstuck, breaking through procrastination.
And so it was two hours later, we had 500 people live on the phone. It was audio only,
and it was supposed to be a four hour call. It ended up being seven hours because we were
having so much fun, getting organized, making progress and stuff.
And I remember two people mentioned that they had a large table, dining room table, kitchen
table that had been filled with clutter and they had been avoiding the task of clearing
it off for almost a year and on the call, they were able to clear it off completely.
I mean, it was just so incredible. One person even said, "I thought lack of time was the
biggest reason I couldn't get organized." And they realized after our phone call, it
was actually lack of accountability. So it was just so powerful.
Yeah and because there was so much positive feedback, we knew we had to offer more sessions.
Yeah except this time we were like, "Oh, well the audio was so great, it would be even better
if we did it on video." And so for the next two months, we spent a total of 30 hours together
getting organized. It was a total of 11 sessions and just seeing people's progress and their
transformations between sessions was just so incredibly heartwarming, just seeing people
realize, "Wow, I'm actually capable of organizing all this stuff that I've been avoiding for
years."
I'm looking forward to just keeping going and you have motivated me so much. It's been
years as you can see that I've been going to do this and I just don't do it. But if
I have a specific time that I have to meet you, I got to do it. It's great.
To see the table, I mean the actual table, first time in a couple of years, I think.
I'm just trying to clear up the clutter on the desk. Since we've been home a lot, there's
way more paper. Things are just getting dropped and this is my professional office so I can't
keep going like this. I've got three quarters of my desk cleaned off and that's a big deal
for me. Papers, papers, papers.
Every day I do something whereas before I would feel so overwhelmed, I couldn't. Now
I'm excited about getting more stuff done. So with that being said, I got a whole huge
box that weighed about 15 pounds of paper and it's all sorted and I'm going to do my
shredding afterwards and yay.
So after our two months together, not only did we just focus and get stuff done, but
we also, we had fun. We made new friends and as a group, we donated 32,280 meals to Feeding
America that went to local food banks around the country. I mean, seeing people's generosity,
it was just so incredibly heartwarming to witness.
I know it was like, we basically donated a meal to everyone in a football stadium.
Yeah. And so in the end, people were asking, "Well, how can we continue these sessions?
How can we continue to get organized together?" And so that is when we decided to start teamorganize.
Teamorganize is a community that offers live support and accountability so you can get
unstuck, overcome procrastination, and finally get organized.
Together we focus and we soar through piles of papers. We stop the overthinking and we
make powerful decisions. We lean into all the uncomfortableness of going through boxes
and stuff we've been avoiding for years and we build healthy habits and we are finally
taking action on all of this organizing information that we've acquired through books, through
programs. We're finally putting it into practice and we're making changes in our lives. Teamorganize
is a safe place where you can share, be vulnerable without feeling judged. It's also a place
where you can go to meet others that are facing similar challenges so you know that you're
not alone in the journey to decluttering and getting organized.
Okay so here is how it works. 10 times a month we are connecting live on Zoom and we are
getting organized. So we pick a task and we begin. So a lot of us are, we're sorting piles
of papers. We're going through mail. We are clearing countertops. We're going through
thousands of photos. We're going through boxes we haven't seen in decades, sorting everything
out, unpacking, making decisions and if anyone feels confused on where to begin, or they
feel stuck, or they fell off track, and it's really hard to get back on, I offer guidance
and best practices. Although there really ... when it comes to getting started, there's
no ... it doesn't matter as much where you start as much as it matters that you actually
get started.
We set a timer and work in 45 minute blocks so we can focus and get stuff done.
Together we are taking breaks, we are sharing progress, although both are optional. If you
don't want to share, if you don't want to be on video, you can remain completely anonymous.
It's really, it's whatever you feel comfortable doing.
There's a live chat so we can talk to other members and share links to resources.
Yeah and I feel like the chat is such a great feature out of everything on teamorganize
because we have a live weekly coaching sessions where we make space for people to share specific
challenges, talk out any dilemmas. Sometimes just talking things out brings so much clarity.
So if there's any confusion, just voicing the words, getting the thoughts out of your
head can bring clarity. And so when someone raises their hand to ask a question or to
share something, you're not just sharing with me, but we have this active chat going so
if you ask a question, a lot of times what happens is that other people are chiming into
the chat and sharing their experience. They're sharing their perspective, which is just so
powerful to have all these different perspectives around one question that someone's asking.
Right and you're not just getting the benefit of our wisdom. You're getting the shared wisdom
of the entire group.
Yeah and for example, sometimes people will hold up an object. If someone's going through
a box or something, they'll hold up an object and say, "I found this in the basement. Does
anybody know what it is?" And it's happened a couple times and then people are chiming
into the chat and if 10 people say, "Oh, I think it's this." Then it's probably that
object.
We also host small team sessions so our members can connect on a deeper level in a smaller
format. And once you join, you'll have access to all 10 sessions per month. And if he can't
make a session, you'll have access to the recordings.
Each month you're also going to get a monthly action tracker. So it's this printable action
form where you print it out, you list all your organizing tasks that you want to get
done for the month. You prioritize your list and then you schedule everything into each
of the 10 sessions that we have. And so you have everything down on paper, it's nice and
clear. It's prioritized and all you have to do is just show up, take action, and then
cross things off. And it's also, at the end of the month, you also then have proof of
all of your hard work and you have proof that you are making progress and having that proof
is, Oh my gosh, it's just so powerful.
And it's so great to see that you've continued a streak of showing up to all the sessions
and making so much progress.
Yeah, exactly. And also to give to your spouse or your family members, show them, "Look how
much I am doing. I am actually making progress. Maybe you can't see it, or maybe you don't
realize, but here's my proof right here." That can be really just powerful.
There's also a private Facebook group so you can connect with other members, ask for advice
and find an accountability partner. And it's optional if you're not a Facebook person.
So if you need to get organized because you're having a hard time finding things, or it's
hard to find things easily or quickly or surfaces are cluttered, or maybe you are hesitant to
invite family over, invite friends over, we invite you to check out teamorganize. There
is a link below, above, somewhere on here to learn more. Sometimes the hardest part
really is just showing up. But if you can get yourself to show up, a lot of it is just
showing up. If you can get yourself to show up, you may be surprised at how much you can
get organized when you have that support and you have the accountability.
I feel like I lost 50 pounds. I just, I can't even tell you. I can't even put into words
the feeling. I don't think I would have done this if it weren't for these accountability
sessions. I really don't think I would have.
It just made such a difference in my life, in my marriage. I'm finally getting to the
clutter that has just been a source of conflict for, I don't even want to say how many years
and it's just so heartwarming to have your encouragement. You have the encouragement
or everyone else. And to hear what everyone else, I swear, everything that people say
told me right there, "I get it." And I thought I was the only weird one that can't do this
without having some inspiration or whatever.
But to think it could be this close to done, and then I'll have is the garage left, that's
crazy. That's crazy.
Did you-
I've been doing this for years so it's really, I'm so thankful to you and all the things
that you learned that you pass on to us and everybody shares and everybody is so pleasant
and so helpful. And just knowing that we're all working together, we're all struggling
or we're all getting a little encouragement or motivation. It's just unbelievable that
it actually works. I'm so excited.
I'm so so proud of you.
Thank you. It's a miracle, nothing short of.
So we have been helping people get organized for a while and I just have to say there is
something so magical about these sessions, just the energy of all of us coming together
with this common goal to free ourselves of the burden of clutter. The distraction of
clutter is just so powerful. Just like it's easier and more fun to exercise in a group
setting, it can also be easier and more fun to get organized with a group.
While we can't speak for everyone, what we do know is that something is working because
our members are seeing results. They're clearing their desks. They're seeing the floors again
and they're sorting piles of paper.
Yeah and some people are going through their email inbox and they are deleting thousands
of old emails. People are going through thousands of photos. I know myself, I've gone through
thousands of digital photos. I went through so many childhood photos, got rid of nine
pounds of childhood photos, which doesn't sound like that much, but it was so much work.
And so the point is, is that not only are we making progress, but people are feeling
confident, they're feeling inspired. They're feeling hopeful, they're feeling motivated.
And when you feel like that, there is nothing that is going to stop you from continuing.
And so if any of this resonates with you and you feel like getting organized is really
one of the hardest things for you to do, just know that you don't have to do it alone, that
real live support, not just like email support, but real live support and accountability is
available to you and we would just absolutely love to be a part of your journey and see
your transformation.
This is just such a ... I don't know if you really understand what a lifesaver it is for
so many of us, for me. I mean, I've been trying to do this for eight, 12 years now, and now
finally have a way to do it. So thank you, Alejandra. Thank you everybody in the chat
rooms. Everybody is just so giving, just by being with us.
I got to work on this floor. I don't even want to tell you how embarrassed I am to even
show this to you. Do you believe there's a TV back there?
Okay. Yeah, I didn't see it at first.
I know. That's because it's an ancient style, but I've got that back there and so now ...
Oh man.