National Organising Week
National Organising Week (NOW) 2024
16 - 23 September
See below for details of our 2024 campaign.
NOW 2024 - Let's Get Back to Basics
“Everyone can do simple things to make a difference, and every little bit really does count” Stella McCartney
This year the NOW campaign is the perfect opportunity to raise awareness, drive the conversation around this theme and inspire our clients, communities and society as a whole to take action.
The objectives of the campaign are:
1. To help drive the conversation around the benefits to your wellbeing and mental health when you’re in a ‘happy’ place with our members, clients and the public.
2. To share simple, valuable and practical advice with our audience on organising your home in a way to support you.
3. To raise the profile of APDO in an impactful way whilst making a positive difference to our members, clients and followers.
Due to everything we’ve had thrown at us over the last few years (Covid / Cost of Living etc), life has become quite hectic and stressful with more pressure to do better both in our homes and working environments. We want to remind the public that taking things back to basics releases some of the pressures life has created in us over the last few years.
Reassessing our home environments is now more important than ever and as Professional Declutterers and Organisers we can play a key role in helping to influence the choices our clients make around how their homes serve them. National Organising Week is the perfect opportunity to raise awareness, drive conversation around this topic and inspire our clients, communities and society as a whole to take action.
Our homes are now where we spend most of our time. Making positive and impactful choices in the way we set up, organise and maintain our homes will go a long way towards helping reduce negative mental health and unwanted stress.
During NOW 2024 there will be 7 daily blog posts on APDO’s website packed full of ready-made tips and information to help organise your home in a way that supports creating your happy space, as well as daily tips and advice in our social media posts.
APDO members will also be taking to social media to inspire, motivate and share their thoughts.
Follow their activities via the following hashtags:
#NOWorganise #happyspace #apdo #apdohomeorganisation
How can I stay informed?
To stay updated and for further updates...
Visit this page, our APDO Facebook page and APDO’s Instagram page.
Having a designated National Organising Week gave me the impetus I needed to undertake some tasks I'd been procrastinating over - like sorting under the stairs.
Thank you APDO for organising the NOW Twitter Chat. It was such a buzz to chat with Professional Organisers and get their hints and tips.
How can I support APDO on Social Media?
During the NOW week, interact with APDO and other members, sharing and liking as much as possible. Our volunteers for the APDO social media platforms will be doing the same for you too!
Be sure to use #NOWorganise in all your posts!
How do I get more tips and inspiration?
Keep an eye on the APDO blog as during NOW there will be an article about a different aspect of organising published daily. Also look out for tips on our social media channels.
What can I do to spread the word about NOW?
If you work in an office, you could hold a competition over who can most effectively organise their work station!
Discuss NOW with your friends, family and colleagues so you can encourage each other to tackle those niggling organisational tasks!
How can I speak to a professional organiser about NOW or how to become more organised?