The Approach
My goals are your goals. I work alongside you from start to finish. You decide how involved in the process you would like to be. With great care and respect for your home and personal belongings, I will help you transform your space. A clean space is a clear mind.
Our Services
Decluttering & Organizing
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From the smallest of spaces to your entire home or office, following your consultation, you will be provided with a detailed plan outlining all aspects of the project. Your custom plan will detail every stage along with the estimated time to complete each stage.
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My services include, but are not limited to:
• Closets
• All living spaces
• Bedrooms, Playrooms
• Offices
• Bathrooms
• Full Kitchen/ Cabinets/Pantries
• Laundry Rooms
• Attics
• Garage
• Storage Units
• Storage Spaces
• File cabinets
Space Maintenance
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Creating a clean and organized space is half the battle. Maintaining your newly cleaned and organized space is an on-going process. It’s not uncommon for our spaces to continue to grow with “stuff” over time. At the conclusion of each project, I provide you with a general plan on how to keep your space free of clutter, clean and organized.
In addition, I offer an on-going maintenance service. You may want monthly touch-ups. Or, perhaps after a few months, a year – you have found your clean and decluttered space has suddenly become overwhelming once again. I offer flexible plans to help you keep your space in good order.
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Every Item has a Home
One In/One Out (the Boat Rule)
Knowing What to Keep
Managing Discards
Who’s in Charge
*As defined by the ASOP (American Society of Professional Organizers)
Donation and Removal of Items
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I have an extensive list of charitable organizations. From kitchen cabinets to furniture, shoes to clothing, gadgets to tools, books to office equipment – if in donation condition, I will find a home for it. Donation services include:
Finding the appropriate organization to receive your items
Organizing the pick-up of your items
Bringing your items to the assigned organization
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I offer removal services for any items deemed not appropriate for donation. From chemicals to used mattresses, clothing, furniture, old prescriptions, I will manage the proper and legal disposal of all items.
The Process
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After a free telephone or zoom discussion of your needs, if you choose my services for your project, we schedule a day and time for an in-person home or office consultation where:
During our consultation we discuss all aspects of your project clearly defining your needs, vision and goals.
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Should you choose Clarity by Kathleen for your project, you will be provided:
A detailed plan to include all stages necessary to complete the project
An estimated time to complete each stage
An estimate for the cost of the project
Recommendations for the maintenance of your space
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Every project is unique and will require its own set of guidelines. Following the submission and approval of the plan, I arrive at the agreed upon date and time. A typical process will include:
Taking inventory of the items within the space
Organizing items accordingly into individual categories, typically defined as “keep, donate, discard”
Organize the removal of items scheduled for donation
Organize the removal of items to be discarded
Re-assessing the space with the remaining items
Make recommendations (if needed) on incorporating specific organizing features to maintain a clean and tidy space
Purchase and receiving of approved items to incorporate into the space
Cleaning of the entire space
Reintroducing items back in to the space, clearly defining the permanent “home” for each item now living in the space