"For every minute spent in organizing,
an hour is earned." -- Benjamin Franklin

 
"Being organized means being able to quickly find whatever you need whenever you need it!
It's not about being tidy.  Everything deserves a 'home'."  -- Donna D. McMillan 

Today, becoming and staying organized are not a luxury, they're a necessity.  These hot topics appear frequently in books, magazines, newspapers and TV shows.  Unfortunately, from these sources, readers/viewers can not ask sensitive questions, discuss details about their specific situations or benefit from customized solutions.  Also, the impression is often given that it takes very little time, effort or resources to eliminate the problems and confusion. 

In both offices and home offices, clutter and chaos happen for a reason, sometimes for several reasons.  Many people say they were never taught organizing skills. Our non-judgmental, experienced professionals focus on solving your organizing puzzles, recommend solutions and products, help you sort out the jumble, create personalized systems, and work side-by-side with you teaching you how to stay organized.

An organized workspace increases concentration, effectiveness and productivity.  Organizing decreases wasted time, energy, space and money. It is possible to reduce the stress, chaos and clutter.

Do you really want (or need) to get organized?  Would you like to be in control of your time, paperwork, information, space, computer & electronic information, and life?  Do you feel paralyzed? Are you committed to making a change?  Great ... you don't have to get organized alone! 

When you need services for your business, home, car, health, financial or legal matters, you want to hire professionals who are experts in their industries.  It's best to choose those who specialize in the issues that are relevant to your unique needs and situation.  Choose pros who have multiple years of experience and a range of abilities.  Call us or click here to see if our services are a match for your needs.

Disorganization and Clutter Are Expensive

There are many statistics describing the sacrifices and high costs associated with disorganization and clutter. It wastes valuable time, space, energy and money, plus it causes unnecessary stress.  For the "organizationally-challenged," this important issue not only applies in the workplace and the use of computers, but also in personal lifestyles.

How much money is this costing your company?  How much personal free time is it costing you?  Here are a few facts and figures: 

How much TIME is wasted?

• The average U.S. executive wastes six weeks per year searching for missing information in messy desks and files. (That equals one hour per day.)
  -- Wall Street Journal
• The average desk worker has 36 hours of work on his or her desk and spends 3 hours per week sorting piles trying to find the project to work on next.
  -- The Overload Syndrome (by Richard Swenson)
• The average amount of time that the average American spends looking for misplaced things over the course of a lifetime is one year. 
  -- Harper's Index

How much SPACE is wasted?

• 80% of what we file never gets looked at again. 
  -- The Leader-Post
• Many people pay the “document storage” industry thousands of dollars a year to babysit  boxes of files they never use.
  -- smead.com

How much ENERGY is wasted?

• 85% of the information that businesses need to operate does not fall into structured formats of automated spreadsheets or databases.
  -- Document Magazine
• Americans often make drastic miscalculations about the value of their time, taking a do-it-yourself approach to tasks that might be less costly in time and money to hire out.
  -- Wall Street Journal

How much MONEY is wasted?

• The real cost of being disorganized is hundreds of times more than the cost for a professional organizer's services.
  -- Roger L. Drolet, CPA, MBA / Founder, SafeRecord.com
• Being disorganized can lead to real-life costs, including overdrawn checking and savings accounts, missed payments, purchasing unneeded items, tax deductions and lost productivity.
  -- Jeffrey Strain, personal finance writer, thestreet.com

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