Client Makeover Story  . The Cycle of Life . Jane rides her bike everywhere, all year long, even during the snowy Denver winters. She doesn't have a car, but she does have a garage, which is what she asked me to help her organize. . Jane is a preschool teacher (and a writer and a quilter) with lots of arts and craft supplies at home. She wanted to store them in the garage in such a way that they would be readily accessible, and she needed more space for working on projects.
1.   There was no room to walk through the garage, much less to park a car! And... where's the workbench?	2.    We sorted everything into Toss, Keep and Donate piles.  Much of “the good stuff” was left in the alley (a local practice) and snapped up by neighbors.  A mattress and other household items were given away via www.freecycle.org.  Ah, much better!
3.   The old chairs were part of a creative idea Jane had had in mind for some time. In discussing “The Chair Project” she realized she was never going to get around to it. Not because it was a bad idea, but because she was more interested in her current ideas...and more interested in freeing up space in the garage!	4.   Now she can see what she's got and easily access her cubbies full of supplies!
5.   One of Jane's prized possessions was her dad's bike. He died several years ago. She couldn't imagine parting with it despite the fact that clearly no one was using it. It was, in fact, unusable.	6.   Jane had long since removed the baskets from her dad's old bike and installed them on her new one. She described how she felt, riding around town -- as if her dad were with her, in a way, helping her to carry her load and keeping her company. As soon as she finished telling the story she realized she no longer had an emotional need to hang onto the old bike, and gave it to a local metal recycler. The connection with her dad was more important, and she would always have that. Click here to vew another Client Makeover Story.