Moving - Unpacking

UNPACKING

Just moving or still unopened boxes piled in a corner?

​Get organized and settled in quickly after your move! ​
Unpacking. It’s the toughest, most tiring & time-consuming part of moving.

Whether your move takes you cross country or around the block, unpacking after a move can be the hardest job.
Fortunatly, you don’t have to do all the heavy lifting alone!

We offer unpacking services that will make your life easier. No matter how many boxes you have, our team of Professional Organizers are here to help with all your packing & unpacking needs. 
You can hire one organizer or a whole team to unpack your home, apartment or office for just one room or the whole house. We are happy to offer unpacking help for any job, large or small and we'll help you settle, and all you have to do is enjoy your new space and relax.

How it works:

On the day of the move, when the movers arrive with the furniture and the boxes, we start to unpack, put away, organize and resettle your home. With the help of a decorator/designer on our team we help you with the floor planning of your new home.  We'll rearrange the furniture if needed. We unpack the boxes and set up your kitchen so you're ready to cook. We'll unpack and organize your Bedrooms, bathrooms and hang the clothes in the closets. We'll carry on and organize the linen closets, laundry room and finish with the garage. We can even make arrangements to have all the boxes hauled away.
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When we're finished, the furniture will be in its place, the beds will be made, the lights and the tv plugged in. We can also hang your pictures on the wall. You want your china or curio cabinet to be set the way you always had it before? Not a problem, all we need is a few photos. You can feel right at home in no time. We do all the unpacking for you so you can start settling in on the same day of your move. 

And it's not just unpacked, it's organized with a system in place to have your household not only look beautiful but also with the most efficiency in mind. It is custom designed with our client's needs in mind, wether you're in a wheelchair or have a bad back.
Decluttering - Staging

 Residential Organizing / De-cluttering/ Re-design Staging

  • Are you selling your home and want to declutter and redesign/ stage it to better sell it?​
  • Is it hard for you to decide what to keep and what to throw away? 
  • Has your guest bedroom, garage, been transformed into the junk room and you are embarrassed about it?
  • Do you throw stuff in drawers or cupboards when people come over or are you embarrassed to have someone over?
  • Has some of your kitchen counter, your dining room table covered with piles of paper or things and you're not quite sure what's in them?
  • Is your closet so full that that your shoes or clothes are everywhere?
  • Does it take you soooo much time to find what you are looking for and end up buying it again because it iend up being easier?
  • ​Do you forget appointments or forget to pay bills?

I can help!

I organize according to The 5S principles: Sort, Set in Place, Shine, Standardize, Sustain.
With completion of all these steps I guarantee lasting results.

Is it clutter?

Definition of clutter: A collection of things lying in an untidy mass. 

​“Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor – it's anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living.” Peter Walsh
Whether it is one problem area, your entire home, or your head, we will work with you to purge, declutter and simplify. We will put in place systems to maximize efficiency and your current space which will become more relaxing and pleasant to live in.  It's about being in control of your environment and having the time to enjoy life.
​ ​We organize your kitchen, kid’s room, closets, bedrooms, garages/attics, and home office anywhere where clutter is a problem. One thing we guarantee is that you will know where your items are and you will find everything under 5min.


How it works and how we can help:
  • We help you sort through your belongings and help you reach decisions on what to keep and what to donate but the final decision is yours.
  • We facilitate charitable donations.
  • We can help and advise with the sale of stuff, furniture, art or consignments.
  • We also help you with shipments if needed.
  • We also offer packing services but we don't offer insurance on your property like moving companies do.
Don't know where to begin?    - Start with a complimentary phone consultation. I'm always happy to help you get started and advise you on what to do first!
Downsizing​

Are You Ready?

 Downsizing

The Upside of Downsizing
​​Wondering if you're ready to downsize? Well if you're reading this it means you're already thinking about it

.Questions to ask yourself:
  • ​Are you spending too much time maintaining your house, putting stuff away? Does it weigh you down?

  • Are you still able to maintain or clean your home or are you too tired to do it anymore or can't afford to do it? Maybe you just want to do something else and be free of that responsibility.

  • Do you have a lot of empty bedrooms that are seldom ever used anymore?
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  • Is the house becoming too much of a financial burden and you'd like to do something else with the money, like go on a trip?

​Freedom from emotional entanglement of stuff.
  • It's amazing how much stuff we all accumulate over the years! That's one of the upside of downsizing. We have to deal with all the stuff that we've accumulated over the years. This can be hard to do and bring anguish but once done, especially if done early enough, little by little, it can be quite liberating. Believe that less is better. As you go through the process, you'll see how too much stuff weighs you down and makes you loose precious time and money. 
More Money
  • One of the big upside of downsizing is more financial freedom. A smaller home provides some freedom from the expenses and responsibilities of a larger one. ​Cheaper insurance, utilities, maintenance and mortgage.
More time
  • Once you've downsized and moved into a smaller house, a condominium or a senior residence, you'll have time to to some of the things you've been wanting to do, go out, go on a trip.

How we can help:

  • Help you de-clutter your home and identify what you need to keep and what to let go.
  • Help you with donations.
  • Help you sell furniture and put you in relation with local companies who can help.
  • Help you stay accountable to keep the process going and start preparing early.
  • Streamlining surfaces
  • Stage your home to have it ready to be sold. 
  • Start packing.

What  to do

What not to do 
  • Start sorting early. Ask yourself each time you evaluate something; “Do I love this enough to clean it, pack it, pay to move it, unpack it and clean it again?”
  • Try to sell everything you won't need or want.
  • Be realistic about what you need. (You don't need the 40 mugs from the kitchen cabinet).
  • Send/give to family members things that you think they want. Send a picture of the item with a text and get an immediate answer.
  • Ask your kids to pick up their old belongings with a deadline.
  • Donate what you can't sell.
  • Don't keep items you don't need or don't have space for.
  • Don't pack everything thinking you'll sort when you move to the other place. You'll be wasting money and time.
  • Don't pay for a storage unit to store what won't fit in the new place.
  • Don't ​keep things because you think your kids might want them.
  • ​Don't keep things that you haven't used in 20 year just because you think you might.
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Healthy LIFESTYLE organizing - weight loss

ORGANIZING- MEAL PLANNING- NUTRITION

What does Nutrition or losing weight have to do with Organizing? 

You might be wondering what nutrition or weight loss has to do with organizing?
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When I see disorganization I always check on what people eat. And most of the time their diet is as bad as their house... When our body is nutritionaly depleted, we get tired and it becomes a struggle to remain focused, productive, and keep up with clutter. Eating is very often a way people cope with stress.​

​Your messy kitchen might be impairing your efforts to weight loss! A study from 2016 has found that “stressful and chaotic food environments” influence people to reach for high-calorie snacks. Peter Walsh’s in his book "Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?" have preached to dieters for years: Tidying up and planning ahead is just as important to weight loss as committing to exercise and a reduced-calorie diet. It seems that people with untidy homes often struggle to stick to their weight-loss plans.​Clutter creates a stressful environement. "When people are chronically stressed, the body responds with a surge of hormones that increases cravings and hunger throughout the day,” ​says Dafna Chazin a registered dietitian.

Lack of organization does not usually impact just one aspect of people's life but all aspects of it and that includes what/when/how they eat. If you can’t control a mess, you begin to doubt your ability to control your eating. It gives you mental permission to overeat and eat mindlessly. You end up reaching for foods you don’t really want to eat, like chips, and then feel ashamed and demotivated.” ​​  

How I help you reach your goal: 
Stay CONSISTENT the result will follow! ​And the best way to stay consistent is to have a PLAN.

1- We organize your environment, your kitchen, your fridge:
A stressful environment erodes our ability to create plans we can commit to. Our discipline to eat better and exercise more is diminished by the visual noise and the distraction of piles of stuff all around us.
  • We start by removing the clutter, reorganize your kitchen, countertops, fridge and freezer. An organized kitchen makes it easier to cook and keep a healthier diet. It becomes easier to get to the healthy food.
We create the right environment to promote success if your kitchen needs it.
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 2- We create a plan:
  • We'll create meal plans for the week and keep record of what you eat.  Creating a weekly meal planning makes it easier to stay on your weight loss plan and saves you money too. 
  • I'll show you how we can use technology to keep track of recipes and shopping list. 
  • I'll show you how to do some meal prep (even if for 2 or 3 meals or just to prepare healthy snacks makes it easier to stick to the plan) and show you a few easy recipes. Eating good does not have to be complicated. I can refer you to a nutritionist if needed.
  • We'll get you started with an exercise program, starting from where you are at or put you in touch with a personal trainer.
  • You'll get some household management & time management tips along the way.​
3- I introduce you to Isagenix and how you can create a healthy lifestyle.
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I like to introduce Isagenix more as a healthy choice system then a weight loss system and mostly for most it works! It makes eating healthy & losing weight simple and stops your cravings. It is not a short term solution but a long life choice. When you replenish your body with the right nutrition it becomes healthier, you get more energy, you sleep better, you feel better, your body transforms in and out. The results you'll get will encourage you and motivate you to carry on. You get more energy, you're more able to exercise, you'll lose more weight. A healthy life circle will be created.
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Is this for you? What do I need?

I give you the tools but at the end of the day it is still up to you. How ready are you to make a change? How important is your goal and your health to you? 
  • You need to be truly committed to your goals and ready to commit to 30days.
  • Be willing to make changes and try new things.
  • Be honest with yourself and let go of your excuses.
  • Do some homework in between sessions.​
  • ​Keep a positive attitude and an open mind.​.
  • ​No cooking experience is required. 
  • Have internet/wi-fi  and Zoom calls enabled.

Will it work?

  • I know that when you have a team on your side you are better than one. You'll have accountability partners and will work one on one with me or in a small group setting with Zoom calls, sharing results, ideas and recipes.
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  • Yes, if you follow the program with some consistency. It is not about doing it 100% perfectly all of the time, although if you can it's even better, it is about doing it well 80% of the time and long enough to see the results. It's about getting better each day.
 
  • ​Isagenix offers a 30 days money back guaranteed if it does not work for you, for any reasons, because they are so sure that you will love the results you get and they stand by their products. They have the best customer services I have personally ever seen  So you're really not risking anything but an organized kitchen and learning how to meal prep, meal/food management, make a few friends along the way and feel healthier, lighter and better than before.​

Can I afford it?

  • T​he program I am offering can be done virtually perfectly well if cost is an issue and from anywhere.  And with Covid 19 right now you might not want it any other way anyway.
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  • ​I have a 20min free phone consultation and the initial 1h consultation is a free virtual session via Zoom. Your main cost would be the organizing of your kitchen, but only if you need it and the Isagenix package replaces some of the food you already purchase every months and you can manage to get your products for free.
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  • There is no better time to boost your immune system than now! Does your health really have a price? It is okay to spend money on yourself! Think of how much you spend on health insurance every month or medications or what the cost of being sick is or the cost of clutter in your home.
I only take a small amount of people at once so ask today for a 20min complimentary phone consultation.
​Schedule a call now 
VIRTUAL ORGANIZING

What is virtual organizing?

Virtual organizing (VO) is the way to get your specific organizing needs met with the assistance of an expert Professional Organizer via phone or a live stream video.  

How does it work?

We start with a 20min complimentary consultation via phone or video chat to discuss your specific organizing needs, your hopes, your frustrations and your goals as you walk me through your home. We'll make sure that the virtual video can reach where it's needed and we can deal with any technical difficulties before we get started. I'll also ask you to forward pictures of the  areas that you want to work on before our first appointment and we'll come up with a plan.

​The organizing session works very much the same way as a regular organizing session. It is just like hands-on organizing but on the phone. You get the same non-judgmental support, accountability and encouragements so you can achieve your personal goals. We'll help you decide where to start, how to sort through your items, what to toss or donate, how to file, organize and help you through the decision making process.

After your session a follow up email will be sent with follow up tasks, guidelines, homework if you're motivated for more, shopping list if anything is needed.

What you need:

  • A smart phone, tablet or laptop with a camera.
  • An internet connection.
  • The motivation, energy and commitment to see your project through.
  • The physical ability to do it yourself or a friend/family member willing to help.

What you get:

Support, accountability and tips from the Professional Organizer
A basic plan of action based on your organizing priorities and needs
An email with follow-up tasks from the session.
A shopping list of storage product suggestions for the area worked on if needed.

Virtual Organizing Rates: Paid ahead

  • $35 per 30min via video chat
  • $60 per 1 hour session via video chat​
  • $170 Package of 3h sessions via video chat
  • $280 Package of 5h sessions via video chat​
HOME OFFICE/ Time management

"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule but to schedule your priorities. " Stephen Covey

What we can help with:

  • Design your Space
Sometimes you will be amazed at what a fresh pair of eyes can do! It might be as simple as adding a light or changing things around to make it work better. The ergonomics of a space can completely change your work flow and make you more efficient.

  • Create a filling system
We will set up your filling system for your paperwork to make it work for you. As we are all different and work differently not all systems work for everybody. So we will create your own personal filling system that will be designed with your thinking style in mind.Filling papers should feel easy afterwards. However like any system some maintenance should be put in place for it to function properly.

  • Time management skills/ Time blocking/ Pomodoro method/ 
​In many cases, a person is unorganized due to a lack of time management skills. At the consultation, we address how you currently manage your time, and offer advice on systems to efficiently schedule appointments, leisure time, and projects that require your attention.

  • Project management/ Trello
Some projects might seem like they're so much to do and you don't know what you need to do first. All you see is the project as a whole and it feels overwhelming. We will help you cut it down in smaller projects and will bring accountability so that you get things moving forwards.

  • Billing
Don't we all hate late charges! Even with your best intentions, somehow you realize the day after that that bill was due yesterday.... We will set up your billing system and set up reminders so that it will never happen again.
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Chronic Disorganization

What is Chronic Disorganization? 

     According to Judith Kolberg it is:
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  • The persistence of severe disorganization over a long period of time.
  • A daily undermining of one's quality of life by disorganization
  • A history of failed self help effort.

​Take the Test!

Are you Chronichally disorganized or situationaly disorganized?
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Common Characteristics of Chronically Disorganized Individuals 
 
ˆ Accumulates large quantities of objects, documents, papers or possessions beyond apparent necessity or pleasure 
 
ˆ Has difficulty parting with things and letting go 
 
ˆ Has a wide range of interests and many uncompleted projects 
 
ˆ Needs visual “clues” as reminders to take action 
 
ˆ Tends to be easily distracted or lose concentration 
 
ˆ Often has weak time management skills 
 
ˆ Storage areas filled to capacity 
 
ˆ Difficulty completing household tasks such as laundry, housecleaning, yard work 
 
ˆ Inability to find things 
 
ˆ Difficulty making decisions ​

Mostly Be Patient...

If you are discovering that you, a family member, colleague or coworker is CD, first and foremost, be patient!

​CD did not happen overnight. It takes time to learn new skills and strategies to cope with being CD. So yes it does take time...You need to take baby steps and not get discouraged. Even slow progress is progress!

​CD individuals are among the most creative and innovative people. Working with a professional organizer and related professionals knowledgeable about CD will aid progress. ​