Jan CAN and so CAN you

Jan is a professional who is decisive, confidential and efficient—and equally friendly, easy-going, and forthcoming with helpful information. The skills that benefit her clients were honed during her 19-year career in Corporate America. Additionally, her own organizational challenges of being a wife and mother of young children will reassure you that she CAN totally relate to time constraints and motherhood realities.

Step 1: The initial phone discussion.

10-20 minutes discussing your organizing project, time and availability. This way we make sure we can meet your needs before taking up any more of your valuable time.

Step 2: The on site assessment.

Bonus – It’s FREE!
30-60 minutes, depending on the organization project or projects. In your home or office, we talk with you in detail about the space, contents, current organizing issues and any dreams you may have for utilizing the space. One of the key components is that you should NOT clean up before we come! Seeing the house “as is” is the best way to assess the real situation, and what will help you most. Please remember, there is absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about.

Step 3: The organizing session.

At this point we work with you to help evolve the space based on your issues and needs.  Many times it starts with just purging the excess unused items so we can really see what needs to have a home.  We’ll help you decide what to keep, donate, sell or discard.

Then we gain an understanding of how you live and work so we can see how best to set up the space so you can be as efficient as possible with your everyday tasks.  One of the big benefits for many clients is that we assign one place for similar items.  This makes it easier for you to see your “total inventory” so you stop buying duplicates because you can’t remember if you already have enough or not.

How long it will take depends a lot on you and the amount of “stuff” we need to sort through.  You can use our service as little or as much as you like. We are happy to coach you and provide strategic direction that you then complete on your own.  Or maybe you would prefer to work along side us to get the work done.  There are also clients that just want to get it done and would prefer to just be available to answer questions.  Any approach is fine with us.

A primary goal is to use your current storage containers. However, in some cases we recommend the purchase of additional items.  If you want the help, we are happy to do the shopping for you to ensure the right products are purchased.

In each interaction you can expect . . .

• Utmost professionalism
• Confidentiality and integrity
• An honest, non-judgmental approach
• Simple organization strategies that work

As a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, Can the Clutter® adheres to a professional code of conduct that ensures that you are hiring a competent professional. Clients are served with integrity, respect, and confidentiality. Click here to view our code of ethics.