What is a Professional Organizer?

A professional organizer is someone who helps you get and stay organized by providing information, recommendations, products and services. In our business, we provide organizational coaching along with hands on service to help you change the habits that lead to disorganization.

Professional organizers are not a cleaning service, nor are we simply hired hands to assist you in rearranging your stuff. We make it our priority to learn about the latest processes, resources and products to make organizing easier. Success is motivating, and we help you become successful!  

What is NAPO ?

The National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) is recognized as the ‘Organizing Authority’ for professional organizers. NAPO offers organizers opportunities to sharpen their skills through ongoing education and professional development.

 As a NAPO member, we have made a commitment to their Code of Ethics as well as to continuous learning and skills development in order to provide our clients with the best possible service.

Why Hire a Professional Organizer?

Because it's an investment in yourself as your organizer becomes your coach. You hire our expertise and our ability to teach you new ways of doing things, help you change your habits, and achieve a lifetime of better organizational skills.

A quality professional organizer will help you discover and deal with the source of your disorganization, as well as provide solutions to create a lasting change in your environment and your organizational habits. In addition, you will get access to many ideas and solutions that you would never have the time to research and try out on your own.

How do I choose a Professional Organizer?

Hiring the least expensive organizer may not provide the results you are looking for. In selecting an organizer, you are selecting someone that you will work closely with and who will be learning many of your intimate habits. Look for someone who is educated, respectful, communicates articulately, listens, is compassionate, non-judgmental, flexible, and yet will be strong enough to keep you focused and on task.

Do you provide fixed estimates?

We cannot provide fixed time estimates because many factors outside of our control affect how long it will take to complete your project. For example, how ready you are to let go of items? How quickly will you make decisions? How emotional will it be for you to go through your things? How much homework will you do between sessions?

How long will it take?

Projects may be completed in just a few hours or it may be days, weeks or months. Your time availability, willingness to do homework, and readiness to let go of clutter are key factors. The best we can do is to tell you that offices with lots of paper and clutter can take 8 - 40 hours or more depending on the size. In our experience, offices have averaged 25 hours.

Your project could be more or less depending on how much homework you are willing to do or have time to do between sessions.

How much will it cost?

The Industry average for professional organizers is $50 - $250 per hour; and our fees are designed to be fair and reasonable for the geographical location. We also have a network of qualified Organizers here in Tucson to whom we can refer you with lower rates than ours and who offer other areas of expertise; please feel free to call us with any questions!

We begin with an hour to an hour-and-a-half consultation at your place of business or home office for a one-time fee of $55 to pay for my time and fuel costs. We ask you specific questions about your business and what you would like to see change for the better.

Should we begin working together, our progress may be easily referred to during each session and changes made if necessary.

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If you need to keep costs down and cannot invest in one-on-one help throughout your entire project, we will create a customized plan for you and give you personal recommendations for what you will need to do to accomplish the work yourself.

I need you but I’m embarrassed about my space.

We totally understand; and we have been there, too. Sometimes when things have gotten this out of control, it's embarrassing. Rest assured that we will not judge you. Our purpose is to help you become successful so you never have to be embarrassed to have someone see your space again!  

Do I need to buy other products?

Possibly; if products are needed, we make every effort to recommend those suited to your budget. If you really want to keep everything you have now, you may need additional storage solutions or supplies in order to organize them. We can shop with you or for you, but your taste in styles may differ from my own!   

We also team up with other high-quality professionals, who offer office furniture systems and floor plans, room re-design, even Feng Shui. We only recommend quality services and you are never obligated to purchase anything.