Mission Organizing

I recently downsized from a 2300 sq. ft. home to a 560 sq. ft. home. When I started to put my things away in my new smaller kitchen/bathroom, I soon realized that I would need to downsize some more. Stressed with this discovery I had Nancy come to my rescue. She gently walked me through the process that she uses and then we began removing everything that I had tried to stuff into my crowded cabinets. She began moving things into the right location basing it on my daily use making things easily accessible and convenient. She consulted with me all the way to be sure that the zones and locations were comfortable for me. When she was done not only did she organized my Kitchen and Bathroom, but I got an unexpected bonus, space in my cabinets to allow for growth—yea! It's such a pleasure to open my cabinets and to be able to see everything so neatly placed. I am stress free now and I will hire her back to organize my master bedroom closet. Thank you Nancy for creating miracles!

Nancy started with assessing what we wanted to do in our home and and then we started prioritizing areas. Other reviews have described the process well, so I won't repeat it. Suffice it to say that she customizes the organization of each room to meet the needs/desires of the people who primarily use that room. She researches issues that arise, e.g. helped us identify and locate beautiful and functional home office furniture. She is skilled at gently working with ADHD issues. She did an excellent job working with my initially reluctant teenage son, not only on his room in our home, but in planning his dorm room at college (obtained room layout in advance, provided Pinterest ideas, identified organization items to purchase). To my complete amazement, she even got him excited about having an organized space. His room remains well organized, which means he doesn't waste a lot of time looking for the stuff he lost. Because she teaches as she works with you, the systems stay in place, with tweaking as needed in subsequent appointments. This tweaking is extremely helpful - a valuable service by itself. She is focused in creating an organization system that works long term, which is one of the reasons why her services are worth the price. Since we have lived in our home for over 15 years and have accumulated a lot of things, we continue to work with Nancy to organize our home, room by room. The garage is next - can't wait to see what it looks like when we're done. Maybe we'll even get the cars in there!

It went very well. She worked very hard. We are very pleased.

I am so pleased with how wonderful this turned out. We now have items in the closet that really belong there. Everything has a home neatly stored in clear bins with neat clear labels which make it a pleasure to look for things. Living organized is definitely a big key to a less stressful life as it saves you valuable time when you know exactly where to look for things. I love opening my closet now! Oh and my files look beautifully organized and color coded! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER OUTSTANDING SERVICES!

1) Had a no-cost phone consultation to learn more about the services, pricing, next steps. Nancy asked questions to determine our goals, timing and special areas of interest. 2) First appointment lasted 4-5 hours. After a walkthrough of the whole house, I determined the kitchen was my priority. Nancy helped to unpack 10-12 kitchen boxes. The items were sorted and purged. We discussed where things should be placed and with Nancy's feedback, everything was stored away. It was hard work! We discussed container needs and made 2nd appointment to tackle the pantry and office. 3) Second appointment went well; we followed the organization steps again to complete the pantry organization and started on the office shelving. Nancy gave me tips throughout the process. Overall my experience with Nancy was excellent. The peace of mind that I have walking into my home and having the kitchen, pantry and office organized is a great relief. I recommend Nancy and I'm so thankful for what she does. Nancy works very hard and is sensitive to your individual needs. She is professional and makes organizing fun. I recommend Nancy for your organization needs.

After living with the organized results for a few weeks, I am more positive than ever about the impact Nancy's expertise and professionalism has had on my daily life. I can definitely say that Nancy is a jewel and I definitely highly recommend her services.

Nancy is very professional and insightful. She customizes her suggestions to make all areas work more efficiently. Nancy cares about her clients and making their lives (home and/or work) easier.

It went wonderfully. Nancy is very gentle and respectful. She also makes wonderful suggestions about room arrangement and space usage. She left me with a manageable amount of "homework" to do before our next session. Furthermore, she is very upfront and clear about all fees. Unfortunately, a person with limited funds would not be able to afford this service, but, if you possibly afford it, and you are suffering from disorganization, it is money well spent. She left me with a sense of hope and that's hard to put a price on! She is providing ongoing services for me, as it will take me a LOT of time and effort to get my house and myself fully organized on an independent basis. This is NOT because Nancy tries to "string you alone." On the contrary, her goal is to help YOU to develop systems of organization that work for you by yourself. Basically, her goal is actually to work herself out of a job with you. There are just certain personal issues in my case, that make this harder and slower to achieve than might otherwise be the case. I really can't rave about her enough. Nancy really knows her business and did an outstanding job. Her professionalism is superlative. UPDATE: Nancy Rivera is nothing short of a miracle worker. For starters, she made me feel extremely comfortable in the midst of my clutter. Her non-judgmental attitude put me immediately at ease. In our first session, we walked through every room in my house. She asked me to set and prioritize my goals. With paperwork being at the top of my list, we gathered all of the various papers from throughout the house and put them in one bin. We then gathered all of the miscellaneous items and put them in various labeled bins, such as ?trash,? ?donate,? ?re-cycle,? re-locate.? I was particularly impressed with the concept of the ?re-locate? bin. Rather than take the time to walk each misplaced item to its rightful place, much time was saving by simply putting it all in one bin to be relocated at a later time. My house looked a lot better in no time flat! Once we had all of the paperwork gathered in one central location, Nancy worked with me to set up a home ?office,? complete with color-coded filing system. She also suggested re-positioning of my desk so that I could look out the window when I worked at it. What a pleasant change that was! And one that never would have occurred to me on my own! But, in addition to her exceptional expertise in the area of organizing one?s life, she approaches her job with a real ?team work? approach. By closely observing my actions, listening carefully to everything I say, and asking questions, she works together WITH me to develop plans that are highly individualized. Just for ME! Hers is definitely not a ?one size fits all? approach. She ?tailors? her services to your individual needs and works to ?empower? you to be able to become independent with the systems she helps you to set up, BECAUSE, she sets them up ?with? you, rather than ?for? you. Plus, she has an amazing understanding of the educational process. In fact, her understanding of how our brains function is comparable to someone with a master?s degree in special education. For example she understands that we all have different learning styles, and, she works very closely with you, observing how YOU ?think,? to determine what type of approach will work best for you. She quickly identified my learning style as highly visual. She also recognized my need to attack various tasks in "small chunks," (called ?chunking? in educational lingo) Her grasp of various teaching styles tailored to the particular individual is nothing short of mind-boggling. Nancy is constantly observing, evaluating, and re-evaluating. She adjusts her approach, based on what she observes about you and the feedback that you give her. She ?notices? what works, and, what doesn?t! Nancy is incredibly methodical in her entire approach to organization. She takes everything step by step. I find this extremely helpful. Not to mention, she WILL ?catch? you if you try to slip something by her. To give you an idea of this, as we were working, I?d come across a small slip of paper that I just didn?t know what to do with. So, I TRIED to just ?slip? it into my desk drawer, but, she ?caught? me. And, when we discussed the significance of that piece of paper, I realized that it was NOT something I needed to keep! Eagle eye, and, task master! But, JUST what I need! Even though her services are expensive, she really makes the most of the time that she spends with you. Not one second is wasted! She is ?ON,? the WHOLE time that she is with you! Hard working and conscientious. Furthermore, she will persist in finding what you need to help you get your life more organized. She had suggested I get a planner, but when I looked at them, I didn?t find any that suited me. She did some research and e-mailed me with a link to a radically different type of planner that suited me perfectly! She also prepares an amazingly detailed and highly accurate account of everything we accomplish in each session, as well as a listing of future actions and goals. How she remembers all that is totally beyond me! Before she leaves your house after each session, she makes sure that everything is tidied up. She doesn?t leave any ?loose ends? for you to ?get to? later. (She probably realizes that that ?later? may never come!) Other than the homework she gives you for her next session, that is! Furthermore, because of the added expense of her travel time (two hours) for her visits to my home, she helped me set up and learn how use Skype, and we are now doing some sessions that way, to reduce the costs. And, besides all of the above, she is warm, friendly and just plain all around easy to be with and work with! A real pleasure to have in your home! I honestly can?t ?rave? about her enough!

The lady was very knowledgeable. It was just that I needed more and it would have been very expensive to continue. What she was doing was okay, we just had too much organizing to do. I think it's pretty expensive. The quality was good. I won't use them again, only because it's too expensive for me. That's not her fault, she's probably right in line.

I called, left a message and never received a phone call back.

Nancy did a great job. Her work with us saved us a great deal of time and helped keep us on task as we settled into our new home. At the start she interviewed us, surveyed our situation and worked with us to set goals that would give us the most dramatic result in just two days. Our challenge was that we downsized from a 3-bedroom home with an entire basement available for storage to a cozy 2-bedroom home. For starters, she helped us fit a fully functional and attractive office space in our family room whereas I had originally thought we would need to split up our office-related functions between two to three different rooms. In addition, we quickly set up the kitchen and living rooms to functional status. Her expertise helped us consolidate and make efficient use of the space we have. She solicited input from both my husband and me since we share the space and both of our habits and preferences need to be taken into account. I am so pleased with the outcome of our time with Nancy!

She suggested we start in the living room, and we did. She had me go around the room in a counter-clockwise circle. She would not let me leave the room, which was hard. She was right, but I always feel like I am being punished when I have to clean. If you are a dynamo, her approach is perfect. I am not such a person. We had good conversations, but I did most of the work. It was my first time with an organizer and I guess I had a little bit different expectations. I guess I should have first had someone come into clean, and then called an organizer. Nancy is a true professional, and is more expensive than I had planned. I think I will call a cleaning service, and then try organizing. I guess my expectation was that my house would look like the show "Clean House" when we were done.

We pulled everything out and identified keepers, trash and donations.

We downsized from Massachusetts. We liked our new home but were starting to feel we made a mistake buying it. Even though we had unloaded a ton of stuff in Massachusetts we just didn't feel we had enough storage room in our new home. My wife was really getting upset. This wasn't turning into the happy move I wanted. We felt that if maybe we had help with organizing, things might be better. I found Nancy on Angie's list and decided to take a chance on one session. For us this was a very good decision. Nancy is not cheap and there have been multiple sessions, but Nancy is worth her money. She is very dependable, hard working, and knows what she is doing. Basically she will spend hours with you organizing and arranging. Bottom line., we no longer worry about our storage space, we realize we have plenty. We have a nice house that will work fine for us. My wife is much happier, and I'm less stressed. . We are going to tackle some projects in the future and we will have Nancy back.

There aren't enough positive things I can say about Nancy and the gift she has when it comes to organizing. She isn't only interested in getting the area organized, she is also emphatic about creating systems that work for each client. This way there is a chance of staying organized and not just cleaning an area so it can slowly become messy again. Nancy comes up with so many great ideas to maximize space and strives to make the area as functional as possible. I have had Nancy in my home as well as my business, and although we aren't finished yet, the amount of progress we've seen in just a few visits is remarkable. Nancy also makes organizing fun, even though it can be a physically and mentally demanding task. I highly recommend Nancy for anyone who wants to get organized!

Nancy has been to my house to help me 4 times now. She is very positive and energetic. She keeps a written plan of your organizing if it takes several stages to accomplish. Her record keeping is excellent. You can always check back to see what you did at each visit, and what your remaining goals are. She helped me with home office, small business, and closet organizing. I highly recommend her.

She is very good. She knows what she is doing. She is very friendly, nice, and is very flexible with the schedule. She is located 2 hours away from me. She is very knowledgeable in this type of work as well. I would highly recommend her.

I have recently moved into a new home, and I wanted the help of a professional organizer to help me make the best decisions from the beginning. After checking Angie's LIst and the web site for the National Association for Professional Organizers, and the searching the web for services, I felt confident that Nancy Rivera was the person I wanted to work with. I contacted her, and she was as professional as I had hoped. There is a telephone interview with Nancy before the first working time is set. At that time, the goals are discussed, the fees are discussed, and you have an opportunity to get a feel for what working with Nancy is like. In my case, I wanted someone with whom I could work. For others, they may be looking for someone to actually do the organizing for them. We have met three times for 4-5 hours each time. Cleaning and organizing files is like baring your life to someone, and like reliving the last seven to ten years for you. I'm so glad that I was working with someone who is professional in every way but also has such a delightful sense of humor. I'll never think of an umbrella policy in the same way again. Our lives are fast-paced and full, and having the confidence that all is in order helps bring peace of mind. One caution - a little bit of organization is addictive. You'll want to move on to another project. Nancy will teach you how to think like an organizer and she will give you suggestions for things that you can do so that the projects move to completion faster.

Nancy was wonderful at making me feel ok and not ashamed or embarrassed about my unorganized and messy house. She never said anything derogatory about anything and just got straight to business, first asking for my input, which was great. She was genuinely concerned with how I use the space and how to get better use out of it. She had really great ideas and suggestions on how to better organize the space, how to sort and purge, and how to create a homey, peaceful atmosphere. I never felt like I had time to get organized but Nancy showed me how quickly it can be done and how great it feels! If I can get most of the space sorted and purged, I will hire her again to help organize what's left.

OUTSTANDING service. Nancy is wonderful to work with and she has an amazing energy level too. I hired Nancy to help me with my garage and ended up having her help with my whole house. My rooms are now calmer and the time I wasted looking for an item is a thing of the past. I enjoy my time with Nancy and highly recommend her top notch skills.

This is my first experience with a professional organizer. It is a pleasure to work with Nancy. She is supportive of individuals like me who are embarrassed to be swamped with accumulated "things." She provides positive motivation, as well as excellent techniques for organization. She arrived for our appointment right on time, and, after we set the priorities, she pitched in and helped with sorting and disposal of the clutter. We started with the bedroom, then moved to the family room, and finally, the office. The order was deliberate; i.e., from easy to difficult. We laughed a lot as we worked. Nancy's methods are simple and logical, and they work! She teaches you to be in control of your things, rather than vice-versa. I would certainly call her again in the future, as necessary. This little lady is worth her weight in gold!

I saw the coupon offer on Angie's List for Nancy's organizing business and received three hours free service. Nancy was very thorough and had a good teaching manner. She was very professional and knowledgeable, so I hired her for more work which we just ended this week. Nancy hated to lose the job as she was so pleased as to how we were doing and working together. I could not afford any more sessions, but will definitely call on Nancy again. I recommend her. Joan Killingsworth

Nancy arrived punctually and she traveled quite a distance, she walked through my homw with me and we determined where to start. We focused on one area and worked together diligently . At the end of our session we reviewed the process of organization.

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DO hire her? She was GREAT! Outstanding professionalism and very understanding of your specifice situation. Able to a**** and determine the best solution for your specific situation