Welcome to the organized 365 podcast. I'm your host, professional organizer, productivity

expert, and motivational speaker, Lisa Woodruff. This podcast will help you embrace progress

over perfection and create lasting, functional organizing in your home. I have so much to share

with you, so let's get started. Sherry, you have been on the organized 365 podcast

at least once, maybe twice before. So welcome back. Thank you so much for having me.

It's always good to visit with you. Give us a refresher. How did you very first find me

and or organize 365? Okay, so I am also a fellow teacher and that was initially how I found

you. I was looking for teachers that organize and I was looking for teachers that were

sort of like-minded. I was a binder based teacher because I was constantly moving classrooms,

mentoring other teachers. So everything had to be on the go. And I was also in the process

of organizing my home papers into binders and looking for someone to separate the actionable

in the reference and lo and behold, there you were. And I really resonated with that.

And I was also exploring my oldest son was ill at the time and I needed to make a change

for a job that would allow some more flexibility. So I started looking into professional organizing

and just loved everything that you had and just joined you around that time. Yes. And on

the past podcast that you've been on, we've talked about your medical journey and the loss

of your husband. So I'm sure Mary will put those links inside of the show notes down

here. People want to go back and dive into your personal story and how much that you've

shared. You're just such an open book and you're just so lovely to talk to and it just

feel like you've known you forever. Like when people listen to your story or they connect

with you inside the Facebook groups, they're like, oh yeah, sharing my best friend I've had

forever. It's just how you feel when you're on. She's just your best friend that you've

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