We start with a relaxed conversation—on-site or online—to understand your goals, lifestyle, budget, ideal timeline, and hopes & dreams.

We’ll define how you envision working with a professional organizer as a;

• consultant (for those DIY’ers - I provide suggestions, checklists, lists of resources, a personalized road map, etc.)

• guide-on-the-side (for those needing an accountability partner, or motivation to jumpstart a project you’ve been procrastinating on - I show up on-site ready to dive in, taking your lead and cheering you on along the way)

• And/or project manager (aka consider my services as hitting the ‘easy button’ - I take care of organizing the ‘keep’ items, donating/recycling the ‘toss’ items, etc.).

Your level of engagement with each phase of this process will impact the overall cost.

The initial 30-minute conversation is complimentary. Agenda

Based on the information shared during the initial conversation, a Project Proposal is presented to the potential client. The Proposal includes how we will work together, a list of deliverables, timeline, and an estimate on the financial investment. Clients review and refine the Project Proposal before e-signing.

A deposit of at least 50% and a signed agreement are required to move forward with your project(s). An invoice will be emailed with details on a variety of payment options.

Clients can begin signing up for sessions on my calendar.

You’ll receive an email reminder one hour before our session begins.

This is for someone who has never done a thorough edit of the items they’ve accumulated over the years, and/or is experiencing a pretty significant life transition requiring a deep edit. This option also applies to someone who likes to keep our economy going (retail therapy is a thing) and hasn’t quite honed their organizing routines and habits, yet.

We pull ALL items out of the space to get a better sense of the inventory (ie materials you have in the space). We will need to identify a space to temporarily place items during the ‘sorting’ phase.

We will be thoughtful and intentional in what we decide to put back in those spaces.

If this is your FIRST FULL EDIT - keep in mind that the less items you have, the less on-going maintenance (aka time and money) the space will require of you. Initially we’ll be making more of a mess, and will need a place to sort the items during this stage - but stick with the process, I promise it will be worth it in the end :)

Let’s do this!

At this point, you know the drill - you’ve done this before. This is for someone who is already pretty organized and just needs a tune-up, or a seasonal refresh.

We pull ALL items out of the space to get a better sense of the inventory (ie materials you have in the space). We will need to identify a space to temporarily place items during the ‘sorting’ phase.

We will be thoughtful and intentional in what we decide to put back in those spaces.

Let’s get to work!

Sort all of the items into one of two categories initially. Then, we’ll determine the action steps for items.

• KEEP - display, store, re-home, hold (temporarily)

• TOSS - trash, recycle, donate, sell

Together, we’ll strategize how you’d like to proceed with each action step or category. You may need to do multiple edits of the items you placed in the ‘hold’ and ‘keep’ groups. (This is very common, and this is another area that impacts the overall cost of the organizing services.)

I highly encourage moving the ‘toss’ items out of the home before the session is over - let’s be real; no one likes ‘homework’, and it just invites opportunities for items to sneak back into the home, or accumulate a new pile in a different part of the home. Follow-through is HUGE here…you’re almost there, keep going!

Now we take the items in the ‘Keep’ section and group them into identified categories (ie all the light bulbs grouped together, all the scissors, books, etc.). Post-it notes and sharpies come in really handy at this stage.

This stage helps us have a clear understanding of what we will be returning to bins, baskets, shelves, drawers, etc. and where the most appropriate ‘home’ will be for each category based on how you use the items. This step is essential for creating a lasting, sustainable organizational system tailored to your style.

This is where we begin designing systems that work for you.

Now that we know what items we want on display, what items we want in backstock, and where the items will go, we can determine what the most appropriate containers and labeling system will be. (There is a range of pricing involved in the containing phase, which we will discuss as we move along in the process - we won’t be able to estimate this in the initial proposal.)

Here’s another phase that can impact the overall cost of organizing services - the more items you keep, the more containers, shelving, labels, etc. we’ll need - which increases the overall cost - for both products and service time.

Congratulations! At this stage, we’ve established a personalized organizational system that works for you.

This system will require consistent tidying, shifting shopping habits, and on-going mini-edits to maintain an organized space.

I’d love to continue this work with you through weekly, monthly, seasonal, or annual maintenance sessions - just let me know what works best for you!

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