Of 400 adults polled in a November 2008 public survey:

• 65% of respondents noted that their household was at least moderately disorganized

• 71% said their quality of life would improve if they were better organized

• 96% of respondents indicated that they could save time every day by becoming more organized. Of those, 15% of respondents felt they could save more than an hour each day — for a total of more than 15 days per year — if they were more organized at home and 30% of respondents felt they could save at least 30 minutes each day — or more than an entire week per year — if they were more organized at home.*

WHAT DOES A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER DO?
The National Association of Professional Organizers defines the service in this way: professional organizers use tested principles and expertise to enhance the lives of clients. By designing custom organizing systems and teaching organizing skills, they help individuals and businesses take control of their surroundings, their time, their paper piles, their lives!

HOW CAN A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER HELP?
Today people have more stuff and less time than ever before. Organizing and maintaining systems can become a real challenge with so little extra time to devote to these tasks. Ultimately, disorganization can rob you of time and lead to stress and frustration. When thinking about organizing, many people are overwhelmed and just don't know where to start.

Organization skills aren't taught in school and many people just don't have the knack for it. A professional organizer will assess the situation and offer solutions. The homeowner can implement the plan or we can do it for you. Our goal is to transfer organizing skills that last.

ISN'T ORGANIZING ABOUT GETTING RID OF STUFF?
It can be. But it's also about finding the best place to store items and finding a system that works to retrieve them.

HOW DO I HANDLE ALL OF MY PAPERS?
You are inundated with papers on a daily basis. It can be a challenge to keep up, but setting up a system that functions well and is easy to maintain will make a real difference.

ORGANIZING SERVICES
Our services start with a one-hour assessment and a discussion about what goals you want to achieve. From there, we can put together a plan for you to implement or we can schedule time for one or more organizers to help you accomplish the tasks.

Time can be scheduled in half day or full day increments and bulk time can be blocked for a reduced rate. Call us for details.

We provide services for the entire St. Louis region, including St. Louis, St. Louis county, St. Charles, St. Peters, Wentzville, Chesterfield, Manchester, Ballwin, Wildwood, Des Peres, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Eureka and more.

*NAPO. 2009 GET ORGANIZED MONTH SURVEY (of 400 Consumers Nationwide). unknown 11/01/2009
Statistic by/from NAPO, www.napo.net.