The Clutter Fairy

Gayle and her crew of two changed my life. They worked for 6 hours with a short break for lunch. They touched almost every item in 3 rooms (approx 700 sq ft) that we agreed on in advance would be the focus of the decluttering effort. And these weren’t rooms that one would see in most homes. Our home had a major remodeling effort 3 years ago but before completion, I got sick and am only now starting to try to put things back together. In the meantime, there was construction materials haphazardly distributed, there was paper and paper trash on much of my living room floor, kitchen cabinet parts that needed to be identified before deciding whether they could be trashed, a treadmill that needed to be moved (it was on wheels), a jillion bottles of vitamins of which they checked expiration dates, etc. etc. I had hired an organizer before (for the same price as Gayle) but she only sat next to me at my computer desk and gave me advice with almost no touching of paper or home items happening on her watch. I think Gayle and her crew must have touched and categorized every item in the 3 rooms including inside kitchen drawers and inside my kitchen pantry which was quite disorganized. They always asked first if there was some doubt about whether item should be trashed or where it should be stored. Gayle is one of those gems that are rather rare. Most of the time, I feel I get what I paid for on Angie’s List but with Gayle, I feel like I got much more. Hope she doesn’t burn out so I can hire her again when I’m ready to continue.

Gayle Goddard is excellent.  She is high energy and able to organize at a rapid rate.  She gently encourages the home owner to consider getting rid of items no longer needed or used. She has an only monthly Meet up on YouTube.  She is witty and pleasant to work with.