Cleaning & Organizing
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hiring a professional organizer?
I realize things vary by geography & we are in a HCOL area but . . . does anybody have an experience hiring an organizer?
Does the organizer do the work -- put stuff away or do we work toegther?
Does she implement solutions or do we talk about them?
What can I expect to pay for 1 day?
What questions should I ask?
TIA
Re: hiring a professional organizer?
The answers to that question really can vary, depending on the style of your organizer and the situation you're in (and the amount of money you want to spend).
A standard model would be that an organizer spends time with you to understand your current situation and challenges, your goals, and your lifestyle habits that either reinforce or collide with those goals. Ideally, they consult with you about possible solutions, and you may work together, or work separately, to implement the solution.
One example of where someone might do the work for you is in a kitchen pantry redesign. There's not a lot of "personal" to that process, and an organizer might know the best tools, layout, etc., after consulting with you about what your cooking and eating habits are, what your financial budget for new products (canisters, etc) might be, and she could design and implement the layout for you. She'll probably throw out close-to-empty boxes of things and expired food, but for the most part, she doesn't have to ask you what you want to keep or not keep, and can priortize using some common sense.
Organizing a play room or a clothes closet or office paperwork is different; there, you're probably doing most of the "purging" work on your own, after consultation and guidelines on how to approach the purging and the organizing. The work you'll have to do to get it to "this is what I'm keeping" can be time-intensive, and probably not what you'd want to pay the organizer to sit with you and do it, unless you are so incapable of doing it on your own and making tough decisions that part of the organizer's role is to keep you focused and accountable. You'll probably pay for that time, one way or another.
No organizer should ever just implement solutions without discussing them, because most organizers understand fully that part of the key to success is behavior change, and you can't get that without upfront buy-in and accountability.
Good luck!
I agree that the answers vary. Depends on what you want. I think the organizer can do any/all of those things - as little or as much as you want. Price range is going to vary quite a bit too. Best thing to do would be to ask around if anyone knows someone or find a few and call to get ideas before you move ahead.