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A Waterloo woman is helping people get through their toâ€"do lists Queen of multiâ€"tasking Waterloo woman has the solution for Apeople who are struggling to check items off their toâ€"do lists. Give her a call. Juliana Tosello serves as an "executive assistant to the public® in her free time, and she‘s willing to do anything from picking up groceries to planning a wedding. "People lead busy lives," Tosello, 38, said. "A lot of people‘s cupboards are disorganâ€" ized and they don‘t have time to really focus on their toâ€"do list. "Basically, I‘m their toâ€"do list specialist. I help them put their lives in order and get things together." . â€" s Tosello, who lives in Waterloo with her husband, Dennis, and threeâ€"yearâ€"old son Nicolas, works for a local insurance compaâ€" ny. She‘s always had a flair for fashion and design, and used to do display windows for stores in Toronto and at Biba Boutique in Kitchener, along with other area shops. "Next to Joan, who‘s the store‘s owner, she was the best display person we‘ve ever had, and I‘ve been here for 20 years," said Edie Nicholson, the manager of Biba Boutique. "Joan could go away and know that Juliana was going to do a fabulous job on the windows." On the side, Tosello also dabbled in event planning, helping people put on weddings, bar mitzvahs and parties. - But it wasn‘t until she was on maternity leave a few years ago that she started thinkâ€" ing about how busy people‘s lives are. They need help, and she figured she was the perâ€" son to do it. So she launched her company, Shopaâ€" holic Services, which offers a wide range of personal shopping, event planning, enterâ€" tainment and travel services. For instance, she helps people plan a meal, book a ride to the airport, find a docâ€" tor or host a cocktailt party. _ â€" "Lcall, I investigafe, I deliver," Tosello said of her motto. So far, the majority of her clients are lookâ€" ing for an event planner â€" especially to help out with weddings. â€" oo For one, she found the decorator, helped with the flowers, selected the centrepieces and oversaw the setup. "They forgot some spray paint for some cords, so I had to run out myself and do it," she said of her handsâ€"on approach. "I make sure the hall is perfect, everyâ€" thing is OK, and then I step back and just watch everybody." â€" â€" Nicholson can attest to Tosello‘s wedâ€" By Jenntrer OrmstON Chronicle Staff $ MILE WITH CONFID ENCE www.techtowndentistry.com Waterloo‘s Juliana Tosello is working part time as an "executive assistant to the public® through her company, Shopaholic Services. Her dog is often by her side as she works from her home. dingâ€"planning skills â€" she organized her daughter‘s wedding 10 years ago. _ "She transformed a plain old panelled hall into a winter wonderland," she said. "It was amazing." One of Tosello‘s more memorable jobs was planning a Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoatâ€"themed bar mitzâ€" vah in Toronto. "I couldn‘t find anybody to do the centreâ€" pieces on her budget, so I made them," she Most of her clients, meanwhile, are local, BUSINESS )@techtowndentist Call for your free invisalign® consultation â€" the invisible way to straighten your teeth. Your world needs your smile. DR. DOUG JONES = DR. TIM SELLNER = DR. SUZANNE CZIRAKI Complete Dental Gare and she hopes to expand her business throughout Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo and the surâ€" rounding areas. s us Her rates fluctuate with the job, and she‘s planning to offer package prices in the future. Seniors get a discount, and she‘s already helping some elderly people with their groceries. And if she‘s too busy to pick up the food and deliver it, her husband is always willing to help out. â€" 8 Overall, she‘s an organized person who‘s able to juggle lots of things at once though. WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, February 20, 2008 « 17 "I multiâ€"task between this job, my other job and my household, and I think other people are like me or busier," she said, adding she‘s constantly in touch with clients through her BlackBerry. "I make toâ€"do lists for myself." Tosello encourages people to contact her at 519â€"573â€"9365 or iloveshoes@rogers.com because she will make their lives easier. "In today‘s world, people need people like me," she said. "I know I would love someone to plan my meals or pick up my dry cleaning." CALL 519.746.7333 JENNIFER ORMSTON PHOTO