5 Reasons to Hire a Professional Organizer
Are you overwhelmed by mountains of stuff and don’t know where to start? Have you tried organizing your space on your own, maybe even buying cute bins or other storage solutions, but nothing seems to stick? Let me guess – that’s why you’re here now. Maybe you’re thinking about reaching out for help (and I applaud you because that’s a hugely important first step), but you’re just not sure yet if hiring a professional organizer is the right choice for you. Here are five reasons that just might tip the scales for you.
1. I can help you save time.
Living in such a busy, fast-paced world, your time is precious. Have you ever tried starting a decluttering or organizing project but just felt like you couldn’t make any progress? Maybe you simply ended up moving some items from one pile to another pile without actually setting up robust and efficient organizational systems. With my help, you’ll see real results, which means you’ll ultimately spend less time dealing with “stuff.” This doesn’t mean that the process will be magically quick and painless or that I can do it all for you. You’ll be involved and engaged, fully responsible for making decisions about what to keep and what to let go of. The time and effort we invest together up front will pay dividends in the future. Once you get organized, you’ll spend less time looking for things, less time wrangling items in messy situations to take them out or put them away, less time shopping to replace items you know you have but can’t find or can’t access, and have more time to spend on what truly matters to you.
2. I can help you save money.
Let’s talk about money for a moment. I know it’s a sensitive topic that people feel generally uncomfortable discussing, but it’s an inescapable part of daily life. Perhaps you’re reluctant to spend money on a service you feel is nonessential or is something you should be able to do yourself, but let’s imagine a scenario for a moment. Maybe you try to acquire storage solution products on your own without hiring an organizer, but they end up not being the best fit for your space and your needs, so you instead return the first products and buy a second set of entirely different storage products to try and make it work. This whole process wastes time and money, depletes emotional energy, and potentially leads to feelings of defeat, which can then prevent you from continuing the project of getting your space in order. Instead, by hiring an experienced professional organizer upfront, you can avoid the monetary and emotional costs like those in the previous scenario.
Getting organized also means maximizing efficiency in your home and in your day-to-day life, which helps avoid the hidden costs of disorganization. For instance, you won’t be going out and buying a new box of light bulbs because the ones you already have are buried at the back of a closet and you’ve forgotten they exist! Or, worse, you won’t misplace or lose critical documents, such as the title to your car, your social security card or birth certificate, or time-sensitive bills that must be paid.
3. I can give you the motivation you need to get the job done.
For so many people, having another person around while working on decluttering and organizing provides an essential motivational boost and an enhanced ability to stay focused. This is known as “body doubling,” and it’s a critical aspect of what I bring to the table as a professional organizer. I can provide a calming presence to keep you on task and help you avoid distractions that will slow down your progress. My coaching can also help you visualize the end results of the organizing process and remind you why you embarked on this journey in the first place. Moreover, when you suffer from decision fatigue or analysis paralysis, I can help you work through the decision-making process by asking you guiding questions to help you accurately evaluate whether a given item is one you want to keep or let go of. Depending on your specific needs, I can also serve as a gentle yet firm voice to resist the urge to hang on to items that are no longer serving you or bringing you joy.
4. I can offer you expertise and an outside perspective.
When embarking on an organization journey, many people feel overwhelmed and simply don’t know where to start. Many also suffer from what the Swedish call “hemmablind,” or home-blindness, where they’re unable to accurately assess organizational and aesthetic concerns in their space because they see it all day, every day, and just get used to it the way that it is. As a person who does this for a living and is passionate about helping others get organized, I bring both expertise and a non-judgmental outside perspective to the table.
The knowledge and methods I’ve accumulated in my career enable me to help you tackle those seemingly unsolvable, impossible, or insurmountable tasks in your space. And having an outside perspective means I can offer you suggestions and advice about your space without the bias of seeing it and living in it every day. Additionally, expertise in this field means understanding that every client’s needs and desires are unique, and that every organizing project must be tailored to those needs and desires. We’ll work together to determine a contextual course of action that best suits your individual situation.
5. I help you experience the joy of organizing and the satisfaction of a tidy space.
Organizing alone can be a daunting, boring slog that drags on forever. But organizing together, with someone who brings their expertise and passion to help you achieve your goals, can be way more fun! Having another person around helps the process feel less like drudgery and more like getting stuff done while hanging out with a friend. I aim to make the process of organizing as painless and enjoyable as possible, and, by keeping you accountable to your own desires and cheering you on along the way, I ensure we achieve real and lasting results in your space. There’s nothing that compares to the contentment that comes with spending time in a comfortable and well-organized space, and I love helping others experience that satisfaction.
