Erin, a Hair Stylist
This client lives in a large home with extended family members of all ages. Since multiple adults and children share all the spaces, establishing and maintaining order is especially difficult.
Marie, a Media Specialist
The pace of the school day is intense. Just getting through the demands of each day is a challenge, even with no unforeseen circumstances. Finding time to organize during the school day is almost impossible, so most teachers leave this task for the summer.
Amy, a Homeschooling Mother
Even the most organized person can struggle during some life stages. Homeschooling and taking care of multiple young children who are involved in multiple activities is a challenge to say the least. Amy had always been able to keep her home organized before, but the many demands on her time had made this impossible.
Shirley, a Grandmother
As a widow living alone, this client often saw projects that needed to be done but because of physical limitations was unable to complete them on her own. She needed assistance in decluttering and organizing in several areas in her home.
Sarah, an Artist
We had started work on this garage months ago, but we needed more shelving to continue. Now that the shelving had been installed, it was time to get to work again! Since this was a big project, Laurie and I worked together on it.
Sharon, a Social Worker
The closet had been primarily used for storing books, games, and ski supplies, but recently had become kind of a catch all area. In fact, there had been so many items added to the closet that it was practically unusable. The goal was to clear enough space to use the closet for storage of craft supplies so that my client could spend more time doing crafts.
Allison, a Lawyer
This client’s pantry had become a source of frustration. Although the space is fairly large, it didn’t seem adequate for storing what she needed. She had made several attempts to organize it, but maintaining it proved elusive. On top of that, it had become the family’s favorite catch all space for anything that didn’t have an obvious home.
Michelle, a Therapist
This client has a fairly large kitchen, but there never seemed to be enough counter space. Counters were covered with items ranging from those used everyday to items used only occasionally.
Josephine, a Retired Engineer
This client had just moved and had unpacked a few boxes and had spent the night in the new home. Our goal for the 3 days of work was to get everything unpacked that she would need immediately and to make sure that everything else was in a state so that she could quickly find it and unpack at her leisure.
Erin, a Telecommuter and Mother
This client, a wife and working mother of two young children, contacted me for some organizing help. She and her husband and children had recently relocated to the area. The room that qualified as the biggest challenge was the playroom.
Denise, a Community Volunteer
This client’s husband is a very neat person who likes everything to be in order. The master bedroom closet is small, so the client keeps most of her clothing in another bedroom closet. The husband’s dressy clothing for work and casual clothing was stored in the master closet and in an armoire in the bedroom, but they were sometimes in the same spaces, which made it more difficult to get ready for work.
Girls Inc. Library
Girls Inc. of Kingsport is an after school and summer program that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. The library had a good sized collection of books, but they were in quite a bit of disarray and there was no checkout system. Our goal was to put the books into an order that the girls could easily find what they needed, and to make the library an inviting space in which to read.
A Local Church
Whether we’re talking about a home or a church, any time a group of people occupies the same building for many years, items will accumulate and disorder will result. With multiple ministries in the community and abroad, taking the time to organize is often difficult. This project was unique in that I worked alongside church volunteers as well as church staff.
Sarah, a Business Owner & Mother
A busy schedule often contributes to disorganization, and this client’s schedule stays very busy because she wears many hats. She is a wife and mother of three school aged boys who are active in many activities. She and her husband are business owners. And she is a talented artist who is often asked to produce works of art for community events. The garage was the area that was bothering her most because the disorder was making it very difficult for the boys to enjoy playing in the driveway and yard.
Sharon, a Self-Proclaimed Packrat
This client purchased a 3 hour organizing session at a Silent Auction fundraiser. When we spoke before the session, she called herself a packrat and readily admitted that both she and her husband are procrastinators. She said that she is usually successful at getting specific areas in order, but maintaining the order is difficult for her. She was eager to get her pantry back into order because it is stressful for her when she can’t find things.
Allison, a Speech Pathologist
This client, a young professional, felt like most of her home was pretty organized, but there was one area that consistently gave her trouble. The guest room closet was the storage spot for photos, greeting cards, mementos, decor items, and office supplies. Lately, it had become a catch-all area where she would place anything that didn’t have an established location in her home. Allison won a bid at a silent auction for my services and was anxious to get started. Her goal for the closet was for the closet to look neat and to have enough space in the closet for guests to keep their suitcase and a few hanging clothes.
A Local Nonprofit Group
This nonprofit group’s storage area had become disorganized over the years and they had lost track of what they owned that could be used and what needed to be disposed of or donated. Since this is exactly the kind of project I love to do, I was happy to volunteer.
Suzanne, a Homeschool Mom
As a homeschool mother of two young children, Suzanne doesn’t have much time to devote to organizing. The laundry room was an easy choice to begin with as it is utilized frequently and would be a fairly quick project to tackle. The goal was for the area to be used for laundry items and as surplus storage of food, paper products, cleaning products, and tools.
Kay, a Systems Analyst
Although this client is a generally organized person, her garage really needed some work. In one 3 hour session, we were able to work together to transform this space so that her family could park cars on both sides and find what she needs quickly.
Ashley, a Financial Forecaster & Mom
This client and her husband had recently had their basement finished and floored, and they wanted to set up a portion of it as a craft room. The room needed to be set up in a way that allowed quick access to craft supplies, restricted access to any supplies that could be dangerous for young children, and easy clean-up. We wanted to make this the perfect space for the children to create projects.