Home Organization So Good It Makes You Cry
By Bill Esler | 02/06/2012 8:18:00 PM
"Do you think you can continue on with this or do you just want to pull the plug now?" Amanda LeBlanc asks her latest organization project client, Matt.
Matt has become overwhelmed as he watches vast piles of raw materials headed for the dumpster or a charitable resale shop. As a client, his plight is familiar: attached to what he has, but unable to account for why he needs it. Some of these materials Matt uses, though less than frequently, in his costume and design business,
Amanda, as LeBlanc is known, stars in The Amandas, the hour-long docu-series show following her home organization business (it airs Mondays at 7 pm CT/8 pm ET/PT on The Style Network, with frequent repeats).
Amanda retained Matt as a client during last week's episode, when LeBlanc held a reception for new prospects showcasing her own Atlanta home, itself a perfect portrait of clever and stylish organizational planning.
(That fact is all the more compelling when you realize LeBlanc has two young children - and a "new" character that made his first appearance - in the show, not in real life - this week: husband Dan.)
Matt, meanwhile, breaks down, but after some tender counsel from Amanda - she reveals a more personal side this week, acknowledging the struggle between professional and Mom - Matt decides to continue.
The project is immensely successful, and home organzation professionals will totally get the thrill of the client's joy at the "reveal" of the finished project. Amanda sums it up well: "We're making more room for his business to grow."
And hers, and perhaps yours.
Don't miss your chance to meet Amanda LeBlanc in person, at Closets Conference and Expo 2012 in Austin, TX, Feb. 15-17 at the Convention Center.
Bill Esler, Associate Publisher/ Editor in Chief, Woodworking Network Bill is responsible for editing Custom Woodworking Business and coordinating all content for Wood & Wood Products , CLOSETS , Woodworkingnetwork.com and Closetsdaily.com, along with related newsletters. Bill’s expertise includes using innovative print manufacturing techniques to grow audience engagement, using textured offset, digital printing, purls, QR codes; and lead-generating webcasts, custom websites, and custom digital and print content.
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