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How SLS can help!

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We work with you “hands-on” to help you dig out of your clutter and get organized so you can spend more time doing the things you love, and less time managing your stuff. We understand how overwhelming, stressful and out of control life can feel when things are disorganized. We’re here to help you get back on track, and back in control, of your home, office and life! Since there are no cookie-cutter answers when it comes to getting organized, we work closely with you to create simple, practical, customized organizing solutions that fit your lifestyle. Whatever your needs are,… read more »

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Overwhelming Life Events

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Many clients describe themselves as being organized until they experience an overwhelming life event. Once they lose control, their busy lives do not allow them to recover. With compassion, sensitivity to your feelings and a desire to make this difficult time easier for you, we provide hands on assistance, guidance, solutions and strategies to get you back on track. During or After a Divorce Death of a Loved One Merging Households Health and/or Medical Problems

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Why get organized?

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This is the year to get your home, office and life organized. I’ve listed 10 benefits of getting organized below to encourage you to get started now rather than later (or never). Reduced stress. More productive. Saves time. Saves money (buying things you already have but can’t find). Saves energy. Regain control of your home, office and life. Arrive on time. Improve your quality of life. Increased joy and peace. Creates space for new things to come in to your life.

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I’m a “Do It Yourself-er”

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I have always been the type of person that would prefer to do things myself. I like the feeling of accomplishment I get when I do things myself and I like the challenge of figuring out how to do it on my own. In all honesty, I think one of the biggest factors that played into me being a do-it-yourself-er was that there was never an excess amount of money that I could use to hire others to do it for me. Well, I can tell you that my opinion of not having enough money to have other people help… read more »

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What? Do you think I’m crazy?

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If you think it’s a crazy idea to hire and pay a professional organizer to help you with your clutter and disorganization, think again. It costs you a lot more if you don’t hire one. Here are just a few of the ways you’ll “pay” for not de-cluttering and getting organized. You stay stuck in the past. Because your space is full of stuff from the past, there is no room for relationships, or a fuller life, to come in. Since we are constantly distracted by the things from our past that are all around us, we can’t focus on… read more »

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Ask yourself the hard questions

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If you’re like most people, you probably struggle with what you should and shouldn’t keep. Part of what professional organizers do is help our clients think through whether or not they should keep something by asking them a series of questions. If you jot down this partial list of questions and start going through your home or office asking yourself these questions for every item you have, I guarantee you’ll see that you don’t need, or even want most of them. What is this? What do I use this for? Do I really even use this? How many of these… read more »

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Ahhh, such music to my ears

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I have a 25 year old daughter that suffers from ADHD. Living a peaceful, orderly, organized life has never been easy for her. We’ve had many challenges over the years and I’ve been extremely hard on her in many instances thinking that would straighten her out. Because of my work as a Professional Organizer, I have taken countless classes on ADHD and have learned so much about it. Unbeknownst to me all of the years she was growing up, people with ADHD struggle with organization. Since I wasn’t educated on ADHD when I was raising her, I would go back… read more »

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Where’s my desktop?

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One of our areas of expertise, and an area we love to coach people on is paper management and workflow. So many people struggle in this area. It’s a real joy to be able to teach someone how simple it really can be to be more productive if you take the time to set up systems and processes for your paperwork, tasks and stuff. Does your desk look like the one in the picture? If so, this is what it’s costing you to not take the time and get organized: Time and money Negative feelings such as depression and feeling… read more »

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The cost of disorganization

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Disorganization can cost you. Having your time, tasks and stuff organized prevents: Lost information that is never found, resulting in missing important deadlines or events. Misplaced information that takes time to find, decreasing your productivity. Late fees and poor credit rating. Auto renewals that go into effect without human/manual intervention. Rush or overnight fees to compensate for lateness. Duplicate purchases because you can’t find what you need. Storage units costs to store things you think you might need someday. Stress-related medical problems

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Why live an organized life?

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I live an organized life because I like a sense of calm. I want to feel comfortable if guests drop by unannounced. I want to find my phone and my keys instantly. I want to put my hands on a much-needed document at a moment’s notice. I want to locate the perfect outfit in my closet. I want to grab all of the ingredients for my dinner recipe. And I want to do all of these things (and more) easily, quickly and in a relaxed manner. I want to breathe easy and smile and have lots of enthusiasm and motivation… read more »

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