I am Ian Layzell. I am seventy seven and not naturally organised. I have followed GON since the early 2000's. I don't know when exactly. I have too many hobbies and interests and I know that greater organisation will create more time. I also know that working harder is not the answer. I joined when I started my own web site and wanted an example of a successful one. Being organised is a wish that I occasionally get near.

I'm not sure where I heard about GON but I'm sure it was the early 2000's. I was probably doing a computer search for "organizing". I'm 78 and still love to read about and hear organizing tips. At the moment I am doing a room by room decluttering. I feel like I'm a very organized person yet when I do these searches I'm always surprised at what I find: things that I postponed making a decision about keeping such as a piece of clothing (it might fit again in a couple of months-wishful thinking), craft supplies, books I'll never read, etc. I don't know how I could possibly be this age until I consider getting on the floor and then remember how getting back up is such a challenge! I live by myself but have a daughter and her family in town who take good care of me. I'm so glad this forum is back!

Thank you all for responding! I am so happy that you all found me...one way or another!! And I loved reading all of your notes! For those of you who were members of my old forum, I'm so thrilled to be able to have a forum once again. I've missed it and all the wonderful interaction!

It’s been many years since I started reading your newsletters.  I am retired and recently downsized from a large colonial with 2 1/2 acres to a ranch with very little land.  I have been decluttering since I retired 10 years ago and was happy I did when we decided to move.  We sold a lot of unused items which won’t be necessary in our smaller home.  I still have more to sell as I unpack boxes and realize I don’t have a place to put everything or I haven’t used it in over a year.  I enjoy reading every article and keep getting new ideas from Maria.  Thank you

I'm relatively new compared to the other people who've responded to this question. I discovered you only about three years ago.

Until recently, there was a search engine run by Amazon that allowed you to look up the most frequently visited websites by category. I used it to look for home organization sites. Then I started going down the list of the most frequently visited sites to check them out. Yours was the one that had just what I was looking for so I bookmarked it and have been visiting ever since.

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