Major Organizers

The two women did a great job. The helped organize the garage so I could get my car into it, and they helped organized the basement. Took two or three days, but everyone was happy with the end result.

CathyThomspon is a gem. Very good at what she does reliable, professional, creates a nice comfort level for her clients She has a wondeful sense of humor, and has lot's of patience. And we have made progress and as an added benefit the twice a week workout, STEP, has benefitted in weight loss along with many items finding a new home. Cathy and Major Mom are an excellent team.

We used Major Mom after our grown son moved back home to work with us in our remodeling business, and we needed to give up our storage room for his stuff. We were basically stalled and unable to make any headway until she waded in and started categorizing the items; once she started, it gave us the understanding and impetus to work alongside her and get it done. Christina helped us repurpose a large closet, organize it, donate or discard what we no longer needed or wanted. We would heartily recommend Major Mom.

Victoria is awesome!! I bought the 4 hour package and in that amount of time we were able to de clutter my basement so my kids can use it as a game room and play ping pong! Also, since we had just moved in, the garage was full of random stressful junk. Victoria helped me sort through it and create cool zones such as gardening (my favorite) etc. Of course the biggest accomplishment is that my husband and I can know park in the garage! That is, afterall, what garages are intended for.Major Mom is an amazing organization. I highly recommend them.

Very prompt response.

I attended an organization class as we had just moved and I needed some help getting organized. The class was good, but many of the things that they discussed I already employed. (I am already fairly organized in general - just felt out of sorts moving into a smaller home with all the same stuff!) The class was good, I was probably just hoping for more than I received. Perhaps my expectations were too high.

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I can't say enough positive things about the service, my contact there, Cathy Thompson, and the whole experience. I purchased a package for 20 hours and the value was AMAZING. They are tireless, prompt, GREAT at suggesting creative ideas, very thorough and extremely professional. If you have hang-ups about people seeing your stuff, touching it or have a hard time throwing out things (none of these are my concerns but I believe a lot of people might hesitate to get an organizer because of these reasons) I can tell you they are 'compassionate' and sensitive to the more emotional aspects of organizing. No judgements, no telling you what to do, just offering advice and then getting it done - whatever you decide to do. I'm going to keep using them throughout the year and beyond - no just for unpacking (since that's done - thanks to them!) but to help do maintenance stuff and especially around the holidays. All of the ornaments, etc. you want to get out, then back into storage and have them be safe and unbroken when you get them out again - it's a lot of work!

It was a good experience.  Our initial meeting allowed us to talk about my ultimate goals and what my expectations were.  I purchased a package of time and I was able to schedule the time into three different dates.  Mandy came the first time as the initial meeting and then we started working.  That initial meeting Mandy let me have some gloves to protect my hands and we sorted items into groups - mine, my husband's, my son's, and my daughter's.  Then we set too.  Mandy provided the encouragement to keep working but if I couldn't decide she set it aside so we could come back to it.  The first effort was very successful so I was able to get more sorted between of the next two visits.  When I was uncertain if an item Mandy provided me guidance about what was not good to donate.  Mandy offered to help with shelving and further organizing and she provided me with contacts for people who can help with the larger items.  While we didn't clean the entire basement - we made a huge improvement for the time and money.  Mandy did a lot of the lift and carry and took three car loads of donations away and brought me the receipts to fill in.

They were dedicated and fabulous. They were very good.

It was really informative and it gave ideas on how to organize different rooms in your house. They gave you pointers on things I had never thought of. They do offer the service to come to your home but I was really pleased great info I received.

As one poster put it, "this isn't for the faint of heart." At first, I was quite fuzzy about what needed to happen for my family to
become functional. Major Mom's suggestions were extremely helpful and right on target. It was somewhat overwhelming when the team came out, unpacked everything, and asked for numerous decisions from me. However, if I went at a pace that was comfortable for me, the job wouldn't have gotten done for a year, and there's a lot to be said for everything being finished in one week. The team is no-nonsense. Their prices did take a chunk out of the budget. But, they did not waste their time or my money. They utilized the time efficiently to do what we agreed was most important. At the end, a few small items remained unfinished, but those were things I could easily do on my own. There were no big surprise charges in the end.

BTW, Angela has an incredible memory. I called her 7 months after she finished the last job to ask if she knew where an item that I couldn't find was. I was amazed that she remembered!

Organization is what Major Mom does and they do it well. They are not a cleaning service, which you can hire elsewhere, less expensively. I've found that organization is more than just going through and getting rid of clutter. Putting working systems in place includes changing routines and bad habits that got me in the chaotic, disorganized mess I was in. There has been a lot work on my part, even after Major Mom left.

What Major Mom did well was give me an overall, workable structure within which I can manage my stuff, family, and life.

This is not for the faint of heart.  First, it is very expensive, and it does not cover everything -- trash hauling was $1,000 extra, and they do not clean or dust, so that had to be done as well.  I got 100 hours of service for what I paid, and that did not include the kitchen, but did include almost everything else plus the garage.

 I am not really a hoarder, but the house had been occupied by my family for 70 years and there was quite a lot of multigenerational junk with emotional baggage, and as I age and my knees fail, I just lost the ability to keep on top of it all.  I understand that I fit a niche -- one magazine called my type of hoarder "a woman of a certain age who has suffered loss and finds herself the keeper of the family history."  I cringe, but I'm glad someone has made a business of the likes of me and knows how to help.

First, the supervisor of Major Mom inspects the house, then makes a plan.  Before you know it (the same day you sign the contract!) your house if full of half a dozen people who move just about everything to a staging area (in my case, the garage), and move furniture from room to room.  They then spent the next two weeks, an afternoon or a Saturday at a time, making me sort through all the boxes and closets in place and designate everything either trash, donate or keep and reintegrate into the house.

The Major Mom women (they are all women) are very energetic and you will definitely get your money's worth of carrying and moving things around.  They helped me hire young men to haul the trash and move the very heavy furniture, and they took my donations (dozens and dozens of bags) to charity, plus they arranged with Craigs list to be rid of a few more things.

They are patient and professional and evidently trained to deal with the inevitable meltdowns -- I took it poorly when they rearranged my office, for example. They are sometimes a little bullying, and though you are consulted on the broad strokes, they do not consult on about 70% of the organizing and just go ahead an do it -- sometimes that is great (my craft storage area is just gorgeous, and I would not have thought of it), and sometimes it is deeply distressing (I have since moved my office back the way it was, sans the clutter -- I had it set up that way because it worked!)  There were so many people working at once it was hard for me to keep track of who was doing what -- it would surely be less overwhelming if you opted for a smaller service package at a time.

They do make an effort not to toss things out without permission, but I found minor things in the trash (shoe insoles, for example) that I really preferred to keep.  Plus, they move so fast, and it is all so overwhelming, that I "agreed" to toss things because it was just easier, only later to realize something was gone.  This is a good thing, if you have a serious clutter problem (you can replace almost everything tossed if you really need it), but it can be disconcerting.

They make you go through everything -- all the backs of drawers of memorabilia and junk and dirt.  This, too, is a good thing (there were cupboards I seriously would have died without looking in because they were dirty and I didn't want anything in there).  On the other hand, especially with a family home like mine, there are a lot of memories dragged out and rummaged through, and this, too, is exhausting.  Some of the women specialized -- because I have many books, I got a young girl who specialized in libraries.

They label everything, and they have odd (to me) priorities, like spending expensive time folding laundry, but they are open to requests to reprioritize.  Everyone was very personable and listened to me, and I was happy not only for their help but for their company as I walked down memory lane.

It will take me weeks to figure out where everything ended up, but my house is now clean and airy and free of literally trucks full of junk.  I am pleased, and my knees are recovering.  But, as I said, the biggest package of 100 hours is not for the faint of heart and some may want to clean up a single room or closet at a time.  In any case, I am glad I hired Major Mom, and think of it as a once in a lifetime exercise that, though painful, had to be done and makes my life much better. 

They will come back, for additional fees, of course, to help you maintain the nice organization.  I'm not ready for that, but I'll keep in in mind.

Mandy, one of the owners, is who helped me get organized. She created an awesome program and filing system that’s easy for me to follow. I can’t say enough good things about this company! Their service was worth every penny. Basically, they were everything I was looking for, and I strongly recommend them!

Major Mom did an excellent job in terms of how well they organized with little direction. They were very pleasant throughout the entire process. However, there was a misunderstanding about cost. I thought I had been clear about my expectations, so the extra costs at the end came as surprise.

It definitely was helpful to have someone work with me to dig through and organize. Unfortunately, it falls low on the priority list on my own. I maintained the systems for a few weeks, but in my office area and desk area, I’ve only been maintaining only part of the system they set up. My fault – not theirs.

I think their service was mediocre. The lady that came was good at reorganizing my pile of disorganized stuff. I have no complaints about this aspect of working with them. However, there were some items she promised to do that she didn’t follow up on. For example, she said that she’d coach on how to maintain an organized lifestyle, and that never happened.

I loved them.  They were wonderful.  I had them out another time because I wanted some organizational jobs done in my closets.  I would recommend them to anyone.