Lately, the NEAT team has been stopping by Miette in Hayes Valley more frequently than usual.  When we asked ourselves what was drawing us in to this adorable candy shop, two answers immediately popped into our heads.  Number one:  We. LOVE. Candy.  Seriously we are not sure if we were a match made in heaven or hell because we can easily influence each other to grab a sweet treat in between jobs and meetings all of the time.  Reason number two: it is so stinking organized!

Although we could probably write an entire post on our favorite candies and why, we figured the second reason was a little more appropriate J  If you have not had the chance to walk into Miette, it is the most whimsical candy store you have ever been to.  As soon as you step foot in the place, you are magically ten again begging to try everything.  We are constantly drawn into the shop because of their beautiful displays of candy.  The way that the candy is all arranged in large class jars and color coded is an organizers dream come true!  Miette not only has an amazing presentation but their organization gives the space a sense of cleanliness that is unbeatable.

Bottom line, we love you Miette!

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Besides the absolute obvious, which is that the clothes from Barney’s New York are going to cost you significantly more than Forever 21, as organizers we see this scene completely different.

Lets be honest, Forever 21 is great to find that trendy piece that you have been dying to try, but as total type A’s, we can barely walk in the store without having a nervous breakdown.  That led us to wonder, why does a store like Barney’s always look so much better than a store like Forever 21?  There are probably many valid reasons that could be concluded, but, as organizers we like to think that we have the best answer.

Barney’s has made the choice to set a precedent in their store: sleek, stylish and ORGANIZED.  When you walk into Barney’s, you pick up a shirt that is folded and then do your very best to fold it EXACTLY the way you found it.  This happens without fail whether you are typically an organized person or not.  This is because you do not want to ruin how beautiful the store looks.

But what about Forever 21?  Have you honestly ever seen someone pick something up there and fold it nicely??  No.  You haven’t.  People pick things up, carry it with them, decide they don’t want it, and discard it at the nearest table, rack, or (our worst nightmare) the floor!

As organizers, we see every type of closet there is: walk-ins, reach-ins, shared, etc.  Before we begin, many of our clients have closets that look like….how shall we put this… like Forever 21.  One of the biggest concerns that we hear time and time again is, “So now you are going to make it look nice but let’s be serious, I will never be able to keep it this way.”  Well, here is your answer:

Being organized will turn you from Forever 21 to Barney’s! You will love to shop your own closet so much that when you take something out you will actually want to fold it and put it back where it belongs and not on the floor.  Why?  Because you wouldn’t dare throw a Barney’s garment on the floor would you?? Take a look at your closet right now – are you more Forever 21 or Barney’s?  If you are NEAT you will have a shopable closet that makes you want to stay organized.  If you are more of a Forever 21, save yourself the money of buying new clothes because you can’t find the ones you own and get NEAT! 

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