She (and it’s almost always a she) will offer support for decision-making, facilitate actions around removal of unwanted belongings, and set up systems, from shelving to labels, that help her clients establish order and clarity. “It’s a great service and we want to make sure people do know about it.”Ī professional organizer is a person who can help you organize any of the physical and digital spaces in your life - a closet, a kitchen or the aforementioned home office.

“When I tell people what I do, they say, ‘Oh, that’s a thing?’” Sharon Lowenheim, a professional organizer based in New York City, said with a resigned laugh.

If that sounds like you, and you’re ready to break the cycle of resolving, and failing, to get your life in order this year, it might be time to bring in an expert - just like you would enlist a trainer or nutritionist to help with fitness or wellness goals - and hire a professional organizer. Possibly, also, you have a history of never getting those same organization projects done. “This will be the year,” you’ve told yourself with enthusiasm and determination, “when I will finally face the garage and its contents! I will fully overhaul my closet, and let go of all those clothes that are outmoded, and that I no longer fit into! While I’m at it, I further resolve to gussy up my home office with shelves and a proper filing system so I don’t have a repeat of last year’s oh-my-heck-where’s-the-homeowner’s-insurance-policy incident.” It’s a new year, and perhaps you have organization goals on your list of resolutions.

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