Kathryn Littlepage founded Paradise Organized after a lifetime of helping others get organized. While her childhood friends played with dolls, she made furniture templates and tried to make her parents' home more efficient. Even before "de-cluttering" and "getting organized" were such popular ideas, she made lists to help her stay on track. As a child, she learned that lists can truly set you free, and she made a lot of them. She set up her first home 35 years ago and was determined to do it right. She read every book and magazine she could find on efficient homemaking. While she didn't keep the magazines, she did keep the articles and her filing cabinet is full of articles dating back to the 70's. She categorized every item she and her husband brought into their home before she determined a logical place for it. She even organized her kitchen cabinets on paper before she actually filled them. Littlepage was obviously destined to become a professional organizer! She has always strived to accomplish tasks more efficiently.

For her, each year and each career - as a fitness business owner, an Embassy secretary, a circuit court clerk, an office manager, a paralegal, a mother, a wife, even as a waitress - all provided valuable lessons in organizing. She learned the hard way what NOT being organized can do to a family and, worse, to one's self-esteem. While it's true that her home is full of what others would call clutter, it's relatively organized clutter and it is always useful (and sometimes comforting) to her and her family. And, though she admits to occasionally having to run through the house with a trash bag before dinner guests arrive and stash it in a closet, she can find the bag the next day and get everything put back in its proper place. Her mission is to help you get organized enough to enjoy your life in this island paradise.
 

Since a MUST of living on a tiny island is laying in supplies, she will not tell you to de-clutter your home. She is here to help you organize and contain your supplies. Just about every organizing guru tells you to "toss the clutter" and clear your spaces. While that makes plenty of sense, and makes your life simpler, some of us happen to like our stuff. And we islanders have to keep a disaster pantry, filled with enough to live on for at least 6 weeks.  We will help you organize your stuff -- We'll de-clutter your head and your life, but learn to organize your things and supplies.