Professional organizing emerged as an industry in 1984 within Los Angeles.
A professional organizer assists individuals and businesses to improve their organizing systems and process.
This industry has been popularized by a number of television programs produced on the subject, beginning with ''
Life Laundry
''The Life Laundry'' is a BBC reality TV show that ran for three series from 2002 to 2004. It was first broadcast on BBC Two on 30 January 2002.
The show was billed by the BBC as an "interiors programme with a difference", dealing with the transfo ...
'' in 2002. This was followed by other programs, such as ''Clean Sweep'', ''Neat'', ''Mission: Organization,'' ''
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo'' and ''Hot Mess House.''
Principles
Professional organizers achieve the goal of creating and maintaining organizational systems by teaching others the basic principles of organization. Writer
Julie Morgenstern suggests communicating these principles by using the acronym "SPACE", interpreted as: S=Sort, P=Purge, A=Assign a Home, C=Containerize and E=Equalize.
The last step ("E") consists in monitoring how the new system that has been created is working, adjusting it if needed, and maintaining it. This principle is applicable to every type of organization.
As one of their main jobs, professional organizers help
clients reduce excessive clutter (paper, books, clothing, shoes, office supplies, home decor items, etc.) in the home or in the office.
Professional organizers offer a wide variety of services, from designing a functional
closet, to organizing a cross-country move. For homeowners, a professional organizer might plan and reorganize the space of a room, improve paper management, or
coach
Coach may refer to:
Guidance/instruction
* Coach (sport), a director of athletes' training and activities
* Coaching, the practice of guiding an individual through a process
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Transportation
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time-management, or
goal-setting. In a
business
Business is the practice of making one's living or making money by producing or Trade, buying and selling Product (business), products (such as goods and Service (economics), services). It is also "any activity or enterprise entered into for pr ...
setting, professional organizers work closely with their clients to increase
productivity
Productivity is the efficiency of production of goods or services expressed by some measure. Measurements of productivity are often expressed as a ratio of an aggregate output to a single input or an aggregate input used in a production proces ...
by stream-lining paper-filing, electronic organization, and employee time-management.
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See also
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Housecleaning
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as well as books on these subjects,
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Housecleaning/Indoor Litter
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Do-It-Yourself/Home staging
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Adjustable shelving
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Bookcase
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Cabinetry
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Closet
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Filing cabinet
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Kitchen cabinet
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Mobile shelving
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Pantry
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Personal organizer
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Shelf (storage)
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Small office/home office
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Study (room)
A study, also known as a home office, is a room in a house that is used for paperwork, computer work, or reading. Historically, the study of a house was reserved for use as the private office and reading room of a parent/guardian as the formal hea ...
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Wardrobe
References
Coaching
Time management
Cabinets (furniture)
Clothing containers
Office equipment
Ordering
Organizing
External links
New York Times articleon using professional organizing services.