OCTOBER 13, 2011 WEEKLY NEWS - 978-532-5880 3

Out with the oldLynnfield organizer: Everything has its place

By Jeff Shmase

LYNNFIELD – Raise your hands if you keepa catalog of your shoes, complete with picturesof the footwear and a numbers to identify eachpair.

The guess here is not many hands went up,unless your name is Susan Parziale. A certifiedprofessional organizer, Parziale, of LynnfieldStreet, knows where to find each of her 62 pairsof shoes – that doesn’t include flip flops.

A coupon clipper, Parziale writes items thatshe needs at the grocery store on a magnetic padthat sits on the refrigerator. While that is notunusual, she puts the aisle number next to theitem to help her when she visits Market Basket.

“I don’t want to spend any more time foodshopping than I have to,” she said.

For Parziale, everything has its place and thatincludes shoes.

A recent trip to her home indicates she prac-tices what she preaches. Not only does Parzialehelp clients organize their busy lives, she has heritems in her house labeled, often in clear binsand in places where she always knows where tofind them. Odds are, she doesn’t lose her keys.

“It’s the only way I know how to live,” saidParziale, who is small in stature but big on per-sonality.

Not only does the home look organized, it isimmaculate as well.

“I’m always ready for company,” Parzialesaid.

Parziale’s husband, Jonathan, pay the billsand always on time. Even his shoes are neatlyplaced in an organizer on his closet door. Daugh-ter Jenna’s toys are neatly tucked in bins, whileher bedroom is spotless.

To become a certified organizer, individualsmust have completed five years in the business.Parziale works on behalf of her clients threedays a week, at times that allow her to take Jennato and from school in Bedford. She occasionallygives talks on the subject of organization,including a recent visit to Lynnfield’s CentreClub. Parziale said she plans on joining thatorganization.

Many of her clients use Parziale’s servicesonce, but like the yo-yo dieter, clients oftenrevert to their bad habits and need to call on heragain.

There are some clients who call on Parzialeonce a month to help them go through theirpaperwork related to a business they run. Anoth-er client hired Parziale to run a yard sale.

When she is not helping people with organi-zation, Parziale helps other people through thewebsite craigslist.org sell their items. Typically,she helps facilitate the sale of furniture by track-ing down legitimate buyers from those lookingfor a deal too good to be true.

“There are a lot of scams out there so youneed to be careful,” she said.

A Medford native, Parziale said she hasalways been organized, a trait passed down toher from her father.

“I love this job,” she said.For more information on Susan Parziale, visit

her website www.susanparziale.com.

Susan Parziale’s top 10 organizing tips

1, Go through the mail when you get it out of themailbox – bills in pay basket, magazines in rack, recy-cle junk mail.

2. Keep a calendar – whether paper or electronic,use one.

3. Prepare lunches (whether for work or school)the night before.

4. Lay out clothes the night before for the next day.5. Have children empty out their own backpack –

put folder from school in the same place each day, putlunch box on the counter (empty contents into thesink), hang backpack up.

6. Keep a bag in your closet or bedroom for cloth-ing that is to be donated. Live by the rule of if youhave not worn in a year, donate it.

7. Label all storage bins.8. Check medicines for expiration dates every

January 1.9. Keep a magnetic pad on the refrigerator for

when you run out of food shopping items.10. Give it a home and you will always find it.

LHS grad McNamara wins Spotlighters scholarshipPaige McNamara, a 2011

graduate of Lynnfield High,was named the recipient of theSpotlighters Scholarship inmemory of Catherine RubyMcGrath. She received thisscholarship due to her passion,commitment and involvementin the theatrical arts and herchoice to pursue theater in col-lege.

McNamara has been partici-pating in the arts and outside ofLynnfield for the past 10 years.She began in Lynnfield Com-munity Theater and continuedher interest at Lynnfield Mid-dle School and Lynnfield HighSchool, where she participatedin both the middle and highschool levels of the annualMassachusetts High SchoolDrama Guild Festival. Hermore recent performances inLynnfield include Main, Star-mites!, Grease and MacBeth.

McNamara was also heavily

involved in the choral depart-ment at Lynnfield High School.Throughout her high schoolcareer she was an officer of theTri-M Musical Honor Society,as well as a member of Cham-ber Singers and the Acabellas.She was also the female recipi-ent of the National SchoolChoral Award this past May.McNamara was a student ofNoel Smith, under whom shehas participated in multipleNATS Musical Theater festi-vals where she received acco-lades for her performances. Inaddition, she has performedoutside of Lynnfield at eventslike Standing Room Onlyseries in Wakefield.

Outside of Lynnfield,McNamara has been able tocontinue her studies in theaterwith programs like the YoungCo. at Stoneham Theater,Young Artists Association andthe Walnut Hill School Sum-

mer Theater Program in 2009,where she not only performed,but also was able to experienceconservatory-style learning inclasses and rehearsals with col-lege theater professors. At Wal-nut Hill, she performed inFootloose!, The Boyfriend andThe Miracle. Most recently,she was in the ensemble ofCinderella with Cellar DoorStage with other college theaterstudents from the area.

McNamara will be attendingWagner College in New YorkCity in the fall to further herstudies in musical theater. Shewould like to thank her parentsand all the people who havehelped her reach this point inher life and she is very gratefulto the McGrath family and theSpotlighters of Lynnfield fortheir generosity and their con-tinuation of the legacy ofCatherine Ruby McGrath.

Photo by Jeff Shmase

Lynnfield organizer Susan Parziale points tosome of her files in her home office.

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