What happens during the session?
The professional organizer acts as a coach, working alongside you the entire time. First, we'll look at the space that needs help and then discuss what you like and don't like about the space. We'll assess your space, challenges, ideas, and more! Next, we'll create a strategy to create a useful and organized space.Then, we dig right in!

How many hours will it take to organize?
It depends on the size of the room, its current state, and your motivation level. Generally, in three hours, we can get a good start on — or finish — a small office, bedroom, closet, or kitchen cupboards. Larger areas, like garages, attics, or basements, or cluttered areas, can take longer. Some clients simply need someone to help them get started, and then finish the jobs themselves. Others prefer to work with the organizer from start to finish. Each client's needs are unique.

What if I feel embarrassed at my mess?
Don't feel bad! Professional organizers don't judge — they're here to help you! And all services provided by Time to Organize are confidential. We also abide by the National Association of Professional Organizers Code of Ethics:

This Code of Ethics is a set of principles to provide guidelines in our professional conduct with our clients, colleagues, and community. As a member of the National Association of Professional Organizers, I pledge to exercise judgment, self-restraint, and conscience in my 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 the profession of organizing.

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 organizers and/or other qualified professionals.
• I will advertise my services in an honest manner and will represent the organizing profession accurately.

Confidentiality
• I will keep confidential all client information, both business and personal, including that which may be revealed by other organizers.
• 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 profession.

Can my kids be home while we organize?
Sure, but remember that very young children may slow us down, and you're paying by the hour. So we recommend that you have a spouse or friend watch younger children. When organizing older children's rooms, they should definitely be there to help and give input.

My whole house needs organizing. Where do we start?
Each client is unique; this might depend on where you feel the most stress, the area that looks the worst, or the area that is most critical to your family or office functioning. For example, while the kids' playroom might look the worst, the kitchen might need to come first if it is the epicenter of your family; if you eat, talk, pay bills, sort mail, and do schoolwork in the kitchen, it's a room that needs to be functional immediately! For those who can't fit a car in the garage due to all that clutter, we might start there. If your bedroom leaves you feeling stressed rather than rested, this may be the place to dig in. Time to Organize will help you determine where to start if you are unsure.

How are the services billed?
Time to Organize bills by the hour, generally with a three-hour minimum per session. In three hours, we can make huge improvements in your troubled space! However, each session rarely lasts more than four hours, as productivity and enthusiasm levels drop off as fatigue sets in! The value you receive is immeasurable. We direct, empower, and coach you to an organized life. You receive custom one-on-one time with us, in the privacy of your own home or office. We are the personal trainer for your brain!

Can I give the gift of organizing to my spouse?
Sure, but make sure that it's really a gift for them, rather than yourself! Organizing sessions will only be productive if the client is receptive, motivated, and ready to get organized.

Why should I get organized?

• To reduce the feeling of being overwhelmed.
• To achieve more in less time.
• To gain a sense of control.
• To set a good example for your kids.
• To project a better image to your clients, colleagues, and friends.
• To reduce your stress level.
• To clear your head of all the clutter.
• To gain energy and calm from your space.
• To make better use of your talents and skills.
• To have MORE TIME to spend on what's important to you.

If you have other questions that haven't been answered here, or you'd like to set up an organizing session, please call Time to Organize at (651) 717-1284, or e-mail us at sara@time2organize.net.