Two Professional Organizing benefits you may not know about.
Getting your space professionally organized saves you money, and in more than one way, too.
Time is money, right? So go crush your financial goals at work and I’ll make sure your home is neat as a pin by the time you get back.
Consider the concept of opportunity cost: “the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen”. When you hire a professional to take care of the alternative that is organizing your home, you are now free to enjoy the gain from the alternatives you would have given up had you chosen to do it yourself. In other words, while I am busy making your dream home come to life, you can prioritize your career and finances.
Shopping becomes less impulsive and more intentional.
Though this applies to any space (pantry, kitchen, bathroom, office…etc.) I’m going to use a closet as an example. Professional organizing, by nature, starts with decluttering and sorting. Then, it re-organizes permanent items into a space-optimizing design that enhances visual appeal and reinforces both accessibility and maintainability. This means that clothing items most often worn will become most easily accessible and will naturally display your shopping patterns. You may show proof of a preferred color palette—as is the case with capsule wardrobes—or you may have favored types of clothing (i.e. a specific style or common outfit choice). So, when the inevitable shopping spree does come, you’ll know exactly what you already have in your closet, which colors you’ll actually wear, and which types of clothing are not likely to make it back off the hanger when you bring them home. Again, this doesn’t only apply to your closet. Your wallet will thank you when you know exactly what’s in your pantry, your refrigerator, your bathroom cabinet, or your stationery drawer.
On a more serious note, 84% of donated clothes end up in landfills and incinerators, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. This is important because focusing on quality over quantity when shopping will not only save you money but will help the environment too.
Getting your space professionally organized saves you time.
You don’t have to waste time looking for things.
This is where those second two professional organizing principles of accessibility and maintainability come in. A professionally organized space not only ensures that everything has its place but also displays and/or stores everything clearly. So now when you are looking for that one pair of shorts, you won’t have to take your closet apart to find them. Or, when you’re looking for your baking powder, you won’t have to look through every cabinet in your kitchen. If you struggle with finding your keys and wallet before walking out the door in the morning, we can work together to find customized and convenient solutions to minimize that kind of stress.
It’s much easier to get dressed when your closet is organized and everything has its place.
Remember as kids when we would plan our outfits the night before a school trip and lay it out for the next morning? That’s what having a professionally organized closet is like. Everything is displayed and stored clearly to make your mornings as simple and hassle-free as possible. It will even make you excited to get dressed every day.
The time you spend prepping your home for visitors is dramatically decreased.
Lastly, if you spend a lot of time stress-cleaning before family or friends visit, professional organizing may be what you need. Obviously, your space will get used and you may need to tidy up a few things here and there, but it’s much easier to clean up before hosting a get-together when everything has a designated place. I also offer Exquis Upkeeps to help with regular maintenance, so you don’t have to worry about re-stocking or re-organizing a space if you don’t want to anyway. More about Upkeeps here.
To summarize, professional organizing provides you the opportunity to focus on income-earning activities you love, thereby saving you money. It also establishes money-saving shopping habits that are intentional and deliberate, both helping your wallet and the environment. Finally, hiring a professional to organize your home means you waste no time looking for your belongings, you save time getting ready in the morning, and you no longer have to spend hours cleaning up for guests.
