Frequently asked questions
- What is a Professional Organizer?
- What does a Professional Organizer Do?
- Why would I need to get organized?
- Is organizing going to be time-consuming?
- What kind of secret tools might the organizer bring?
- Why would I need your services?
- How Do I find a Professional Organizer in my area?
A Professional Organizer is someone who provides information, products and/or
services to help people get organized.
Professional Organizers assist with many areas of organization including
residential, business, time management, paper management, clutter control,
chronic disorganization, behavior modification, space planning, filing,
coaching, wardrobes, closet systems, event planning, errands, personal shopping,
financial management, memorabilia/photographs, packing/moving, garage sales,
records management, training, computers, kitchens, public
speaking/seminars/training, home offices, corporate offices, etc.
Professional Organizers may be very specific in the types of organizing they
offer or they may be general and offer a wide array of organizing services. Some
professional organizers work with specific populations such as, seniors,
children, students, legal/medical offices, ADD, chronically disorganized, etc.
Others offer products and/or have written books and/or offer seminars/workshops
on the general subject of organizing or a specific aspect of organizing. Some
PO's work locally, while others have national or international availability.
Being organized has less to do with the way your environment might look than
how effectively it functions. Your environment should reflect your individuality
and should enable you to do the things you really want to do.
If you are having trouble getting it "all together" a professional
organizer can help you. The organizer is skilled in analyzing an individual's
specific situation and developing a plan to reflect the person's personality,
needs, and goals.
Being organized has to do with various factors and each project is different.
It is dependent on how much clutter we need to work through, the length of time
of the disorganization. It is reliant on working with the client on how he/she
can make decisions and working without distraction.
The organizer will first of all have a wealth of experience and knowledge
about organizing and the organizing industry. The organizer will also have
first-hand knowledge of many of the organizing products that are available.
He/she will be able to weed through and select a system or solutions that is
right for the individual's specific needs. If hands-on assistance is desired,
the organizer will be skilled at implementing the system, as well as providing
encouragement, coaching, and/or maintenance. And lastly, the organizer will be
non-judgmental and sensitive to issues of confidentiality.
Are you:
 | swimming in clutter? |
| surrounded by papers in piles, boxes, or bags? |
| tripping on kids' toys or unfinished laundry? |
| always running late or just barely getting there on time? |
| spending every day putting out fires, with no time for long-term planning? |
| feeling guilty about always working overtime and missing out on family
time? |
| embarrassed to invite people into your home or office? |
| sure you'd never be able to move all that stuff to a new home? |
| positive you have one of those somewhere, but have to buy another because
you can't find it? |
