Getting To Know You – Sarah Shanahan

A big welcome to Sarah Shanahan! Sarah’s the first of my guests in a new series I’m featuring here at Styling Curvy called “Getting to Know You”.

As a community I feel #blessed to have been supported & guided by you all, I think it’s time to share the love! So I’m going to be chatting to a group of rad women who inspire & uplift me with their amazing creativity & hard work.

I’ve asked Sarah some fast & fun questions as well as some deeper, more home hitting ones so we can find out more about this multi-talented woman from my home town of Radelaide.

Goal for 2019: 

To take a little leap and chase a little dream that I have for my business…stay tuned!

Your personal style in 3 words:

Simple with a touch of Scandi.

I’m always inspired by:

Happy people who give things a go.

A quote I love:

“Work hard and be nice to people” a quote that is framed in our house.  I wanted my kids to see it everyday growing up.

I’m happiest when:

I’m happiest when I’m at home on a cold, rainy day – simple as that!

On the weekend you’ll find me:

Housework with coffee and movie dates thrown in.

What can’t you live without?

Coffee

Tell us a little bit about what you do:

I’m a home organiser. I de-clutter, sort & restore calm & order to people’s homes.  Nothing is too messy or cluttered for me, I’ve seen it all!

I also have a huge love of interiors & run interior “Shop with Sarah” shopping tours every 6-8 weeks visiting my favourite SA stores with lunch, bubbles & treats thrown in.  A fun day out.

What inspired you to start your own business?

I started my business when my four children were young.  I knew I had to be organised to keep the house under control & started helping friends & family do the same.  It wasn’t really a “thing”when I started & people would laugh when I told them what I did, but it’s certainly taken off with the Marie Kondo “tidying up” fever that’s gripped the world. Great for business!

In terms of my shopping tours, I saw a gap in the market here in Adelaide.  I’ve always dreamed of my own home wares store so I thought I’d take people to my favourite stores instead!

If you could collaborate with anyone who would it be?

Colin Firth, ready at a moment’s notice ha ha! No seriously, Marie Kondo would be a dream & if Ellen DeGeneres needs her house de-cluttered I’m happy to go on the show!

My first creation was:

Organising my own pantry & realising how calming & satisfying it is.

Top 3 Instagram accounts:

I’m going to choose three non-Australian accounts because it’s too hard to choose favourite local accounts!

@thehomeedit

@chrislovesjulia

@horderly 

Top 3 places to shop in your home town:

Oscar and Willow

Two Pairs

29 Milan

What advice would you give to women wanting to start their own business?

Do your research, be prepared to work hard, get social media savvy & go for it!

Proudest achievement:

Knowing that I started from nothing, jumped in, gave it a go & followed my dream.

You can see more of Sarah here:

Website

Instagram

Facebook

Thanks Sarah, that was fun!

Til next time,

Jen x