From Jane

I’m currently in my early seventies, and have lived in my inner-city condominium for over seventeen years.  When I first moved in, I arrived with not only my own possessions but also quite a few treasures belonging to my young adult children “just until they got settled”. Throughout the years I’ve managed to accumulate more and more, while getting rid of very little.  The final straw was when my elderly mother was moved into care a couple of years ago and I was left with boxes of photos, jewelry, and many other items to store temporarily.  I was completely overwhelmed by the clutter!!

Anna arrived for a consultation in late March.  We walked through my home and talked about the areas that were causing me the most stress.  We decided to break things down into ‘projects’.  We also decided on a timeline;  Anna would spend three hours at my place every second Wednesday evening. 

We began with my storage cage in the basement of the condo complex.  Once it was cleared out, Anna installed shelving and some of my seldom-used possessions were moved downstairs, instantly leaving me with the feeling of having more breathing space.  One of my favourite projects was cleaning out the closet in the spare bedroom and having Anna create a linen closet (which I had gone without for far too long) in part of it, while still leaving plenty of space for visiting guests.  Another wonderful innovation Anna suggested was to relocate my difficult-to-reach spices from an upper cabinet in the kitchen to a snazzy and functional spice drawer…much more accessible!

Not only is Anna a wizard with cleaning and reorganizing, but she’s a master ‘schlepper’!!  She has hauled stuff out of my home to donate to charity, to sell on Facebook Marketplace, and to take to the dump.  She has even offered to take boxes of old files to be shredded.

Anna is completely non-judgmental.  I was embarrassed to show her some of my crammed-full cupboards but quickly learned that the bigger the mess, the more she delights in the challenge.  

And Anna is fun!  Rather than dreading our bi-weekly sessions, I’ve found myself looking forward to tackling the next big project!

I would recommend Anna without hesitation!!