about us
I love home.
And I love all it represents. It is a place of solace, it is a place of rest, it is a place of fun and laughter. It is a place of family, born and chosen. My entire career has been focused around the idea of creating and improving home for others, a safe and healthy place that allows us to live our values and priorities here and out in the world. And this is exactly what professional organizing allows me to do for you!
More reasons I love organizing with others:
I love being one of the helpers – someone who can support you to make life better!
I get a silly amount of satisfaction seeing projects completed!
I love that the end result of good organizing isn’t about prioritizing stuff. It’s about developing a healthy relationship with the possessions you choose so your true values and priorities can get the attention they deserve. What is better than that?! Seriously!
I have a degree in construction management (major) and architecture (minor) because I’m so devoted to the idea that our environments strongly affect how we feel and function.
I have an MBA because I believe managing our resources (especially time!) efficiently allows us to live our values more fully.
I was a messy kid, and it is still something I understand well! I’m not someone who can say I always knew I wanted to be an organizer. I really understand how disorganization happens and how no single organization ‘method’ is right for everyone (even if it’s marketed that way!).
I’ve moved a lot, I had grandparents who passed a lot of stuff on to me, I have kids. There are a lot of reasons for needing a little help getting organized, I SO get that!
My previous career as a project manager necessitated that I be meticulously organized and have open and clear communication with my clients about their needs.
My other career, being a mom, goes much better when I’m organized! There’s so many opportunities for organization/disorganization that make the difference between a good day and one I’d rather not repeat.
I adhere to the NAPO code of ethics, found below.
I adhere to my own professional statement of beliefs, found here:
NAPO Code of Ethics
The NAPO Code of Ethics is a set of principles that guides our professional conduct with our clients and colleagues. Members of NAPO pledge to exercise judgment, self-restraint, and conscience in their conduct in order to establish and maintain public confidence in the integrity of NAPO members and to preserve and encourage fair and equitable practices among all who are engaged in our profession.
CLIENTS
Working Relationships
I will serve my clients with integrity, competence, and objectivity, and will treat them with respect and courtesy.
I will offer services in those areas in which I am qualified and will accurately represent those qualifications in both verbal and written communications.
When unable or unqualified to fulfill requests for services, I will make every effort to recommend the services of other qualified professional organizers, productivity consultants and/or other qualified professionals.
I will advertise my services in an honest manner and will represent the organizing and productivity profession accurately.
Confidentiality
I will keep confidential all client information, both business and personal, including that which may be revealed by other professional organizers and productivity consultants.
I will use proprietary client information only with the client's permission.
I will keep client information confidential and not use it to benefit myself or my firm, or reveal this information to others.
Fees
I will decide independently and communicate to my client in advance my fees and expenses, and will charge fees and expenses which I deem reasonable, legitimate, and commensurate with my experience, the services I deliver, and the responsibility I accept.
I will make recommendations for products and services with my client's best interests in mind.
COLLEAGUES
I will seek and maintain an equitable, honorable, and cooperative association with other NAPO members and will treat them with respect and courtesy.
I will respect the intellectual property rights (materials, titles, and thematic creations) of my colleagues, and other firms and individuals, and will not use proprietary information or methodologies without permission.
I will act and speak on a high professional level so as not to bring discredit to the organizing and productivity profession.
