How Can A Professional Organizer Help You?
When you think of a professional organizer, a number of things probably come to mind. Marie Kondo, The Home Edit, and any other number of HGTV or Netflix shows. Maybe you think about Pinterest-perfect rainbow pantries, huge bags of trash leaving the house, or the minimalist look.
In reality, a professional organizer can help you in a host of different ways, and many of them don’t have to do with aesthetics. Absolutely, we can help you decide what to keep and what to get rid of. We can shuffle things around to make them look tidier. But ideally, we can teach you how to organize yourself and create lasting change.
One key way I will help you during the process is strategy. Getting organized is overwhelming; you wouldn’t be looking for help if it wasn’t. I have experience and expertise in looking at an overwhelming organizational problem and breaking it down into manageable pieces. I then come up with and explain what order those pieces need to be tackled in to create the systems you need and execute your vision for organization.
I believe in giving my clients ownership over their own organization, and that means I generally work side-by-side with my clients during the process. I can and will be able to help you with decluttering. But you having ownership means I will never make you get rid of anything you’re not ready to part with! What I will do is help you work through the decision of whether or not to part with something by asking questions and helping to frame things in a new light, with a fresh set of eyes. I will (gently!) hold you accountable to the goals and vision we set together, support you through the feelings and thoughts that come up during the process, and then help you understand and decide how to responsibly part with your items.
My goal as a professional organizer is to create lasting change for you. I want to help you create systems that work with the way that your brain works. I strongly believe that organizing is not a one-size-fits all approach, it must be tailored to those who use the systems that are developed. Everyone has different priorities, different forms of logic, different standards, and a different vision for what ‘organized’ looks like. My job, as your professional organizer, is to work with you to figure out what those priorities and that logic is, and then help you create systems that are in alignment. I will do the research needed, and come to you with new and innovative ideas that are tailored to your needs.
My experience in architecture also helps me have a highly trained eye for spatial organization - I can make rooms look and function better through spatial planning and design. I have been trained to relate everything to the human body, which means I think about how you will use and access each item we organize in relation to how it is stored within your space. I will make sure that the things you need the most often are ready at hand, and the things that you need to store for longer periods of time are efficiently stored but still accessible.
Finally, and perhaps most importantly, I can coach you on your organizational mindset. My goal is to teach you how to organize yourself, so that in the future, as your life changes, you can keep up with those changes. My goal is to help you create systems of not only physical items but tidying routines and time management so that you can stay organized. When you are considering purchasing new items, you will be able to visualize how it will fit into your system at home, so that new things don’t become clutter. When you’re at home, you will start seeing things that are no longer serving you and have an easier time letting them go. I want you to have confidence in how you manage your life, so that you can focus on things that are the most important to you.
