A few things that have my 🖤…
More about me…
Hi, I’m Nita (she/ her). I consider myself a creative innovator and a fierce problem solver. I’m equal parts radical liberal feminist and someone who’s full of childlike wonder + awe. I’m an introvert. (🙋🏼♀️ Elusive INFJ here. Sidenote: in my mind, Bigfoot is a kind, misunderstood INFJ too.) I like the gentleness of quiet spaces and people, but I love LOUD bright colors!💥 🌈 I love both cats and dogs in equal measure, but I’m currently living on team dog. I’m an avid walker with a serious sweet tooth for cupcakes and Swedish Fish. I like big hearts, big BROWN dogs, and big ideas - I love tiny cars, tiny houses, and mini muffins. I believe less is more, simple is beautiful and animals are magic.
Random facts about me:
When I’m not working with humans + their businesses I can be found walking with dogs all around Long Beach, California. #GoBeach 🏃🏼♀️🦮
I’ve driven a Volkswagen Beetle for the past 21 years. #beepbeep
I 🖤 naps.
I love embroidery and I consider myself to be a craftivist. I generally have about five works in progress (WIPS) going at any time. I’ve even contributed some pieces to the Tiny Pricks Project. (There’s something about stabbing something over and over.) 😉
I make an amazing Cookie Dough Dip recipe (w/o eggs) for writers when they have late-night munchies. I have it on good authority it’s helped more than one famous author get over writer’s block. (You can download it here.)
I have a Google alert for Komodo Dragon Attacks on my phone.
I LOVE MoMA’s iconic Stendig Calender - I’ve had one for years. The bold black + white design was the inspiration for this site and the calendar has been featured in 8 places on the site. (Let me know if you find ‘em all!)
I like to Rick Roll people. I have cross-stitched the QR code for the video so many times I practically know it by heart. 😉 (Want my pattern? You can download it here.)
I secretly love to read and write love stories. 🖤
“Instead of asking, have I worked hard enough to deserve rest - I’ve started asking, have I rested enough to do my most loving and meaningful work?”
— Nicola Jane Hobbs
How a former Corporate MacGyver found her way here…
In my early corporate career, I was recognized as a strong administrator with a love of technology and a reputation for organizing a better workflow in any department or project I touched. Wherever I was, I became known as the company problem solver and a creative innovator - a corporate MacGyver, if you will. (They actually called me MacGyver, and at one time I listed it on my resume.) I was very successful because I was doing work I did well but the big corporate lifestyle wasn’t where my heart really sang. I secretly dreamed of having something small (and happy) of my own that allowed me to do the work I loved, for people I cared about.
Becoming a professional organizer felt like the perfect business for me and, in 2009, that’s exactly how I began. But as any entrepreneur knows, the start is rarely the finish. Most of my clients seeking organization solutions for their spaces also needed solutions for their lives and business processes – and that’s my forte! Almost by accident, I became a personal assistant to entrepreneurs and some friendly showbiz types.
In 2010, I made my formal shift from space organizing, to a boutique virtual support firm, and, I, a problem solver extraordinaire. Now, every day, I sing (80’s music and show tunes) quietly at my desk, sometimes reaching down to pat a sleeping dog. 🖤
