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 Sara Pedersen
Professional Organizer
& Marketing Specialist
651-717-1284
sara@time2organize.net

Serving the Twin Cities
area of Minnesota and
western Wisconsin.
Media Room: About Time to Organize

Contact information

Contact: Sara Pedersen, Professional Organizer
Phone: 651-717-1284 (Shoreview, Minnesota)
E-mail: sara@time2organize.net

About Sara Pedersen

Sara Pedersen is the owner of Time to Organize, which she founded in 2000. As a professional organizer, she has helped countless Twin Cities residents organize and simplify their homes and home offices and discover time to do the things they love.

Sara also coaches new and prospective professional organizers, as well as offers marketing services and products for small business owners.

Sara Pedersen has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Minnesota. She worked for Carlson Companies and the University of Minnesota in print production, project management, and marketing/communications before founding Time to Organize.

She is an active member of the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO) and the Minnesota chapter of NAPO. She has held the positions of Secretary, Newsletter Editor, Public Relations Director, and Communications Dispatcher for MN NAPO. She is also currently an Ambassador for NAPO at a national level. She is also a member of the elite Golden Circle of NAPO, a distinguished group of professional organizers who have been in the industry five or more years.

Read articles by/about Sara Pedersen

Click here to read articles in the St Paul Pioneer Press, Stress Free Living Magazine, and Midwest Home and Garden Magazine.

Download a sample copy of Organize Today, a quarterly publication by Time to Organize.

Quick organizing tips

Click here to read organizing tips. Feel free to use any in your publications, provided proper attribution is added at the end of the article. Or contact us if you'd like some tips specifically tailored to your publication.

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Organizing statistics

  • Americans spend 9,000,000 hours per day searching for misplaced items. (American Demographics Society)
  • Paper use is growing six to eight percent each year. (Xplore International)
  • Only 20% of the things we file will ever be retrieved again. (National Association of Professional Organizers)
  • Getting rid of clutter would eliminate 40% of the housework in the average home. (National Soap and Detergent Association)
  • 59% of Americans say they are too busy. (Wall Street Journal)
  • 23% of adults say they pay bills late (and thus incur fees) because they lose them. (Harris International)

Talking points/article ideas

  • Show stay-at-home moms how to find time for themselves
  • Teach kids to get organized today and they'll reap the benefits throughout their entire lives
  • Start the school year off right -- and get out the door quickly -- by organizing the essentials
  • Discover the perfect calendar for your personality
  • Find anything in your home or office in two minutes or less
  • Watch this reporter's messy desk magically become organized with the help of a professional organizer
  • Simplify the holidays and focus on what really matters
  • Set up the perfect home office
  • Manage an organized home sale and move
  • How to banish clutter from your life for good
  • Clearing closet clutter without going crazy
  • Dealing with kids' paperwork and artwork
  • Simplify your life by paring down and getting organized
  • Get organized for the new year