Even the most busy people can find time to organize.
With all the new fashions every season, I’m sure she has to do this at least 4 times a year to keep her closet neat and functioning well.
Most likely she has a professional organizer who will come in after she has gone through her closet. The Pro will sort and take the items to the approprate recycle destination.
It think she did a very good job!
It’s a very good question, because lots of people who would benefit from the services of a professional organizer aren’t familiar with how they work. They don’t know how expensive it is. They need to get a good idea of this before they can decide whether or not they can afford professional organizing services. Or whether they should do it themselves.
Of course, asking how much professional organizing costs is the classic ‘how big is a piece of cheese’ question.
Clients are usually, understandably, a bit vague about how much they want done and how soon they want it. Often, they don’t really know. They want you to sort it out. That’s why they’re paying you.
But recently I’ve had requests as vague as “how much would it cost to organize my house,” with no information about the nature of the project, the size of house, what they want to achieve, what their budget is or a time period for completion….
At this point, the experienced organizer schedules a consult to talk their client through some of the options available. What most have to do is give away an hour or two of time to get this information. This is a huge marketing expense for the pro-organizer.
The initial consult can cause problems for the clients themselves.
For example, you may have identified a pro-organizer you think would be ideal for the project in question. But if the pro-organizer is very busy, they may not have the time to talk you through all this information.
It may be clear that you’ve never used a pro-organizer before – so you’re probably not going to be a very important long-term client for them. The project will probably be quite small; you’ll need a fair amount of hand-holding; and at the back of his mind, the pro-organizer is possibly wondering whether or not you’ll be good for the payment at the end of it all.
(This is true of any business relationship based largely on trust. Most professional organizers do work in advance and get paid later in expectation that the client will honour their side of the bargain.)
So if you want to know how much professional organizing costs, and you need a fairly accurate answer to this, from a good, reliable and experienced professional organizer, then you are probably going to have to meet them halfway. You need to give them as much information as possible, so that they can make an informed estimate of how much to charge. And don’t be afraid to pay them for their consultation. Keep in mind that a good relationship with an experienced professional organizer will save you thousands in the long run.
Most professional organizers will base their price on how much of their time is going to be used up. They will likely have an hour-rate they work to, and will price a project on that basis. This is not a stunningly accurate process. They might think “that’s two hours” or “that’s two days” but often there is no way to know for sure.
As a professional organizer, the less you know about a project and about the client you are working for, the more you will err on the side of caution, to make sure you are covered.
So again, providing a thorough list of goals for your potential organizer will help keep the costs down. It also makes it much more likely that your prospective organizer will respond to your request quickly and with enthusiasm.
Finding Bliss in life is easy if you know where to look. Being happy is just a matter of deciding to be.
But…..Under some circumstances (like a cluttered environment) it is very difficult to choose to be happy.
Organizing is Creating Positive Circumstances.
Happiness doesn’t just show up one day, You must decide to be happy now.
Happiness is choice….. Choose to be!
Bliss is something you find in the enjoyment of the simple things in life……………. The abiliy to Appreciate Everything no matter how small right now in the moment!
Stuff doesn’t just happen! Circumstances are created.
Life Happens, its what you do with it that matters.