Are you wondering if working with me is right for you?
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Contact me by email or phone for a no-strings-attached conversation about your questions.
Let's find out if we are a fit for what you want to achieve! |
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We arrange a meeting to discuss what you want to get done and take a closer look at your space.
This meeting could be in person, or with skype or similar, whichever is best for you. |
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We agree on a date to get started.
It's as simple as that! |
what's next?
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From here on in, each decluttering process is very different and may (or may not) involve any of the following:
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I hold a BA in Office Management and have ample experience with decluttering work areas and living spaces. That doesn't just cover knowing how to set up and run an office, but also a clear insight into how to deal with people in all kinds of circumstances.
I’ve always been an observer and I realised early on that people tend to be calmer in a clutter-free environment that makes them feel comfortable. Most of us enjoy a space that is easy to navigate and free of physical and mental obstacles, and we like to be in control of our space and the time we spend in it. I have a talent to see hidden structures behind the unorganised and chaotic, bring it to light and make use of it. I’m efficient and unprejudiced in my approach, and can be as low-key or hands-on as you want me to be. I believe that everyone and everything in life deserves to be handled with kindness, care and confidentiality, and I strive to bring this ethos into my work. My offer to you I will encourage you to face your limits and maybe help you cross some lines that you were never able to cross on your own, letting go of things and ideas you thought were written in stone. I do not impose anything on my customers, as I hold the strong belief that a solution has to fit the customer’s needs within the restrictions that the space imposes upon us. However, I also know that a firm hand is needed to get over mental blocks related to the idea of ‘letting go’. Being mindful is not just a buzzword to me. I strive to allow my clients to stay in the moment, making decisions about their belongings, all the while keeping an eye out for them and making sure they move in the right direction, are not side-tracked, don't overstretch themselves, and safely get things done. I can promise you one thing, though: I will bring a fresh perspective to whatever reorganisation project you wish to embark on, be it small or large, and come up with solutions you may not have thought of on your own. |
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Initial assessment (1 hour) : £20
Decluttering sessions
Follow-up packages
BIG DECLUTTER packages
Travel cost Up to 30 minute commute each way is included. Additional travel time to be charged at £5 per 15 minutes. Sounds costly?
Remember, you don't just get someone who coaches you through the process but you also gain an extra pair of hands for the hard work. And vice versa. |
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Storage declutter before a move
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Before moving into a new home it makes sense to take stock of what you own - in your home and in storage. In this case, my client was moving from a furnished flat to an unfurnished house and wanted to use the occasion to clear out the storage boxes she had been paying for over several years... this job was all about separating her stored items into "take to the new home", "give to charity" and "give to friends" piles.
The result: no more storage costs and dealing with the past in a productive way.
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three surprise packages before decluttering
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what's left in the box after decluttering
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Kitchen declutter after downsizing move
A classic situation: someone has just moved into a substantially smaller living space and has not managed to fit everything into the available space. Furthermore, my customer not only has lodgers, but she also runs professional cooking demonstrations out of her home! It was an absolute necessity to make sure that the kitchen looks presentable, but could also be used as a multi-functional space for several people at once.
In the end, we managed to shift some of the presentation material (including the staging materials that were only ever used for trade shows) into two newly bought outdoors storage cupboards, thereby freeing up space in the kitchen cupboards. Those newly freed spaces were then rearranged to allow for easy access to often used items, and use the lower drawers and corner spaces for storage of more rarely used items. The result: open space and empty worktops. |
overload on working surfaces
clean, inviting space
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Sorting out a neglected archive
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One of my specialties is making sense of papers that have been shuffled or neglected over a period of time. This archive is a good example of this kind of work: full to the brim, unclear descriptions, lack of riders, overlapping information in multiple files, missing documents, old information ... you name it: everything was an issue.
I checked every single piece of paper, set up a new system after discussing the most useful organising principles with the customer, sorted everything and applied clear labels. Furthermore, separated the active filing system from the real "archive", making information retrieval that much easier. The result: easy access to the necessary information at a glance.
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before and after
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Office kitchen cupboard
Small offices are notorious for being badly organised. This one was no exception: the kitchen had a hanging cupboard that had gradually been taken over by paperwork, reference books, personal items and diverse bits and bobs.
A quick scan of the situation showed the obvious solution: changing the shelves around so that the binders were on the top shelf, books on the lower shelf could actually fit, and place the smaller items on the middle shelf where they would be easily accessible. I added some organising touches like the basket holding tiny items and within less than an hour things were looking much better, indeed. The result: easy access and fewer lost items. |
doesn't look so bad, does it?
little improvements go a long way
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A paper person's lounge
Some people have a particular attachment to all things paper. I can empathise as I could be counted as one of them in the past. In general, papers are probably one of the trickiest things to discard as we all are told that paperwork is important, cannot be easily replaced, serves as ultimate proof for all manner of things, etc. Sometimes, however, paper takes over the house, and this living space is a vivid example of that situation.
My customer called me in to help deal with what he referred to as 'sorting out the paperwork' but which turned out to be more of a collection of piles of paper accumulated over the past 15 years or so. I suspect it was more a question of overwhelm than lack of ability. It also transpired that none of his lodgers ever come into the lounge, and it is probably obvious why that was the case: it was not very inviting to start with. The job involved shifting lots of magazines, newsletters, calls to action from diverse charities, etc. and finding a system that keeps this kind of thing from happening. Most of the papers were in dire need of throwing out as they were completely obsolete, and what was kept found a new place on the shelves next to the platform. The floor was no real challenge as it contained similar papers and by the time we starting doing that my customer was in the flow of identifying what was to be kept and what can go. The result: an inviting lounge with clear usable space. |
a sitting platform never used for sitting
the platform with what's to be taken away
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