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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would like to hire a house-organizer. Where would I find such a person/service?

What I actually would like is to hire a part-time cleaner and babysitter. However, my house is disorganized and full of clutter - something I can get under control with a weekend-long herculean effort, which I put in every so often, but that's unsustainable, and which leaves me drained and spent. I have two small children and am always one lazy/sick/trip away/having-people-over weekend away from chaos, which it takes me another week to recover from (in terms of cleaning up, washing sheets from visitors, unpacking from trip). My husband works a flexible but time-consuming job (think academia), and between us we just don't have enough time or energy resources for all the things we need to do and also watch the kids for each other.

And in terms of organizing and de-cluttering: I just don't know where to begin. I seldom have 4 hours in a row of total concentration, much less during the DAY when I'm not really tired, much less a WHOLE DAY. And when I undertake a big project, I often don't have time to finish it in a day and then it's even worse than when I started.

So, to summarize: what kind of service can I hire that can help me get my stuff/organization under control, maybe for a reasonable price? I am located in southern Baltimore.

Thank you! [/quote]

You begin in one corner of the room and have a good size trash can.  Make three piles;. Keep.  Throw away.  Give away.  Anything you haven't used or worn in a year give or toss.  I once went through all the recipes that I had cut out and realized that if I cooked 24 hours a day and lived to be 100, I would never 
Cook all of these things and I tossed all.  That was ten years ago and I have never missed a single one of them.  Finish that corner and move to next and so on.  Also, take it in half-hour increments two or three times a day.  I have gone paperless as much as possible and pay bills on line as well as EFT when possible.  My DH would keep newspapers forever so I told him all go in recycle bin in one week.  It is amazing the things you will find --instructions for appliances that were replaced ten years ago!  I think most of us are reluctant to throw away something we might need someday and chances are good that you never will or if you do, you won't be able to find or remember where you put it.  Good luck.[/quote]

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