How to Prepare for your Organizing Day
This post is meant to help prepare you for your organizing sessions so you and your organizer can achieve desired results.
We thank you for choosing Green Mountain Space as your preferred organizing company to help you with your home and life needs.
Remember, it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
The process of sorting, categorizing, editing, and putting it all back together can feel very overwhelming, but that’s why you hired us! We will be the calm presence working diligently and efficiently to complete your project on time and with the utmost professionalism.
Organizing Clients
When we arrive we will ask to identify the following:
Your daily schedule and pockets of time you will be available for the decision making phase
Important items or areas you wish to be left untouched
A restroom our team members will be allowed to use while working in your home
Children/Fur Babies! We love them just as much as you do! If there are quiet times for naps or walking times to release energy please let us know your schedule.
Kitchen: Please have all of your dishes washed. They don't have to be put away because we will be taking them out anyway. The day before or a few days before complete your regular grocery shop so we may accurately space plan for all items.
Closet: Please have all clothes laundered and in a central location. Be sure to check your gym bags and automobiles because clothing items may be left behind.
Bathroom, Laundry Room, and Linen Closet: Please have all towels and linens laundered and in a central location.
Garages: Please have cars moved out of the space and your driveway free of vehicles. We will likely use that as a staging area for decisions.
Packing and Unpacking Clients
Your organizer will unpack and set up spaces as quickly as possible. We will take your boxes and packing paper offsite at the end of your session, as much as our cars can hold. If there is more than one car load to be removed and you wish for us to take care of all discard and donations there will be an additional fee of $30 per carload.
Things to consider while we are packing/unpacking:
Nourishment! No one can pack or unpack without proper nourishment. We recommend for you (the homeowner) to go grocery shopping while we get to work so you can have snacks and food on-hand to replenish yourself. You will be asked questions throughout the day on your thoughts and preferences and it can feel unsuccessful if you are hungry or thirsty. Our team will bring their own lunch, snacks and beverages. We traditionally take a 30 minute lunch break and 1-2 water breaks lasting no more than 5 minutes.
Kitchen! If you wish for our team to wash your flatware, dinnerware, and cooking items please let us know.
Bedsheets! We want nothing more than for you to have a place to rest while your items are being unpacked and set up. We recommend this be a focus on day one to have clean sheets so our team can set up your space.
Children/Fur Babies! We love them just as much as you do! If there are quiet times for naps or walking times to release energy please let us know your schedule.
Your to do list! If you haven’t started one yet, have a piece of paper and pen close by and centrally located for when things come up you can jot them down.
Take a break! Sometimes the packing and unpacking process can make one feel exhausted. If you need to step away, please do so! We totally get it!
Work/Life Balance
We understand that life does not stop when we walk in the door, nor should it. You have work, family, life, children, pets, meetings, and appointments that happen during our time in your home. We kindly ask for you to take a few moments when we arrive to discuss your day so we aren't interrupting your schedule. Your organizer will give you a designated amount of time they need your attention for decision-making.
Discards and Donations
Here is the following list of places our company donates to:
Beloved Street Pantry (multiple locations)
Consignments and Selling Resources
Although we have offered selling and consignment services in the past, its just not the route our business is going plus it became a cumbersome service for our company to handle. If we ever offer these services again we will update you via our newsletter. Here is our list of preferred consigners around the Asheville area. It’s best to visit their website, social media pages, or calling them to see what they are accepting.
Clothing
Furniture
Referrals and Small Business Recommendations
We take our time and get to know others small business who might provide services you need to make your life easier. These services range from home renovators to financial consultant and everything in between. We are slowly building our network list of partners because we want to confidently refer you to others who share the same principles and values as Green Mountain Space. If you need a referral click here!
Thank for helping us help you! You are one step closer to having your home organizing dreams come true!
We will see you soon.
Green Mountain Space Team
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