Maria Ward

I have always been an organizer. As a child, I would organize and reorganize drawers and boxes trying to maximize the space I had. In school, I always was the neatest student, focusing on my current subject, but planning how I would complete projects and papers timely and efficiently. After I got married, my husband would kid me and say if he could not find me, he knew I was in one of our closets, organizing. I received my BBA degree from Wichita State University in Human Resources. When I started working in business, my employers often commented on how organized and efficient I was. I would set up systems for routine processing that would be adapted by the company.

While taking time off from work to complete my MA degree through Our Lady of the Lake University, I set up an organizing business and joined the local professional organizers group. I returned to Human Resources after completing my Master’s degree.

Now that I have retired, I have started writing down some of my techniques and mythology and offering organizing classes through Lone Star College – Academy for Livelong Learning. In 2016, I started writing a monthly column for the Senior Living Section of the Houston Chronicle entitled, “Staying Organized.”

In this book, I am taking the collection of articles from the monthly column and presenting them for you to ponder and apply to your life to make it easier.