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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I did it, I charged $30 for regular UMC families and $50 for rich families. Half the time I was organizing things on my own, like a hall closet or a kid's clothing, and other times I worked with the homeowner who was just overwhelmed and paralyzed with indecision.

When I'd get there I'd have them walk me through what they wanted to do and I'd confirm they were not hoarders and tell them how long I thought it would take, and we'd start tackling things. I could go back and forth between working on my own and with them, as they were available. [/quote]
I don't understand how you can organize someone else's stuff. It fascinates me but I guess I'm not someone who needs it.  How you decide what to keep and get rid of?[/quote]

I do this every ten years or so for my mom when she lets me. It’s easy! I get keep what she actually needs and uses, I get rid of anything else that she’ll allow, and I put the rest into boxes that I label carefully and stack. I won’t see the inside of 99% of the boxes again until her death.

She is an accomplished and impressive woman who genuinely can’t do this herself. I have no idea why. It’s like her brain sees a $3 glass vase that came from the florist in a cabinet jammed with 50 other glass vases and it just short circuits. [/quote]

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