Here's an overview of what you can expect from a professional organizer.
Professional organizers or consultants provide a wide variety
of services, including: Cleaning out closets, kitchens, storage
areas, bedrooms, attics and garages, etc. In other words, basic
decluttering.
- Remodeling closets and storage
- Rearranging living space to be more pleasing and efficient
- Personal coaching, goal setting
- Planning, packing and unpacking for relocation
- Garage and estate sales
- Organizing children and teenagers
- Errands and personal shopping
- Setting up filing systems and developing paperflow systems
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Filing
- Setting up recordkeeping systems
- Sorting through paper piles
- Paying bills
- Preparing medical insurance forms
- Event planning
- Photo and memorabilia organization.
An organizing project requires participation from the professional organizer and from the client.
The organizer will:
- Provide solutions, suggestions, choices and methods
- Do some physical work
- Give you encouragement and support
- Tailor the solution to your needs, preferences and lifestyle
- Never be judgmental about clutter or treat it as a moral issue.
You as the client are needed to:
- Make the time to participate in all steps of the organizing project
- Make decisions
- Be willing to make changes
- Be willing to do maintenance once the organizing project is complete.
-- Tips courtesy of Service Magic
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