Organizing Maniacs, LLC

The person I worked with was great, she was able to come in and see where my need was. Very easy to work with, there was no pressure in scheduling.

Extremely pleased. I plan to have them come back for another round.

It wS awesome. Came home from hospital with husband and the kitchen, pantry, baths no closets were perfect...better than ever. I love these ladies.

Overall, although it was a difficult and emotionally draining experience, Jennifer and Karen were fast workers, helpful in advising me on what to donate, sell, etc. and were very emotionally supportive during the process. It was difficult for me as I had to let go of things from my mother who passed away in the past year and Jennifer, in particular, was extremely supportive. Jennifer also gave me some great ideas on how to organize my remaining items and educated me on how to protect my keepsakes from damage. Both ladies were warm and kind and helped me through the process. When there was one box mistakenly placed with donations, they immediately rectified this. I got a tremendous amount accomplished and, after a good night's sleep, woke up to a far more spacious and organized home. This made the cost more than worth it!
I have only one complaint, which was not the fault of either Jennifer or Karen. I didn't like the fact that items for donation are carelessly thrown into clear plastic bags. It showed complete lack of respect for things which had great value to me. I had even told the ladies that many items in the boxes were especially difficult for me to part with and asked that I not be shown these as it would be too emotional. In addition to items from my mom, there were some rather valuable items that I don't have time to sell. Being in clear view inside the bags, I was forced to see emotionally laden items that represented my mother and top quality designer clothing end up smushed into a bag.  I now have "burned in" visuals of my mom's favorite mementos and a $1K Chanel suit crammed into a bag as if pieces of trash. This was both painful and unavoidable to see. This company should realize how disrespectful it is to treat their clients' coveted belongings in such a way. They were even going to leave these items in clear bags outside my house for pickup, as if they were trash. I had to request they be put in black bags so I wouldn't have to see them this way and so someone wouldn't steal them. 
The ladies seemed to understand how important it was to allow a person to feel their donations were valuable and would go to someone in need. Yet, this practice of tossing everything into clear bags was in direct contrast to this message. It took a lot of mental and emotional strength to feel good about letting these items go, and I paid a lot of money to assist me in this effort. Should it be too much to ask that my items not be placed into outgoing containers in a manner that shows some respect? Was it too much to ask that a $1K designer suit not even be folded? Even if this was their practice, could they do this out of my line of sight when I specifically requested not to see these items? This company did everything right except this. Had this company have taken the time to remove my items in a more respectful manner, I would have given them a 5 star review and told everyone I know to use them. They need to re-think this process, be more sensitive to their clients and be more consistent with the message they send.

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They did a great job.  The Organizing Maniacs came with a team of 4 for two days, and a team of 2 for another 2 days, and knew exactly what to do.  They were very organized, professional, and efficient.  I would highly recommend them for any organization needs.

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 .Cris and her team are very professional.  This is the second move I have done with them.  It's the only way to go..  They will unpack and organize me when my new house is ready.. I feel so much more relaxed in an uncluttered house.. It is the only way to move!!

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This was more than I could have hoped for. Stephanie & Alex were prompt, friendly and accomplished more in 4 hours than I would have imagined. I didn't think we would get through the first room, much less both of them, in just under 4 hours. Plus, having a person show up with a truck halfway through to start taking junk and donations away was pure genius. Will definitely use them again.

The conversation went well and I now know what to do before the organizer comes to my office

Recently we combined two households and now are planning to move across the country.  The amount of crappola to sift through is or was enormous.  Julie from Organizing Maniacs was a God-send.  She could work independently -- sorting stuff into like-with-like, setting aside items for further review and she could work hand-in-glove with us as we went through box-after-box.  And she took away donation stuff and brought back receipts.  She is strong, tireless and good-humored and puts you in the frame of mind to make the tough decisions without being instrusive.  We think Organizing Maniacs leverages your time and effort -- a very worthwhile investment.

The basement was a mess with many personal items that required focus and energy to go through.  Cris helped us understand what was most important by projecting us into the future when our kids were grown and when they might like to look back on things they made or things that we saved for them.  I would love to have them back since we have a few more areas that need help including virtual photos!

It went really great.  They are very good at understanding how nerve wracking getting organized can be for the organizationally challenged.  Very calm and collected, and ask questions that help you to understand why you do things the way you do and offer different approaches and solutions.  There is a lot more going on under the surface regarding people and their "stuff".  They are very skillful at respecting clients differences and privacy.

This was a very high energy person. I would not use her again because looking back, she came in with a predetermined filing system so I don't think that she had the maturity to see the type of person I was. She did not have that full perspective to see what would or wouldn't work for me. She was fine and she did make a difference. Her services were good as an organizer but her ability to see me as a person wasn't there.

It went well.  Megan was very focused and professional.  She moves quickly and kept me engaged and moving the whole day.  I was exhausted when we finished but we cleared out my coat closet, hooks, cubbies, dining room table, and my kitchen cabinets.  It was really productive.  I was able to apply what I learned form her to my son's bedroom and the living room, with all of the toys.  So the benefit was two fold!

I chose to go with them because of the reviews. They came over several times. They had like two people per visit and it was like an $8 a day. It came to a total of under $1,000. I was in the process of removing and trying to tear down a lot of my stuff. They were kind of pricey.

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They were great. They did really good work, were very helpful and on time. I would use them again.

Great team, on time, detailed - would use again

Cris is part psychologist, part moving guy, part spatial engineer.  Her team is professional, hard working.  
Cris started the engagement by talking to me, listening to what I wanted to get done (down-size from a +5000 square foot Alabama estate to a 1500 square foot Capitol Hill row house), and then providing recommendations and encouragement.  Not only did my home look better after her team swooped in, I felt better about myself!!  Our basement was overflowing with boxes from the move and I was just overwhelmed and felt that I couldn't deal with this myself.  I worked during the week and Cris and her team came in and made such a difference.  I couldn't have made the move without Organizing Maniacs.

I was completely satisfied with Cris and her team (four in total including Cris),  For me it was well worth the money.  I only wish I had done it sooner.  I am still in total awe of how much they accomplished in the one day.  For various reason I had never unpacked all of the boxes from a move almost six years ago or incorporated the contents of an 8' X 10' storage area into my Condo.  There was also quite a bit of clutter that had been unpacked or acquired since my move that I needed to find a place for or get rid of. (I had had the contents of the storage unit moved to my garage before the Big Day so that those items could also be dealt with.)  Due to my changing circumstances, I really need to move within the next year or so and it will probably be a smaller place.  Consequently, what I needed was more a matter of unboxing, uncluttering, and purging and then organizing within my Condo or boxing some of the things back up (which were carefully packed and labeled and are ready to move.)  They arrived maybe a little bit before 8:00 am and worked constantly, taking only about ten minutes to eat some lunch, and continued until 4:00pm.  The Energizer Bunny would have been left in the dust!  They were totally non-judgmental of me, respectful of my "things" and handled them all with care.  They were also mindful of the potential issues of working within a condominium building.  Because of my mobility issues, they started bringing things to me to make decisions so I could sit.  There were certain areas that I asked them not to "organized," just leave them boxed, labeled and stacked and they respected my wishes.  I was also very pleased that they work with a charitable organization which came late in the day and removed most of the things I was getting rid of.  (I subseqently received an itemized list of everything that was donated and a receipt from the charitable organization.)  By the end of the day I was amazed that my entire Condo and the contents of the storage area were "organized."  Thanks to Cris and her team (Stephanie, Alex and Megan.)

They are a very caring and professional company. They were prompt, offered suggestions but were not pushy, made sure I took breaks when I looked overwhelmed, took the trash to the curb and hauled off the donations. They even worked with my 9yo DS for a bit in his room. I highly recommend them and will use them again as needed.

Has the ability to keep me on task.  Patience galore.  Customizes for your type of workl and personality.  I had been trying to get organized for 60 yrs and Cris was the first person to be able to help me!
Marian Williams

Everything went beautifully from start to finish.  The team of four arrived at my home promptly at 8:00.  After giving a tour of my four bedroom townhouse, the team got to work with sorting, packing, and organizing.  Throughout the ENTIRE day, I was asked for my input.  The ladies were all so lovely and worked together so beautifully.  I felt at ease knowing that they were extremely professional and willing to conquer tasks throughout the house.