Organizing Boston

Organizing Boston services was a wedding gift. At first I was pretty skeptical why did we need them? We were moving to kentucky. We could pack our own stuff. In hindsight we couldn’t pack like them. We had acquired so much junk! Not only did it make a huge difference when we had to unpack it saved us money on the moving expenses! Since then we moved again and I wish Organizing Boston was everywhere!!! The packers piled everything in boxes with no rhyme or reason. 2 yrs later we still can’t find our stuff! Highly recommended.

I am happy to update my review because of extenuating circumstances in which Sarah, the owner, made good to me… multifold. I have had clutter issues and associated despair for years over my spare bedroom. Kate began working tirelessly with me, and after a half an hour, I began to feel that it is possible to get control over a previously hopeless situation. I could not have done this alone and I picked the right team to help me. Organizing Boston «taught me how to fish» I have the skills, attitude and vision now for a home which greets me with open clutter free spaces.

This is an update on a review from 7÷21÷13. There was an issue with the 1^st session and I expressed my disappointment. Sarah B. contacted me regarding the issue and resolution. Today, Kate A., of Organizing Boston worked with me and I am thrilled with the outcome, so thrilled in fact that I scheduled another session for next week. Besides getting a lot done during the session, I felt like a big weight had been lifted from me. I feel energized and inspired.
I even enjoyed the process.

Hoarding runs in my family. I also live down the street from the mall, so instead of doing laundry, some weekends I just buy new clothes to go out in. I’ve also lived in the same apartment for 10 years, so no opportunity to purge when moving house. I have literally filled up every storage space then covered the floors with clothes and junk.
I have 4 closets between my two bedrooms and yet still there is not enough room for all my clothes and other nonsense.
Enter Organizing Boston.
After installing new Elfa closet systems and explaining to me why I don’ t need every t-​shirt I wore in college or 2 dressers full of socks (yes, not kidding. 8 sock drawers!) We filtered out the giant pile of clothes for donations in one of the photos (over $ 550 value on Goodwill est. for my taxes!) and now every item of clothing, shoe, and even my hats have dedicated space. I even have EXTRA space.
We didn’t need the new closet systems, but man it makes a HUGE difference. Highly recommended!!!
I wouldn’t/haven’t ever done it on my own. It’s well worth the modest investment to have Organizing Boston help you. They really make sense and talk you out of random crap that has been lying around for years. It truly is an investment in your own well being.
In just 3 weeks, my habits have changed dramatically regarding what I do with my stuff when I’m done with it. I could go from –cleaning lady just left– to tornado hit in about 10 minutes, before. Mostly because if I put something away, it meant shoving it in a random free space or leaving it near the closet. That is not really possible anymore and that feels good. I can’t make a mess, so I don’t have to pick up after myself. Win Win.
My cleaning lady of 7 years came by on Monday and I showed her everything. She was so proud of me. I admitted to having help, but she still gave me a hug and said how great it will be to have space to put things away.
Thanks Organizing Boston! I’m definitely feeling good about my living space for 2013.
(I can’t figure out how to post photos, but I’m sure O.B. will post them on the website. I’m a before/​after poster child!)

I hired Organizing Boston through Groupon to help us de-​clutter our home and it was an excellent experience. Mackenzie showed up right on time and went straight to work. I needed someone who wouldn’t get distracted by the multiple projects and she was great about staying very focused and finishing each task, and she even took some trash and recycling with her when she left so I didn’t have to! Like the other reviewer, Mackenzie stayed until she got the task done and didn’t charge me for going over our allotted time. She also made sure to ask if we had addressed all of my goals for the day so that she could make sure I was happy. I will definitely hire Organizing Boston again for my next home project, and I recommend them to others who need a helping hand with cleaning up their home, downsizing or just improving their space.

I hesitate to commit to the internet just how badly my pantry and kitchen needed reorganizing around the time of my last birthday. I asked for a gift certificate for a professional organizer to come and help me as a birthday present, and the person who got it for me chose this company after reviewing several companies’ websites. I couldn’t have been more pleased. My organizer, Sarah Brooks, went above and beyond the call of duty, even staying a bit longer than the certificate just to be able to finish the task we were doing at the time the hours ran out. Since then I’ve twice hired her myself to help with tasks — first with helping to tame the clutter when the house I was renting was put up for sale, and second to help with sorting and readying to move after the house sold. Both times she again was very helpful and quite sensitive both to my physical limitations and to my feelings/​my situation at the time/​etc. I would not hesitate to recommend Organizing Boston to anyone who needs help with clutter, reorganizing, getting ready to move, or similar projects. They do both home and office projects, little or larger, one-​time or regular maintenance. It’s cheaper if you buy in advance on the website — and yes, you can order gift certificates there, too!