Professional Closet Organizer Extrodinaire

Yes, friends, it's true. I'm dropping the life of a musician to pursue my dream of becoming a professional closet organizer, and the occasional mover. I've had so much organizing and moving experience here at Opera Roanoke that I believe I have found my calling...

Yeah, right! Gotcha! In today's blog I'm going to chat with you about my past two days here at the Opera, which coincidentally involves a storage closet (you're probably anticipating these posts at this point).

So previously I wrote about my time organizing the production storage space that we are no longer going to be using at the Jefferson Center. On Wednesday, I started putting things into boxes and loading them up in my little Ford Focus then taking them to our offices on Church Ave. I did the same thing twice yesterday. Let me tell you, it's definitely not easy.

I did, however, gain experience from the task.
For instance...

- I now know that you can find a box for anything and without wasting space.

- You get so tired of carrying so many loads back and forth you learn how to carry 20 boxes, a bag, and a      printer in one trip while also being able to open a door and press the button for the elevator. And on the        very last trip, you find a way to carry twice as much.

- Which leads me to say... Elevators are your friends when it comes to moving. Ain't nobody got time to lug      heavy things up and down stairs.

- At some point you have to take a second to take a selfie or 3... Working for an arts organization, I like to     find props and wigs to pose with, making my selfies ultimate selfies.

 - I learned how to properly use a cart, and the many variations of such. I know you're thinking "well duh,         anyone can use a cart." Not if your me... it was a fine art to learn how to not run into the wall/door every       time I went to my car.

- I eventually became okay with the fact that this was my "I lost count" trip to/from the car. When you move     a large amount of items, you just want to get it over with.

- You will end up with a "Random Junk" box.

- When organizing and moving, you always find cool things, which makes the job more enjoyable. Like this      box.

...yes it is a shoe box, and  it does say "Funtaisma: Step into Fun."

Until Next Time!
-Matt