If you're overwhelmed by clutter, then a clutter organiser - also known as a clutter coach or a professional organizer - could be just what you need to de-clutter your home!
Clutter Organisers to the Rescue!
Some of us just don't have the time, motivation or ability to tackle the scary amounts of clutter lurking in our homes.
We may also benefit from some professional advice regarding what systems to implement in our homes (and home offices), to make sure that we stay well organised in the future.
A growing trend overseas, and more recently in New Zealand, is to hire a clutter organiser, otherwise known as a clutter coach or a professional organiser.
There are now clutter organisers available in most towns in New Zealand - you can find contact details for many of them below.
Professional Organisers
If you would like to find a professionally recognised clutter coach, then you can get a head start by looking at AAPO - the Australasian Association of Professional Organisers Inc. at www.aapo.org.au.
They write:
"A Professional Organiser is someone who creates customised solutions to help others get organised. They help their clients find balance, restore order and maximise their resources. They provide ideas, information, structure, solutions, tools and systems which increase productivity, reduce stress, and lead to more control over individual resources."
So what does a clutter organiser do?
The organisation says that Professional Organisers can assist in a wide variety of ways-
- Workplace organising may include: design of filing systems, purging, de-cluttering and organising, paper management, procurement of office supplies and equipment, space planning, processes and paper/work flow, information and records management, archiving and storage, procedures manuals, and moving/relocations.
- Domestic organising may include: storage design and organisation, spatial planning, purging, decluttering and organising of space and storage, errands and personal shopping, storage solutions, coordination of repairs and maintenance, styling, interior design, organising of collections, memorabilia and photographs, kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, family rooms, coordination of disposal of goods, donation of unwanted goods and preparation of homes for a sale.
- Time management, project and task management, goal setting.
- Event/meeting/travel planning and co-ordination.
- Digital organising including design of systems, archiving and management of information.
Article Clutter Organisers written by Kerry Burridge.