Grace To Organize

In most cases, when you book a consultation you will be meeting with the Owner, Grace. If she’s not available, you will be meeting with one of our other lovely organizers (See the “Meet my Team” page)

I love my consult time with my clients, it helps us get to know each other more, and it offers me some ideas of what’s important to you. I take notes as you show me your spaces. I am basically gathering information, so we can be great problem solvers for you. I have an agreement to go over with you, that I will email you to sign. This gives us a foundation of clear communication of our expectations of each other. I offer free virtual consultations (through Zoom) as well as in person consultations (for a small fee). I love meeting your family, and your pets and seeing your home just as it is day-to-day.

And, furthermore, I encourage you to NOT clean up before the consult. Your job is not to impress me! I’m meeting you with eyes of GRACE!

Some clients prefer to not be involved at all, either due to time constraints, or just disinterest in the process. That’s okay!! 

We can work solo in organizing almost any space, as long as you know that about 90% of it is stuff you want to keep. As we go through, we would set aside items that look like trash or donate to us, or maybe they look like they belong elsewhere in your home (example: a screwdriver in the pantry) Speaking of pantries, we would also set aside expired food. And, then we will either leave it for you to sort through, or before we leave we can look at it together. We will also give you a tour of the space before we leave, or in the case where you’re not there (yes, some clients leave us in their house to organize while they are away), we would send you video or picture updates and notes on items we had questions about. I also tell my clients, “If you can’t find something, please ask us and we’ll tell you where we put it” 

100%! You are paying us for our time, but also for our experience in organizing, We are happy to offer any suggestions we can for systems, tools, and supplies you may want/need to make your life easier. However, we want you to know that we are frugal at heart, which means we are looking for opportunities to use things you ALREADY HAVE. In some cases, we find things that were going to be tossed that can be useful in a new way. Again, organizing is about trial and error and CREATIVITY, we are happy to share with you any of our right-brained thoughts as we conversate throughout the consult or the sessions!

We are also happy to do research for you, and send you links of items you can buy. See more info in the section below on supplies. 

Ummm, no! Almost every client we have, has at some point asked this or a similar question and we like to tell them: There is no “worst” space. There is NO grade or scale of organization, in our eyes. There are always improvements to be made. Grace often says “even I would benefit from hiring an organizer” Why? Because there are always ways to make a space better! You are not the worst we’ve seen, and we don’t want to you to have a false impression of others’ homes. We have been in about 500 clients spaces over the last 7 years. and not ONE of them stands out as the “worst”. Keeping in mind that almost every client we have feels overwhelmed, you can take comfort in knowing you’re not alone in needing support. You may see chaos, and overwhelm but we SEE POTENTIAL and we get excited about your spaces! 

No, what I have is a natural gift that I love sharing. I remember being 4 years old and sorting in my Grandma’s pantry. I have ALWAYS loved organizing, and as you can imagine over my 33 years of life I have just gotten better and better at it. 

All my life I thought I wanted to be a school teacher, I was in community college working on my Associates degree and felt like God led me to drop my classes. I did, and then I felt like He told me to go to Bible College. I spent 2 years at Charis Bible College, just for the personal growth of it. I had no plans to go into ministry or make a career out of my time there. I was getting ready to graduate and having a WHAT AM I DOING WITH MY LIFE sort of moment. My mentor at the time said, “Make a Facebook page for anything you’re good at” So, I made a childcare page, and an organizing page and within 1 month I had two friends reach out saying, “I didn’t know you knew how to organize!” One of those clients was my best friend’s Mom that I had known for 15 years. She lives in Denver, so I had an hour drive home from our session and the WHOLE way home, I was realizing… this is what I was made for. I actually had this thought during that drive “You’ve been hoarding your gift for organizing” WHOA! I thought about my life, and how the only times I ever organized were for ME, or at my workplaces (just to pass the time, and again, because I enjoy it) But, it never occurred to me that I could help others. I also, at the time was not very aware that other people don’t like organizing, or they don’t know how to do it. The funny thing about having a natural gift, is you assume other people have it too. I started my business officially in September of 2017, and have seen the need for my services more and more. I am so grateful that I get to share my gifts, do what I love and get paid for it! Have you thought about what you’re naturally good at lately? You may be able to share it with the world!

The short answer for this question is “Any space that has stuff!” We have organized pantries, kitchens, garages, crawl spaces, storage areas, kids play areas, offices, junk drawers, utility rooms, bathrooms, bedrooms, closets, even cars! Don’t hesitate to reach out if you’re not sure if your space qualifies for an organizing session! Our answer will most likely be, “We can do it!”

We work with any budget on supplies! And, we are happy to figure out what works best for you based on your budget, preferences, and style. Supplies are a great way to not just add aesthetic appeal, but also it helps with maintenance over time, and functionality. We will always try to use what you already have on hand as efficiently as possible. One of the benefits of hiring an organizer is we are very experienced in many different spaces and using many different products. We are happy to make any recommendations before, during or after sessions. If you want or need supplies here are some thoughts on how we handle that below: 

Please note: We ONLY accept reimbursement for supplies via Check, Cash, Venmo, or CashApp. The reason being is we are not charged a fee for these methods of payment. You also have the option of ordering supplies yourself, or giving cash or a card to the organizer who is going to get supplies during your session to avoid reimbursement. 

Our typical preference is to get supplies during the session. Why? Because the first step of any project is sorting and decluttering. The best time to assess what supplies you need is after we know what you’re keeping (basically what needs to be stored).

Let’s say that you already know you’re keeping approximately 90% of the items in the space and we have seen the space prior to the session (either via virtual consult, pictures or videos) We can make suggestions for supplies that we can either order to your house and have you reimburse us with or, we can send you links for you to personally order. 

Another way we can handle supplies is making decisions on what you need at the first session, and then bringing them with us to the next session. We do charge for our​ in person shopping time at our regular hourly rate​ which would be added to your final invoice. ​We do not charge for our online shopping time.

If we end up with supplies that were not used, we can of course use them for other areas in your home. If there are supplies that you purchased on your own, you will need to process the refunds. If we purchased the supplies, we can handle the refunds for you at no extra charge.