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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Closet Design

  • When
    December 05, 2022
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    54 registrants

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  Closet Design

  
  

  Agenda

  Topics to be covered will include:

  1. Why custom design
  2. The process of custom design and how organizers can offer it through their business
  3. Taking measurements and inventory
  4. Consulting with clients
  5. Design elements (doors, drawers, accessories, etc.)

  Speaker

  Naeemah Ford Goldson is a Certified Professional Organizer® and the owner of Restore Order Professional Organizing. In 2017, Naeemah founded the National Association for Black Professional Organizers, a non-profit association that seeks to empower BIPOC professional organizers and their allies. She is a member of NAPO, and the Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD) and has received certificates of study in Chronic Disorganization, Time Management & Productivity, and ADHD. Naeemah is also the author of Tidy Tessa, a children's book that teaches kids how to organize their things.

  Naeemah is a custom designer who specializes in transforming spaces, and had the opportunity to showcase her skills on The Drew Barrymore Show. She has designed hundreds of areas around the home, including: closets, pantries, home offices, garages, media centers, mudrooms, and playrooms. Naeemah has a Bachelors in Broadcasting from the University of Nebraska and worked in the media industry before starting Restore Order in 2013. You can now listen to her as the host of the “Organize Me! Radio” podcast.

  Naeemah is an Organizing Expert on local and national television, and in print media. She has previously written for the Omaha World-Herald's Momaha Blog, and has also contributed to articles for Parents, Martha Stewart Living, Heavy.com, Realtor, New York Mag, and Sisters from AARP. She has a feature in Voyage ATL and was cast in the very first episode of AOL's Extreme Organizers.

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  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

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• Quarterly Off-Site Workday

  • When
    December 09, 2022
  •  
    8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    In-person or virtual

  Join your NAPO-WDC colleagues for an Off-Site Workday on Friday, December 9th, 8 am to 4 pm.

  

  Leave home to hyper-focus on a project or two. Set aside a day to tackle your business projects and get accountability and support from fellow chapter members. We work independently and then gather for intermittent discussions to share ideas and offer support and suggestions.

  Where:

  In-person: Janet's home in Centreville, VA. Let her know you would like to participate and she'll send her address to you.

  There is a kitchen and dining room table and two comfy sofas and some chairs to sit in all day. You can use the kitchen or there are some places close by to pick up lunch and you can come and go anytime. If people are interested, we can have a little happy hour at the end of the day.

  The Christmas decorations will be up, so we can be a little festive. It won't cost a thing!

  Virtual: Work via Zoom, with the ability to join in on the discussions. Free.

  When:

  The next Off-Site Workday is Friday, December 9th. We meet from 8 am to 4 pm. You can come and go as you please during this time.

  Format:

  We will work for 1 hour and 45 minutes and then stop for accountability and feedback for 15 minutes. We'll do this 4 times throughout the day.

  To do:

  If you are interested in attending, please email Janet Schiesl at janet@basicorganization.com and she'll send you the meeting address.

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• New Member Virtual Meet & Greet

  • When
    December 12, 2022
  •  
    7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual over Zoom
  • Spaces left
    94
  • Registered
    5 registrants

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  New Member Virtual Meet & Greet

  
  

  Hosted by Golden Circle Member Cris Sgrott, Organizing Maniacs

  Chat with an expert organizer, get your burning questions answered, meet fellow members, and share frustrations and celebrations!

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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Business Partner Showcase

  • When
    January 09, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Faith Lutheran Church, 3313 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, Virginia, 22201
  • Registered
    15 registrants

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  Business Partner Showcase

  
  

  More information coming soon!

  Directions and Parking Instructions

  If navigating by GPS, use 19 N. Jackson St, Arlington VA 22201

  Parking Map

  Faith Lutheran Church is at the corner of Rte 50 and N. Jackson St. in Arlington, VA. The entrance is in the very back of the building on N. Jackson St. We have a sign on the sidewalk on N. Jackson St. at the walkway leading to the entrance door.

  The closest parking is behind the building on N. Jackson St. at 1st Pl. There is more parking in front of the building by Rte 50.

  Inclement Weather Policy
  

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

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• Arlington/Alexandria Neighborhood Group

  • When
    January 24, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    In Person - Pupatella
  • Spaces left
    13

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  The Arlington/Alexandria Neighborhood Group meets from 7 PM to 9 PM. 

  

  Amy Dobson is the Neighborhood Group Coordinator. Her contact information is included at the bottom of the registration confirmation email. 

  Please note that there will be a maximum of 15 attendees to keep the forum intimate as Neighborhood Groups are intended.
  

  The Neighborhood Groups are a “chapter members-only” benefit, so we ask that you not bring guests who are not members of our chapter until they join.
  

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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Compulsive Shoppers

  • When
    February 06, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    19 registrants

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  Who is a Compulsive Shopper?

  
  

  Agenda
  

  Before COVID, we hit the Perfect Storm, a confluence of factors encouraging more and more consumerism. And then COVID took it to a whole new level when the need to escape fear, gain control, escape, and adapt made it worse. Compulsive shopping has been called the "smiled upon addiction" because it's lurking beneath the surface, not recognized like alcoholism or drug addiction, yet causing shame among overshoppers. Shopping has become a coping mechanism for an emotion(s) an individual just can't bear. This presentation will discuss the human needs we try to fill, healthier alternatives you might assist your client in finding, behaviors that would indicate an overshopper, and the true damage that may be lurking below the surface.

  You will learn to:

  1. Identify unhealthy shopping behaviors

  2. Probe for the underlying emotional need

  3. Identify healthier solutions for that need

  Speaker

  Carrie Rattle, Behavioral Cents LLC, New York

  Zoom

  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Business Planning & Goal Setting

  • When
    March 06, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    15 registrants

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  Business Planning & Goal Setting

  
  

  More information coming soon!

  Zoom

  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Diversity

  • When
    April 10, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    16 registrants

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  Diversity

  
  

  More information coming soon!

  Zoom

  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

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• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Legacy List

  • When
    May 01, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    15 registrants

  Register

  Legacy List

  
  

  More information coming soon!

  Zoom

  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Show details
• NAPO-WDC Chapter Meeting: Business Models: A Panel Discussion

  • When
    June 05, 2023
  •  
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual Zoom Meeting
  • Registered
    16 registrants

  Register

  Business Models: A Panel Discussion

  
  

  More information coming soon!

  Zoom

  Note: Registrants will receive Zoom registration link and meeting info in their confirmation and reminder emails. 
  

  Zoom will allow participants to interact with each other via audio and video on their computer, tablet, or smartphone app in a real virtual meeting (optional alternative audio available by telephone) where we will be able to see and listen to each other in real dialog. 

  • How to Join a Zoom Meeting: Be sure to download the app when prompted for the full experience.
  • Meeting Controls
  • Tip: In upper right you can toggle between Speaker view and Grid view that shows everyone.

  Inclement Weather Policy

  In the event of bad weather, we will only cancel if power is out for necessary meeting managers, in which case, meeting registrants will be emailed.

  Show details