THE CHICAGO ORGANIZER

I am a person who likes things neat on the outside but am guilty of stuffing drawers and closets beyond capacity, while my filing system consists of placing “like-minded” items in inefficient generic piles.

While my husband was in rehab for hip replacement surgery, Terri spent ten days with me, helping to get our home into shape. She was an energetic ball of fire and a godsend in helping me to get organized. I couldn't get over how many great ideas she had for improving my systems, and how useful it was to have an outside eye pointing out, kindly but firmly, what it was time to get rid of. Not to mention all the work Terri did hauling bags to trash and recycling, as well as to donation and consignment stores. My only challenge was in keeping up with her.

I highly recommend her services.

Terri is fantastically organized, thorough and a pleasure to work with. She quickly and systematically helped go through and minimize my piles. I now feel I can actively market my condo for sale with out the clutter. It actually looks bigger!

When Terri first walked into my house every surface was covered with clutter and we had 5 bicycles scattered around the first floor. I really needed help getting to the bottom of my mess. The first day she came for five hours and we filled both my recycling bin and my trash bin and loaded 14 bags of items to give away into the back of my car. She was always patient, but persistent about getting me to decide where things should be kept and never judged or grimaced at my mess. After several more visits I noticed all of us were more relaxed because we could find things in logical locations. Terri was always on time, respectful of time limits I set on her visits and made sure that before she left things were all put into places they belonged or taken to the car for give away or to the trash. As an added bonus I found some jewelry I had hidden away in a box years ago while clearing a closet with Terri and several unused gift cards.