My guess is that when you think of a professional organizer you envision someone coming through a home, casting judgement on the way the clothes are hung (or not hung) in the closet, noting that none of your dishes match (and they are in the wrong cupboards), pointing out the overabundance of kids toys they see and then completely fainting when they enter the storage room. Once the organizer comes to, they run to their car to grab what seems like every isle of the Container Store, dozens of labels, trash bags and then subsequently take over your home. They leave behind your favorite breakfast foods in perfectly aligned jars with delicately scripted labels, underwear folded so perfectly in the drawer that you decide to keep on your current pair to avoid disrupting the fine symmetry, your children playing calmly with hand whittled wooden toys next to expertly placed books on a shelf and all items in the storage room placed into plastic bins categorized alphabetically, numerically and by shape.
Thankfully, this is not reality! While professional organizers could spend hours gawking at the latest Bed Bath & Beyond flyer, we actually wear a multitude of hats when working with clients. For example, did you know we can help with time management by streamlining family and work schedules? Here are a few more ways we can change your life…
- If you are moving, organizers can provide support with everything from finding moving companies to packing and unpacking.
- We eliminate those piles of paper by creating filing systems and shredding the unnecessary.
- Are your family photos strewn about in random boxes throughout the home? We can create photo albums or electronic photo storage.
- We aid in thinking through the amount of items in your home and assist in finding places to donate, recycle, or sell.
- Our expertise of course is creating organizing systems. There is the quintessential pantry or garage makeover, but we also assist with the overall flow of the home or business to create harmony and promote efficiency. We offer ideas on the function of a space and then set it up to be easily maintained.
- Empty nester? Recently divorced? New baby? Organizers are more than equipped at handling down-sizing, right-sizing and most life transitions.
- Some organizers specialize in particular populations, like ADHD, chronically disorganized, elderly or businesses. We also teach organizational skills and educate clients on ways to avoid backsliding.
- We know a guy … one who hauls junks, resells items, shreds paper, repairs homes and sells organizing products. Organizers have rolodexes full of reliable and affordable companies to help on all projects.
Do know that professional organizers are not house cleaners, but we can refer you to such experts. And as much as we’d like to think we can single-handedly change the world one plastic shoe bin at a time, we simply do not work with those who have been “forced” into organizing.
Bottom line, your home or business will transform in remarkable ways. Professional organizers can organize any physical or digital space in your life and if you feel overwhelmed or stuck then seek out one of these plastic box, label-loving gurus to change your environment!
