Q: What is a professional organizer?
A: Professional Organizers provide information, products and assistance to help others organize to meet their needs. A professional organizer uses organizing principles and systems to help clients manage their home or office, and teaches effective strategies and processes so clients can stay organized.
Q: Why hire a professional organizer?
A: Getting organized is more than buying containers or planners. It is about changing the way you approach things in your life. Organizing is a skill that can be learned. If you’ve tried to get your home or office under control but haven’t been able to keep it up, contact Dr.Bee Organizing Solutions to help you achieve lasting solutions.
Q: What is the benefit of hiring an organizer who is also a trained coach?
A: As a trained life coach, I am able to completely tune into your needs and listen and extract your most pressing organizing goals. When I work with you, my attention is on you and I am completely present in that moment. Many of my clients tell me that this alone has made our organizing session so very special and enjoyable for them.
Q: Will you make me throw away all my "stuff"?
A: No. I will ask key questions, make observations and suggestions to help you decide what is or is not important to you. Ultimately, you, the client, are the final decision-maker.
Q: Do you do the work or do you tell me how to do it?
A: During a hands-on session, we will work together side-by-side. That way, I will be able to determine your organizing style and needs. My ultimate goal is to develop a system that works specifically for you and transfer my skills to you so that you will be able to maintain the new system and enjoy the benefits of being more organized.
Q: I am embarrassed of my clutter. Will my sessions with you be confidential?
A: As a NAPO professional organizer, I follow the highest ethical guidelines of this profession. Integrity, honesty and confidentiality are my guiding principles.
Q: How do I get started?
A: Step 1: Phone/E-mail Consultation
During a short phone consultation or e-mail communication, we will address the organizing challenges you experience in your home or office and learn about your specific needs and what is more important to you. Prior to an in-home visit, we will also specify payment options.
Step 2: In Home Appointment
The first appointment will be either an assessment visit or a hands-on working session depending on your project(s). We will work together to address challenges and you will see immediate improvement. I typically work in three hour segments, however, schedules can be customized for your needs.
Q: How long will it take to get me organized?
A: There is no set answer as each organizing project is different. Length of a project will depend primarily on the size of your home or office, the amount of clutter and/or paper that has built up, and how quickly you can make decisions. That is why my services are charged hourly.
Q: Should I buy supplies?
A: No. Let's first figure out what you want to do, how much you will be discarding, and how you want to organize the rest. Buying the wrong supplies can just create more clutter.