Organizing For Different Types of People
Most people don’t understand that organizing isn’t a one-size-fits-all business. Each client is different in what they want, how they want it done, what they need to have done and how we teach them to become organized.
As a Professional Organizer, I belong to numerous organizations including NAPO (National Association of Professional Organizers and NGGCD (National Study Group on Chronic Disorganization). I take my job and my organizing passion very seriously.
Most people don’t realize that organizers have certification programs and attend numerous seminars on various topics.
I have a Certificate of Study in Chronic Disorganization, which means that I have taken numerous classes and passed an exam. It also means that I am very serious about my profession and learning everything that I can about the subject.
When most people think about Professional Organizers, they think about closets, though now many may think about hoarders. I work with both.
But organizing is more than that.
Let’s just talk about closets for a minute. Think about kids. Those short people, they can’t reach very high. So when we are organizing a closet for a child we need to think about their being vertically challenged. But we also need to think about the future and the fact that, someday, they will be taller and can reach higher.
Now let’s think about seniors. Maybe they can’t reach very high because of arthritis. So the closet rods should be lower. And they can’t do a lot of physical labor for long periods of time, so your organizing sessions might need to be shorter.
See how closets aren’t just standard?
Or take people that are in life-changing circumstances: it could be someone that just lost a spouse or someone that is going through a life-altering experience. They might not be able to make those organizing decisions as easily as they once could.
Or hoarders. They aren’t just messy. They have a whole lot of psychological problems that you need to deal with or at least acknowledge.
And as an organizer, it’s important to be continuously learning about the varying needs of our clients. And as a client, you should be able to depend on your organizer to acknowledge your varying needs and come up with solutions for you, not for their last client.
The world of Professional Organizing is ever-evolving. And we have to keep up. Not only do we teach our clients about being organized, but they teach us about life.
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