Domestic clutter

Can you clear up without me being there?

No. I can ask you questions and hopefully help you to find answers; I can challenge you and give you a new perspective; I can help you to make decisions about what is genuinely useful and beautiful for you. But the decisions about what to throw away, and where to keep what you keep, will be yours.

Will you make me throw lots of sentimental items away?

No. I'm here to help you make the most of your life today, but not to eliminate your past (unless that's what you particularly want). Minimalist homes only exist in the pages of glossy magazines; this is real life.

William Morris' guideline can't be bettered: "Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful". Once we've started to identify the useless and the ugly, you'll be amazed at how many long-forgotten useful and beautiful things you'll find.

What happens?

I will spend an initial session with you of a couple of hours or so to understand where you are now, and what you want to achieve. Based on that, I'll make suggestions about:

items that can be disposed of
items that might be used in a different way or location
items you might need to buy (for example, improved storage options)

Once we've laid our plans, we'll either:

start work straight away, or
book another appointment

Diving straight in is often the best way; however, it may be that you need to prepare (buying new shelves, for example, or stationery supplies) before we can make progress.

Either way, be prepared to roll up your sleeves and get dusty, and I'll do the same!

How long will it take?

Good question. Here are some examples to show just how varied it can be:

a kitchen, living room and bedroom were de-cluttered during one seven-hour day
help with unpacking a full garage of packing boxes after a house move took four full days' non-stop work
clearing just one room, completely full of boxes that had lain untouched for several years, took around 16 hours

The minimum time that we can usefully spend is generally half a day; but I'll charge you for whatever time we use, no more or less.

We will certainly work efficiently, and depending on the scale of the organisation needed, possibly fairly fast; but it does mean going to the very depths of the cupboard, the wardrobe or whatever. It's only when you know what is already there that you can begin to decide whether to give it house-room - and can make this a long-lasting solution rather than a "quick-fix". Of course, if you are able to "keep up the good work" between sessions, so much the better.

Cassie's good advice and lively chat made a hard task surprisingly easy.

Diana, Norfolk

We have been absolutely thrilled with the work that Cassie has done with our house. We can actually see the floor of our spare bedroom! My desk is no longer a depressing state of chaos. And our shed has been revolutionised by Cassie's magic. My husband was quite sceptical at first, but once he saw Cassie's results, he was sold. I highly recommend her to anyone interested in feeling better about how their house looks and works.

April, Norfolk

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